Taking A Stand Against Ageism at All Ages: A Powerful Coalition
by Margaret Morganroth Gullette New ageism is the term I use to describe the current American view of aging-past-youth. Whatever your age, you are likely
by Margaret Morganroth Gullette New ageism is the term I use to describe the current American view of aging-past-youth. Whatever your age, you are likely
by Thaler Pekar I remember my first feminist act. It was Spring of 1974, and I was nine years old. My mother, Sheila Thaler Pekar,
by Elizabeth Black When I was in college, I was slut-shamed. On the one hand, I was encouraged to save myself for marriage, but, on
by Eleanor J. Bader Growing up, 39-year-old activist artist Heather Ault never imagined that people had been trying to control their fertility for more than
by Michael angel Johnson Now I would recognize the warning signs, but then, I was only ten. When I cried out in fear in the
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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.