by Laurie Ouellette I am a member of the first generation of women to benefit from the gains of the 1970s’ women’s movement without having
by Naomi Wolf Revolution From Within,* Steinem’s first full-length work, analyzes how huge transformations – what Grace Paley calls “enormous changes at the last minute”
by Norine Dworkin Despite Western art’s long tradition of the female nude, sex and art have, at best, an uneasy relationship. Traditional female nudes, styled
by Amy Wu Why is it that so many women love to be called “feminine,” but cringe at the word “feminist”? What must a female
by Phyllis Chesler Many studies have shown that at least 90 percent of all violent crime and 99 percent of mass and serial murder is
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by Patricia Lynden The House Committee on UnAmerican Activities (HUAC) had been in existence since 1937, but it was not until 10 years later that
by Merle Hoffman It was one of those defining moments: I am watching the finals of the Miss USA pageant and the tension is palpable.
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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
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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, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women’s healthcare offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion—“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.