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The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
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(Eat Me)
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... gave at MAD SYD, a Danish-organized food conference. “I could sell the mushrooms and get money. I didn’t have to dig for a bowl of maize meal anymore. And it was the most exciting moment of my life.” And ...
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Created on 28 April 2022
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Madison Butler Disrupts Gender Pay Inequity For Black Women, With Her Black Speaker Collection, a Database Full of Voices That Need To Be Heard
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(Feminism)
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... a small few.
“I have been a public speaker for a few years, and I was tired of seeing panels, conferences, and events that excluded Black speakers. Too often, the excuse was ‘I can’t find them!’ I ...
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Created on 25 March 2022
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Climate Change is a Feminist Issue That Affects Women and Girls Around the World Way More Than Men. Here's Why That's a Problem, and Ways We Can Fix
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(Feminism)
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On November 12th, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), held in Glasgow, Scotland, brought down the curtain on two weeks of meetings between leaders from all over the world. Although ...
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Created on 24 November 2021
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United Nations Annual Climate Conference Recognizes Women As Trailblazers of Climate Action
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(Feminism)
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Every November, the United Nations meets for the Conference of the Parties (COP) to discuss the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UN’s Cop26 ...
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Created on 11 November 2021
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"Mi cuerpo, mi opcion": Mexico supports the decriminalization of abortion in Supreme Court vot
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(Feminism)
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... less than pleased. Check out this tweet from the Episcopal Conference of Mexico:
Quienes estamos convencidos del valor de la vida no tenemos necesidad de una ley homicida como la que están aprobando; ...
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Created on 10 September 2021
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Resigns, but Not Without Putting His Foot in His Mouth, With Contradictory Statements and Non-Apologies
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(Feminism)
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... state law.”
In the press conference to announce his resignation, set to go into effect in two weeks, Cuomo delivered a confusing and contradictory set of statements in regards to his conduct. Cuomo ...
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Created on 10 August 2021
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What US Shotputter Raven Saunders' Olympic Podium Protest Means For Her and Her Message to the World
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(Entertainment)
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... the French Open over mental health concerns related to post-game press conferences, citing struggles with anxiety and depression.
Saunders announced Tuesday on Twitter that her mother had recently passed ...
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Created on 04 August 2021
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Uzo Aduba on Shirley Chisholm, Representation, and 'In Treatment' - BUST Intervie
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(TV)
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... for the presidency in 1972 is depicted in the series. Accepting her Emmy during the video-conference awards show, Aduba thanked her family, but gave a special shout-out to her mother, who she says was ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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Naomi Osaka Announces That She Won't Be Doing Press At French Open For Mental Health Reason
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(Feminism)
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... official statement on Instagram, Osaka shared her experiences with participating in press conferences and her perspective on how much of a toll it can have on an athlete’s mental health. “I’ve watched ...
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Created on 27 May 2021
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You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
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(Eat Me)
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... it represents,” the group wrote in a blog post announcing that it would be known simply as “Trash” going forward.
When it comes to rebranding, Trash is in good company. The annual New Jersey conference ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maya Rudolph, And Michaela Coel Are Among Variety's Power of Women 2021 Comedian Special Honoree
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(TV)
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus speaking with attendees at the 2017 WorkHuman conference at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. (Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America) ...
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Created on 21 April 2021
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Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
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(Living)
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... issued a statement after that April press conference stating, “As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstances should our disinfectant products be administered ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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... even though we can communicate virtually, you get a sense of what it's like, when the whole society is not your place.
We had endless meetings, conferences, festivals, all of that. And that built our ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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Joe Biden Appoints Dr. Rachel Levine As Assistant Health Secretary, A Historical First For The Transgender Community
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(Feminism)
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... openly transgender person confirmed to become a federal official in this capacity.
Dr. Levine providing COVID guidance at a virtual press conference on March 20th, 2020. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. ...
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Created on 19 January 2021
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14 Leaders And Officers Dismissed From The Army After Vanessa Guillén Investigation
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(General)
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... Colonel Ralph Overland, have been permanently removed from The Army.
The Guillén family and their attorney, Natalie Khawam, held a heartbreaking yet hopeful press conference Tuesday, with Khawam leaving ...
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Created on 09 December 2020
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16.
An Ode to Betty Dodson
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(Sex)
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... 1973 NOW Women’s Sexuality Conference inspired many and simply blew the minds of many more, especially those who saw her drawings of vulvas (she had a whole slideshow) and couldn’t handle how explicit ...
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Created on 02 November 2020
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The Women Behind the Polio Vaccine (And How, Hopefully, the COVID Vaccine Can Be Different)
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(Feminism)
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... researchers’ involvement in vaccine development when presenting at conferences.
At the same time, Dr. Isabel Morgan, a famous virologist, had an important breakthrough in her work with the vaccine. She ...
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Created on 23 September 2020
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18.
When Mickey Guyton Sings, We Listen
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(Music)
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... means she is kept from the same level of success as people like Carrie Underwood, who she is relentlessly compared to. At the virtual press conference directly after her CMAs performance, she shared what ...
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Created on 18 September 2020
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Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist Is Pretty Much What You'd Expe
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(Living)
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... trans litigant by the wrong pronouns.
In a White House press conference last week, Trump said, "Over the next four years, the next president will choose hundreds of federal judges and one, two, three, ...
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Created on 16 September 2020
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Regina King's Directorial Debut Makes History ...
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(Movies)
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... conference she echoed Palcy’s concerns and said, “It’s interesting because how this film performs will open doors or maybe close doors for more Black female directors … that’s how things seem to work.” ...
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Created on 09 September 2020