By Fred Pelka It was obvious to me at the police station that I was held in contempt because I was a victim. And we
by Beatrice Levin WHEN COMPASSION WAS THE ONLY MEDICINE From earliest times, women have nursed the sick and cared for newborns and the elderly in
By Elayne Clift Women from around the world meet in Florida to challenge the powers that be. QUOTABLE QUOTES “If women are to ‘clean up
By Patricia Lynden A radical defense lawyer describes her deep commitment to justice and why she went to prison to prove it. Last year, New
by Betsy Swart Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is a pioneer in the campaign for civil rights in the North of Ireland. Seeing herself as a “community
by John W. Bartlett “The Indonesians set fire to the dwellings of East Timorese… When [they] protested, the Indonesians turned their guns on them…the troops
by Neal Barnard, M.D In 1991, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine commissioned a survey asking how many women were not yet aware of the
by Elaine Clift hen Suzanne Hadley said “no” to her boss last year, “it seemed like the most natural thing in the world to say.”
by Barbara Bolz A large woman clutches a ragged teddy bear to her chest. An older woman caresses the arm of a man who watches
by Susan Bristol-Howard Sixteen years ago Ellen Moore traveled to California to visit friends and recover from a painful divorce. The morning after she arrived,
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