by Martha Coventry Sexual conformity at the point of a knife is being forced on women whose genitals are declared not “normal” — with devastating
Pioneer, visionary, feminist, mentor, revolutionary, woman of the people, principled politician. She had a great heart and extraordinary energy – and the courage always to
by Marilyn Stasio When Sarah Bernhardt played Hamlet in 1899, two French critics disagreed so violently about her performance that they marched over to the
by Kate Millett Another season at the farm, not that bad, but not that good either: the tedium of a small community, shearing trees, so
by Jan Goodwin February 27, 1998 –Thirty-thousand men and boys poured into the dilapidated Olympic sports stadium in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Street hawkers peddled
by Toi Derricotte I’m sure most people don’t go around all the time thinking about what race they are. When you look like what you
by Mary Lou Greenberg As I held in my hand the sharp slivers of glass that were now the only remains of the shattered windows,
by Merle Hoffman No passionate love letters, no dark night of the soul; just a demand to kiss it — not even to kiss ME.
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“Merle Hoffman has always known that in a democracy, we each have decision-making power over the fate of our own bodies. She is a national hero for us all.” —Gloria Steinem
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade and a country divided, Merle Hoffman, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women’s healthcare, offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion calling it “the front line and the bottom line of women’s freedom and liberty.”
Merle Hoffman has been at the forefront of the reproductive freedom movement since the 1970s. Three years before the Supreme Court legalized abortion through Roe v. Wade, she helped to establish one of the United States’ first abortion centers in Flushing, Queens, and later went on to found Choices, one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive women’s medical facilities. For the last five decades, Hoffman has been a steadfast warrior and fierce advocate for every woman’s right to choose when and whether or not to be a mother.