by Merle Hoffman In some ways my personal and political ties with Russia seem to have an uncanny quality -almost like destiny. …
by Rebecca Chalker Menstrual extraction (M.E.), a technique that can remove the contents of the uterus safely with a hand-held …
by Louise Tyrer With abortion debates escalating, “self-help” menstrual extraction (M.E.) has been promoted as a way for women to …
by Alfred E. Fireman Some say love is magical. I say the word love is commonly used to invoke magic …
by Nancy Seifer On Monday morning, August 19, 1991, I was awakened from a deep sleep by my Moscow hostess …
by Jill Benderly I am obsessed by the small feminist movement in Eastern Europe. I feel the most alive when …
by John Stoltenberg IN 1988 MICHAEL DUKAKIS,THEN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, BLUNDERED INTO HIS THIRD TELEVISED DEBATE AGAINST REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE …
by Laurie Ouellette I am a member of the first generation of women to benefit from the gains of the …
by Merle Hoffman Ionce attended a small social gathering which included a woman who professed great skill in analyzing people …
by Naomi Wolf Revolution From Within,* Steinem’s first full-length work, analyzes how huge transformations – what Grace Paley calls “enormous …
by Faith Fungayi Chimanda It is no longer a common sight in Zimbabwean cities to come across women with head …
by Michael Myerson With the collapse of Communist rule in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, our mass media …
by Norine Dworkin Despite Western art’s long tradition of the female nude, sex and art have, at best, an uneasy …
by Amy Wu Why is it that so many women love to be called “feminine,” but cringe at the word …
by Phyllis Chesler Many studies have shown that at least 90 percent of all violent crime and 99 percent of …
by Ann Forfreedom What is modern witchcraft, and why is a specifically feminist witchcraft needed? Many people who consider themselves …
by Lois Greene Stone How does this remark grab you? “Myomectomy is the operation of choice when it is necessary …
by Patricia Lynden The House Committee on UnAmerican Activities (HUAC) had been in existence since 1937, but it was not …
by Merle Hoffman It was one of those defining moments: I am watching the finals of the Miss USA pageant …
by Eleanor J. Bader “All I ever wanted to do was write,” says 39-year-old National Book Award nominee Melissa Fay …
by Paola D’Ellesio Although I didn’t realize it at the time, for me the destructive, generational, abusive cycle that was …
By Eleanor J. Bader We’ve come a long way in examining the mother-daughter relationship but still need to examine the …
and the Militant Mothers of East LA. By Betsy Swart Latina women demand a safe environment for their children My …
By Fred Pelka It was obvious to me at the police station that I was held in contempt because I …
by Beatrice Levin WHEN COMPASSION WAS THE ONLY MEDICINE From earliest times, women have nursed the sick and cared for …
By Elayne Clift Women from around the world meet in Florida to challenge the powers that be. QUOTABLE QUOTES “If …
By Patricia Lynden A radical defense lawyer describes her deep commitment to justice and why she went to prison to …
by Betsy Swart Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is a pioneer in the campaign for civil rights in the North of Ireland. …
by John W. Bartlett “The Indonesians set fire to the dwellings of East Timorese… When [they] protested, the Indonesians turned …
by Neal Barnard, M.D In 1991, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine commissioned a survey asking how many women were …
by Elaine Clift hen Suzanne Hadley said “no” to her boss last year, “it seemed like the most natural thing …
by Barbara Bolz A large woman clutches a ragged teddy bear to her chest. An older woman caresses the arm …
by Susan Bristol-Howard Sixteen years ago Ellen Moore traveled to California to visit friends and recover from a painful divorce. …
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