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Hey 19: The Wild True Story Of America's First Women-Led Terrorist Grou
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... M19, believed to be the first—and to date only—domestic terrorist group founded and led by women. And until that botched heist, they had managed to stay completely beneath the Bureau’s radar.
M19—short ...
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Created on 30 July 2020
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Your Feminism Isn't Intersectional If It Doesn't Include Prison Aboliti
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(Feminism)
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Trigger warning: this story includes discussions of sexual assault, domestic violence, violence against womxn.
Since the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and a number of other ...
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Created on 16 July 2020
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Chrystul Kizer, A Teenager Sentenced For Killing Her Alleged Trafficker, Is Out Of Jail On A $400,000 Bond
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(General)
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... to create a national fund for survivors of domestic and sexual violence who are facing charges after her case ends.
"Far too often, survivors of violence -- especially Black women and girls -- are punished ...
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Created on 26 June 2020
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The UK’s New Bill Will Ban the “Rough Sex Gone Wrong” Defense
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(Feminism)
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...
— sianushka (@sianushka) June 16, 2020
The defense will be outlawed by the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill, which endows the courts with new powers to protect victims of sexual violence and imposes ...
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Created on 18 June 2020
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25.
In "I Was Lorena Bobbitt," Dani Montalvo Sheds Light on Modern Day Domestic Abuse During Quarantine: BUST Intervie
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(Movies)
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... I hadn't heard anything about her story. So when I researched all of it, I did learn about what domestic violence victims go through, or survivors what they go through, and that this is an actual syndrome ...
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Created on 27 May 2020
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26.
Here Are The Women Winners Of The 2020 Pulitzer Prizes
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(Books)
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... in theater and film.
7. Melinda Henneberger for Editorial Writing
Henneberger of The Kansas City Star became a finalist for the Editorial Writing Prize for editorials on sexual assault, domestic violence, ...
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Created on 06 May 2020
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U.N. Reports That COVID-19 Quarantines Has Led to Increase in Domestic Violence Worldwide
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(Feminism)
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The United Nations, specifically Secretary-General António Guterres, are expressing concerns about the reports of alarming increases in domestic violence. As the world remains shut down due to the coronavirus ...
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Created on 20 April 2020
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I Support The Girls: This Organization Reminds Us That ‘Periods Don’t Stop For Pandemics’
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(Feminism)
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... for learning about local need and collecting and distributing the products. So far, 8,850,000 bras and menstrual products have been collected and distributed to homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, ...
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Created on 20 April 2020
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Sleazy Landlords Request “Sexual Favors” Instead of Rent During COVID-19 Pandemic
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(Feminism)
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Government officials in Hawaii have noticed an increase in the number of women reporting landlords asking for sexual favors in exchange for rent. This suggests that landlords are using the COVID-19 ...
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Created on 13 April 2020
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30.
4 Ways COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects Women
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(Living)
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... months. Sadly, they remain more vulnerable, both physically and economically, in several ways. Here’s how the current outbreak disproportionately impacts women.
1. Domestic Violence Victims Have Few ...
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Created on 10 April 2020
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During A Pandemic, The Malaysian Government Recommended Misogyny
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(Feminism)
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... discipline and a routine while working from home, the focus on LOOKS, DRESS, and MAKEUP is absolutely unnecessary. Stop this sexist messaging @KPWKM and focus on #domesticviolence survivors who are at ...
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Created on 03 April 2020
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How France Is Helping Survivors Of Domestic Violence During The Pandemic
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(Feminism)
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... around the world who don't see home as a place of solace, but a personal hell. Cases of domestic violence during this pandemic have risen as are partners stuck inside through this stressful time, living ...
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Created on 02 April 2020
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5 Ways To Help Women, LGBTQ People, and Vulnerable Members of Society Right Now
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(Blog)
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... resources for those in precarious living situations. One of those is a largely shared post of a domestic abuse hotline because for some people self-isolating at home isn’t a safer option. Women are at ...
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Created on 18 March 2020
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Why Local Sex Worker Advocates In D.C. Wanted A National Decriminalization Group to Leave Town
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(Feminism)
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The national organization Decriminalize Sex Work (DSW) has stopped pursuing advocacy in Washington D.C. after local activists criticized the group for not responding to concerns about allegations of ...
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Created on 10 March 2020
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How Britain’s Train System Is Helping Domestic Abuse Victims
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(Feminism)
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Domestic abuse victims now have access to free train tickets to take them to safety, thanks to the "rail to refuge" initiative put forth by the domestic abuse advocacy groups and two major train companies ...
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Created on 05 March 2020
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3 New Books About Fighting Toxic Masculinity And The Patriarchy
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(Books)
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... many tired myths about gender and sexism. Ford sets higher expectations for men. She wants to see them breaking down gender expectations at a young age, leveling domestic responsibilities in heterosexual ...
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Created on 16 January 2020
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Jaquira Díaz On "Ordinary Girls," Home, And Telling Her Story: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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... or coming-of-age or gender or desire or sexuality or our bodies or trauma is just “navel-gazing,” while cis men are always considered intellectuals, even when they write domestic novels or memoirs about ...
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Created on 03 January 2020
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Watch These Powerful Feminists Take A Stand Against President Piñera
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(Feminism)
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... lives were taken, mostly by the hands of violent men. The women of the world demanded an end to rape, human trafficking, and all forms of domestic abuse. In Latin America, the weaponization of sexual violence ...
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Created on 02 December 2019
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The Trump Administration Is Erasing LGBTQ-Related Data From Government Websites
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(Feminism)
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... on Women’s Health (OWH) removed a webpage titled “Same-sex relationship violence” from its website after October 2017. According to the report, the web page included information related to domestic violence ...
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Created on 24 November 2019
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Senate Republicans Unveiled A New Violence Against Women Act That Will Hurt Native Women And LGBTQ+ Survivors
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(Feminism)
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Senate Republicans have just unveiled the new Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), their version of an important 1994 legislation dealing with cases of domestic violence. This new bill, however, is currently ...
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Created on 22 November 2019
