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What We Know About The Alleged Sex Cult NXIVM
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(Feminism)
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NXIVM, pronounced nex-e-um, bills itself as a self-help organization with programs throughout North America and a goal “to help transform and, ultimately, be an expression of the noble civilization ...
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Created on 01 December 2017
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A Teenage Girl Says Nine Police Officers Tried To Intimidate Her Out Of Getting A Rape Kit After She Was Raped By Two NYPD Detectives
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(Feminism)
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This year, like many years before, has been so full of news about rape, misogyny, and “sexual misconduct.” It’s overwhelming sometimes — but the duty to protect victims of sexual assault never goes ...
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Created on 27 November 2017
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The Fearless Girl Will Continue To Face Down The Charging Bull
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(Feminism)
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The Fearless Girl is here to stay, at least until the next International Women’s Day. The statue, which is a bronze sculpture of a girl standing in a power pose, hands on hips, chest forward in a show ...
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Created on 28 March 2017
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Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand The Judicial Branch
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(Living)
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On Thursday, a federal appeals court refused to reinstate Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban, which would see people from seven majority-Muslim countries denied entry to the US. The ban was a blatant racist ...
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Created on 10 February 2017
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How We Turn Those Revolutionary Women's Marches Into A Political Movemen
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(Feminism)
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... said he was boycotting the inauguration. Marchers were worried about turnout because it rained heavily all morning. But the rain stopped and over 64,000 people turned out — people of all ages, races, religions ...
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Created on 24 January 2017
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Here Are All The Reasons Why Betsy DeVos Is Bad News Bears
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(Feminism)
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"DeVos isn’t an educator, or an education leader. She’s not an expert in pedagogy or curriculum or school governance. In fact, she has no relevant credentials or experience for a job setting standards ...
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Created on 23 January 2017
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5 Reasons Why We Need To Keep Jeff Sessions As Far Away From The Justice Department As Possible
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(Feminism)
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... protected regardless of race, religion, disability, or gender.” Jeff Sessions’s political career makes it painfully clear that he has no interest in defending those rights.
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Created on 22 November 2016
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How Local Afghan Folklore Attempts To Explain High Maternal Mortality
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(Living)
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... to "the woman").
It is believed that an evil spirit of woman hunts for victims among pregnant women. There is very vivid description put together from several stories of her that often transcend the regional ...
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Created on 16 November 2016
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Argentina's Underground Abortion Clinic
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(Living)
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... became his region’s leading abortion provider.
Dr. Cardoso is no stranger to prosecution. He’s been taken into police custody twice. And the media has largely vilified him, dubbing him “Dr. Abortion.” ...
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Created on 03 June 2016
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How This Female Chief Ended 850 Child Marriages In Malawi
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(Feminism)
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... with 1 out of 2 girls married before the age of 18. In poor regions such as the Dedza District, parents are eager to marry off their young daughters in exchange for dowry and the possibility of lower living ...
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Created on 11 April 2016
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Southern Fried Queer: Being Queer In The South
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(Feminism)
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Kryean Kally and Brigitte Bidet, DECAY / DECADENCE for Wussy + THNKU
Everyone knows the South as a red wasteland. The ten most religious states reside, not surprisingly, in the Bible belt region. From ...
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Created on 25 February 2016
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How America's Youngest Congresswoman Overcame Being Bullie
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(General)
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At thirty years old, Elise Stefanik is the youngest woman to ever be elected to Congress. With her strong and assertive manner, the New York Republican has done her best to move beyond her past as a ...
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Created on 28 April 2015
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33.
Tough Ladies in Film
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(Movies)
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... Kiddo does not take shit from anyone. She single-handedly takes out Yakuza boss O-Ren Ishii (another tough lady who I mention below) and her legion of fighters, survives being buried alive, kills the two ...
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Created on 26 March 2012
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Tonight: NYC Rally In Support of Sexual Assault Victim Nafissatou Diallo
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(Feminism)
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New York City Council Member Letitia James, NOW, Permanent Wave, and other women's advocacy groups have banded together to organize tonight's rally and press conference to request continuation of Nafissatou ...
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Created on 22 August 2011
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Saudi Women Arrested for DWF - Driving While Female
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(Feminism)
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"We did not break the law. We were not driving on the road,” one Saudi woman said after being arrested for practicing her driving skills. Today five women were arrested for driving in three cars ...
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Created on 09 June 2011
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Abstinence-Based Sex "Education": FAIL
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(Feminism)
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... In fact, White teenagers are more likely to get pregnant in some states than Black and Latina teenagers in others. There must be something region- or state-specific driving teen pregnancy rates.
The ...
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Created on 26 November 2010