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  • Love
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  • Feminism
  • Earth
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  • All
  • Violence
  • Race
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  • Money
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  • International Reports
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  • Feminism
  • Earth
  • Culture
  • Activism and Politics in the US
  • Abortion
2010 Spring

To Halt Emotional Abuse, French Law Teaches Bullies A Lesson

by Eleanor Bader When I was growing up, my father had two favorite words, ignoramus and moron. He hurled them …

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2010 Winter

Enemies and Heroes: A Memoir of Two Women

by Resa Crane Bizzaro If I ask my students to write about someone they admire, chances are they’ll write about …

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2010 Spring

Equality for Women: Insights from My Grandfather

by Maame-Mensima Horne I was raised in a feminist household where I was exposed to feminism and its theory early. …

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2010 Spring

How to Think Like A Feminist Economist

by Susan Feiner As a feminist economist I am constantly amazed—though I suppose I should be used to it by …

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2010 Spring

Women’s Liberation Consciousness-Raising: Then and Now

by Carol Hanisch Consciousness-raising was birthed as a mass-organizing tool for the liberation of women in 1968 when the country …

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2010 Spring

Maternal Mortality, Slavery, Fistula Fill Half the Sky

By Elayne Clift Ive always felt ambivalent about Nicolas Kristofs columns in The New York Times, even though they have …

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2010 Spring

Reducing Violence by Educating for Empathy

By Myriam Miedzian The issue of violence touches me in a very personal and profound way. I am a Holocaust …

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2010 Spring

Sharing the Joy of Resistance Through Radio

by Fran Luck Political feminism barely exists in corporate mainstream media. Shows like “Oprah” and “Tyra” – boasting female audiences …

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2010 Winter

Women Hold Demonstrations for Liberation in Iran and Afghanistan

By Carol Downer The women of Iran and Afghanistan used International Womens Day this year to carry forward their struggle …

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2010 Winter

Loretta Ross Unmasks Black Anti-Abortion Message

Cynthia L. Cooper When Loretta J. Ross speaks, people listen. Ross is a big-picture thinker on reproductive justice, national coordinator …

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2010 Winter

Convictions to Action: Lessons from Margaret Sanger

by Gloria Feldt Whenever I set foot in Brooklyn where Margaret Sanger opened the first American birth control clinic 93 …

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2010 Winter

Anabella: Guatemalan Leader Deploys Stilettos Against Corruption

By Gail Kregel On Christmas day, 2008, Guatemalan Congresswoman Anabella De Leon, called me. A new president had taken office …

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2010 Winter

In The Act Alone: German Resistance to the Nazi Movement

by Cynthia L Cooper Almost as soon as I entered the German Memorial Resistance Center in Berlin, I regretted having …

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2010 Winter

With the Understanding of Gandhi, Aminatou Put Her Life on the Line

by Barbara Becker When I was in college, I had a small book of questions meant to serve as conversation …

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2010 Winter

Courage and Heroism Follow Devastation in Haiti

By Marylou Greenberg Editors Note: In light of the devastating earthquake in Haiti and in tribute to the courage of …

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2010 Winter

Wonder Woman: A Comic Book Character Shows the Way

by Linda Stein How does Wonder Woman do it? She is able to stop the bad guys—even convince them to …

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2010 Winter

Justice for Aung San Suu Kyi: End Male Power Structures

by Janet Benshoof Aung San Suu Kyi’s unwavering commitment to a nonviolent path to democracy in Burma, and her decades-long …

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2010 Winter

Esther Chavez Cano Added Up the Devastation of Gender Violence

by Theresa Braine In mid-December 2009, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Mexico’s handling of the cases of three …

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2010 Winter

MAHIN HASSIBI: Visionary Ideas, Thinking Out Loud

by the Editors When On The Issues Magazine decided to pursue Passion, Freedom, Women and the topic of women fighting for freedom around the …

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2009 Fall

The African American Woman Who Shaped the Future of Art

Ms. Michael angel Johnson Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, a woman of African descent too often overlooked in arts history, was …

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2010 Winter

Unlocking the Quiet Courage of Afghans

by Dr. Sakena Yacoobi When I saw the Afghans in refugee camps in Pakistan in 1992, I couldn’t believe what …

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2010 Winter

The Courage of No

by Merle Hoffman Children are natural resistance fighters. From the time they realize that they have the agency (if not …

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2010 Winter

Loretta Ross Unmasks Anti-Abortion Message

By Cynthia L Cooper When I was a little girl in the mid to late 1980s, I thought hippies were …

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2009 Fall

Teens and Indian Health Service: Saving Both

by Resa Crane Bizzaro Over the years, much of my writing has been in response to news articles. Among stories …

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2010 Winter

Facing Down Danger to Make Reproductive Freedom A Reality

by Mary Lou Greenberg and Eleanor Bader Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures in the country; ironically, those …

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2009 Fall

The Next Seven Generations: Reclaiming Healthy Sexuality for Native Youth

by Jessica Yee I am proud to be Native. I am also proud to be a woman. I am proud …

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2009 Winter

Healthcare Compromise: Low-Income Women Get Bumped

By Jen Nedeau Democrats in the Senate got what they wanted this Christmas: a passed health care reform bill. Low-income …

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2009 Fall

Race and Gender: Two Lovers Who Dare to Kiss

By L.A. Bailey What would happen to America if race and gender decided to unleash their passion and proclaim their …

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2009 Fall

Book Reveals Difficulties of Traditional Chinese Gender Roles

by Angela Poh Heroines of Jiangyong: Chinese Narrative Ballads in Womens Script, translated by Wilt L. Idema, is the first …

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2009 Fall

To Stop Gender Violence, Start Changing the Tune

by Andrea Smith In a society that, in large measure, condones gender violence, the problem cannot be solved by locking …

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2009 Fall

Birthers and Birchers: Hiding Behind Stars and Stripes

by Loretta J. Ross Sustaining a progressive movement based on shared politics requires not only unification on positive values, but …

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2009 Fall

The First of All Liberties: Making Health Care Meet All Women’s Needs

by Eesha Pandit Why care about women’s health in health care reform? I think it’s critical for reproductive justice advocates …

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2009 Fall

White Silence and Responsibility

By Clare Coss What is the role of the artist as we strive to understand issues that divide us How …

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