by Molly M. Ginty Gathered in a circle on a rainbow of yoga mats, tucking braids, curls and dreadlocks into handkerchiefs and hair bands, women
by Molly M. Ginty Soaring, slithering and swimming, the animals seem undaunted by environmental threats. Overhead, the roseate spoonbills glide, their electric pink wings bright
Barbara Seaman was an author who persistently challenged the “givens” of the medical establishment. In the 1970s, she became a pioneer in a bustling new
By Molly M. Ginty One progressive “line in the sand” is the conviction that all people are entitled to clean air, clean water, and healthy,
by Molly M. Ginty A73-year-old grandmother in Kansas City, Kansas. A 16-year-old Bronx girl living in a foster home. A mother in Virginia, infected at
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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.