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The Remarkable Story of Three Teenage Girls Who Seduced and Killed Traitors During WW II
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(Feminism)
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... on dangerous assignments.
As a teenager, I once wrote a paper about these women, who hailed from my own hometown of Haarlem, a city 12 miles west of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Throwing myself ...
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Created on 09 July 2021
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Petra De Sutter Is The Highest Ranking Transgender Government Official in Europe
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(Living)
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... same-sex marriage has been legal since 2003. It was the second nation to extend full legal recognition to same-sex couples following the Netherlands.”
De Sutter is not the first elected transgender official ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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Sex Work and COVID-19: Amsterdam's New Plans for the Red Light Distric
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(Living)
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In the Netherlands, lockdown measures to protect against COVID-19 have affected one industry in particular: sex work. According to official figures, 7,000 sex workers make their income in Amsterdam, ...
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Created on 20 July 2020
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What's Next 2020? Van Gogh Painting Stolen During Coronavirus Lockdow
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(Arts)
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Guess we won’t be able to virtually view this painting for a while. Vincent van Gogh’s 1884 painting, titled “Spring Garden” of the vicarage garden in Nuenen, was stolen around 3 am on Sunday night ...
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Created on 30 March 2020
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5.
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Still Isn't Getting Equal P
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(Feminism)
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... their historic 2-0 win over Netherlands in the World Cup Final on Sunday, the U.S. team used their ticker tape parade and celebration as a platform to continue their crusade against gender discrimination ...
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Created on 11 July 2019
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6.
This Publication Included Everything From The Age of Enlightenment, Except Women Of Course
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(Living)
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... The contributors were labeled “encyclopédistes” and encyclopaedism became a synonym for a refusal to accept anything uncritically.
Frontispiece of Volume I, Teyler’s Museum, Netherlands. Encyclopédie, ...
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Created on 17 June 2019
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Nike’s “Dream Further” Shows Just How Empowering Women’s Soccer Can Be
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(Feminism)
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... England and the Netherlands following close behind.
Top photo via Nike
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How The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Is Celebrating—And Fighting For—All Of Us
Caster Semenya Will Have ...
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Created on 06 June 2019
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How To Finesse The Best Reproductive Health Care During The Trump Years
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(Sex)
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... check out Women Help Women, a Netherlands-based online resource that offers info on self-managed abortions. Or try Women on Waves, an international organization that can facilitate an abortion if you ...
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Created on 24 April 2019
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The Unbelievable True Story Of Mata Hari, The Original Femme Fatale
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(Living)
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... true?
ERRR, KINDA, BUT NO.
Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle in 1876, Mata was raised in the Netherlands. Her dad made some incredibly canny investments which allowed Mata and her siblings a very comfortable ...
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Created on 19 April 2019
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Sex Work In New York State Might Be Decriminalized—Here's What You Should Kno
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(Feminism)
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... prohibit the buying or purchasing of sex, and it is a regulated industry under the government’s control. Many countries have legalized sex work, like Germany and the Netherlands.
Partial decriminalization ...
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Created on 28 March 2019
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11.
21 Albums To Hibernate With This Winter: Playlist
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(Music)
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We're bringing the heat with our October/November 2018 print issue album reviews, from Cat Power's first release in six years, to another raw and real compilation from Waxahatchee. It's the perfect ...
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Created on 28 November 2018
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12.
The Breeders, Kembra Pfahler, Neneh Cherry, And More Played The Netherlands' Le Guess Who? Festival 2018
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(Music)
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The Netherlands: they don’t call it the Lowlands for no reason. As the Intercity train hurtles from Rotterdam towards our destination, outside our window, ribbons of water dissect the fields, creating ...
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Created on 27 November 2018
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13.
Lydia Lunch, Neneh Cherry, Tirzah Take The Stage At Le Guess Who? Festival In Utrecht, The Netherlands
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(Music)
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Utrecht celebrates sound and musical boundary-crossing at the 12th annual Le Guess Who? festival, November 8-12, 2018.
Taking over the city center of the beating heart of the Netherlands, Le Guess ...
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Created on 05 November 2018
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14.
American Women Can Now Get A Safe Abortion By Mail
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(Feminism)
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... the organization will assist women facing financial barriers), an online consultation will be reviewed by a pharmacist. WoW will in turn fill a prescription, and ship the medication. Every day, The Netherlands-based ...
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Created on 23 October 2018
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15.
The "Comfort Women" And Their Fight For Justic
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(Feminism)
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... expanded their territory, the volunteers couldn’t meet the demand. As a result, the army looked to new territories to fill the gap and recruited women from across Asia, in addition to some from the Netherlands ...
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Created on 28 September 2018
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16.
Cardi B Is The First Female Rapper With Two Number One Singles: Link Roundup
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(Music)
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... Wimbledon title against the Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus. “It’s a great feeling to be back,” she said in comments carried by French news agency AFP. “It’s been a couple of years since I played on grass, so ...
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Created on 03 July 2018
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17.
Fine, Fine: Do You Hear Yanny Or Laurel? Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... by researchers in the Netherlands. Frank wrote four “dirty’ jokes and more then 33 lines that explained sex, contraception, and prostitution," Ronald Leopold, executive director of the Anne Frank House, ...
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Created on 16 May 2018
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18.
L7 Is Coming Back With Their First Full-Length Album Since 1999
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(Music)
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... NV 06.09.18: Download Festival UK - Leicestershire, UK 06.29.18/06.30.18: Download Madrid - Madrid Spain 06.13.18: La Cigale - Paris, France 06.15.18: Melkweg Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands 06.17.18: ...
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Created on 09 April 2018
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Messages From Amsterdam Pride 2017: How LGBTQ Activists Across The Pond Organize
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(Living)
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... its LGBTQ citizens in so many ways?
It comes as no surprise that Amsterdam Pride is one of the biggest Pride events in the world, as the Netherlands has been at the forefront of LGBTQ rights for decades. ...
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Created on 07 August 2017
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Angela Merkel Missed Her Mark When Asked About Feminism
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(Feminism)
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... Máxima of the Netherlands jumped in with a quick save saying “I just want that all women have freedom of choice and opportunities, that they can grab and be happy and proud of themselves,” to which Merkel ...
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Created on 06 May 2017
