October 29, 2011 In Mississippi, we are witnessing the intersection of race and gender politics in two ballot initiatives on which African American voters are
By Mary Lou Greenberg October 7, 2011 Karen Duda signed petitions, went to rallies and participated in traditional pro-choice activism. But, she said, “I wanted
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 Merle Hoffman All wars are intimate. For women whose bodies have become battlegrounds in the struggle for reproductive freedom, the intimacy is profound. In
By Marjorie Signer June 23, 2011 Jessica Kenyon was one of more than 400,000 women who serve in the Armed Forces at any given time.
by Amanda Marcotte Abortion: most of us tend to think the word has a fixed meaning, which is: terminating a pregnancy through the use of
by Loretta J. Ross Sixty-five billboards were quickly erected in predominantly African American neighborhoods in Atlanta on February 5, 2010. Each showed a sorrowful picture
by Marcy Bloom Melinda French Gates, philanthropist, co-founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was greeted with great applause on the first
by Loretta Ross My mother always asked the question, “Why would I want to be equal to men, when I’ve been superior to them all
by Gloria Feldt Whenever I set foot in Brooklyn where Margaret Sanger opened the first American birth control clinic 93 years ago at 46 Amboy
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