Complete Table of Contents

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  • Violence
  • Race
  • Our Bodies
  • Money
  • Love
  • International Reports
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Feminism
  • Earth
  • Culture
  • Activism and Politics in the US
  • Abortion
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  • All
  • Violence
  • Race
  • Our Bodies
  • Money
  • Love
  • International Reports
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Feminism
  • Earth
  • Culture
  • Activism and Politics in the US
  • Abortion
1993 Spring

Sex after the fall

by Merle Hoffman In some ways my personal and political ties with Russia seem to have an uncanny quality -almost like destiny. …

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1993 Spring

WHY MENSTRUAL EXTRACTION IS A GOOD IDEA

by Rebecca Chalker Menstrual extraction (M.E.), a technique that can remove the contents of the uterus safely with a hand-held …

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1993 Spring

The Case Against Menstrual Extraction

by Louise Tyrer With abortion debates escalating, “self-help” menstrual extraction (M.E.) has been promoted as a way for women to …

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1993 Spring

Against Ambiguity, An Homage to Knowledgeable Love

by Alfred E. Fireman Some say love is magical. I say the word love is commonly used to invoke magic …

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1992 Fall

Damn Breaks On The Long, Dark Night Of The Russian Soul

by Nancy Seifer On Monday morning, August 19, 1991, I was awakened from a deep sleep by my Moscow hostess …

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1992 Fall

Eastern European Feminism: No Room of One’s Own

by Jill Benderly I am obsessed by the small feminist movement in Eastern Europe. I feel the most alive when …

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1992 Fall

LET’S MAKE RAPE AN ELECTION ISSUE

by John Stoltenberg IN 1988 MICHAEL DUKAKIS,THEN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, BLUNDERED INTO HIS THIRD TELEVISED DEBATE AGAINST REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE …

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1992 Fall

Building The Third Wave:
Reflections Of A Young Feminist

by Laurie Ouellette I am a member of the first generation of women to benefit from the gains of the …

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1992 Fall

Choices: The Road Not Taken

by Merle Hoffman Ionce attended a small social gathering which included a woman who professed great skill in analyzing people …

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1992 Fall

Fear & Loathing Deconstructed: An Essay on Gloria Steinem’s Revolution from Within

by Naomi Wolf Revolution From Within,* Steinem’s first full-length work, analyzes how huge transformations – what Grace Paley calls “enormous …

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1992 Fall

Zimbabwe Women Negotiate Their Roles

by Faith Fungayi Chimanda It is no longer a common sight in Zimbabwean cities to come across women with head …

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1992 Fall

Suffer the Little Children and Their Mothers

by Michael Myerson With the collapse of Communist rule in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, our mass media …

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1992 Fall

Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle

by Norine Dworkin Despite Western art’s long tradition of the female nude, sex and art have, at best, an uneasy …

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1992 Fall

FUNNY FEMINISM : A TEEN PERSPECTIVE

by Amy Wu Why is it that so many women love to be called “feminine,” but cringe at the word …

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1992 Summer

SEX, DEATH AND THE DOUBLE STANDARD Wuornos On Trial

by Phyllis Chesler Many studies have shown that at least 90 percent of all violent crime and 99 percent of …

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1992 Summer

Feminist Witchcraft In Today’s World

by Ann Forfreedom What is modern witchcraft, and why is a specifically feminist witchcraft needed? Many people who consider themselves …

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1992 Summer

A 34-Year Problem Was Treated (by male physicians) With Pats On The Head

by Lois Greene Stone How does this remark grab you? “Myomectomy is the operation of choice when it is necessary …

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1992 Summer

A Survivor Remembers: America’s Most Recent Major “Witch Hunt”

by Patricia Lynden The House Committee on UnAmerican Activities (HUAC) had been in existence since 1937, but it was not …

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1992 Summer

First Ladies, Second Sex

by Merle Hoffman It was one of those defining moments: I am watching the finals of the Miss USA pageant …

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1992 Summer

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: An Interview With Melissa Fay Greene

by Eleanor J. Bader “All I ever wanted to do was write,” says 39-year-old National Book Award nominee Melissa Fay …

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1992 Summer

LETHAL CIRCLE

by Paola D’Ellesio Although I didn’t realize it at the time, for me the destructive, generational, abusive cycle that was …

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1992 Spring

SHIRLEY ABBOTT — Feminist Daughter of the South

By Eleanor J. Bader We’ve come a long way in examining the mother-daughter relationship but still need to examine the …

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1992 Spring

THE PASSION OF AURORA CASTILLO  

and the Militant Mothers of East LA. By Betsy Swart Latina women demand a safe environment for their children My …

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1992 Spring

RAPED: A Male Survivor Breaks His Silence

By Fred Pelka It was obvious to me at the police station that I was held in contempt because I …

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1992 Spring

Women Healers Past & Present: An Historical View of Women in Medicine from Earliest Times to Today

by Beatrice Levin WHEN COMPASSION WAS THE ONLY MEDICINE From earliest times, women have nursed the sick and cared for …

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1992 Spring

RECLAIMING THE SANITY AGENDA: Women Speak Out to Save The Earth 

By Elayne Clift Women from around the world meet in Florida to challenge the powers that be. QUOTABLE QUOTES “If …

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1992 Spring

TO JAIL WITH LOVE An Interview with Linda Backiel

By Patricia Lynden A radical defense lawyer describes her deep commitment to justice and why she went to prison to …

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1992 Winter

Northern Ireland: Oppression, Struggle and Outright Murder

by Betsy Swart Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is a pioneer in the campaign for civil rights in the North of Ireland. …

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1992 Winter

East Timor: Blood on Our Hands, The US Abets Mass Murder

by John W. Bartlett “The Indonesians set fire to the dwellings of East Timorese… When [they] protested, the Indonesians turned …

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1992 Winter

Paying the Price in the Politics of Breast Cancer

by Neal Barnard, M.D In 1991, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine commissioned a survey asking how many women were …

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1992 Winter

Women Whistleblowers: What They Say, the Price They Pay

by Elaine Clift hen Suzanne Hadley said “no” to her boss last year, “it seemed like the most natural thing …

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1991 Fall

Healing Ourselves, Healing the World, Interview with Laura Davis

by Barbara Bolz A large woman clutches a ragged teddy bear to her chest. An older woman caresses the arm …

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1991 Fall

By Peaceful Means, Interview with Activist Ellen Moore

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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