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Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
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(Books)
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... the forced sterilization of Black women to decrease the Black population. The story of this 1960s pioneer is a master class in channeling grief into game-changing activism.
Mina Loy: Apology of Genius by ...
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Created on 29 September 2022
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You’re Invited: Celebrate "Project Runway's" Nina Garcia & Help Women Rise Against Violence at Womankind’s Virtual Gal
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(Sponsored)
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... seen with immigrant women or poorer communities. The sole focus on choice did not take into account historical injustices perpetrated against women of color, from the forced sterilization of Indigenous ...
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Created on 14 October 2021
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High Number of Women in Ice Custody Are Allegedly Being Subjected To Hysterectomies
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(Feminism)
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... Enforcement facility in Georgia, and several detained immigrants.
Horrific. Forced sterilization is a cruel tool of white supremacy with a long, abominable history in this country. We need a Congressional ...
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Created on 15 September 2020
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WTF! OB/GYN Won't Let Woman Get Tubes Tied Without "Husband's Consen
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(Feminism)
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... of forced sterilization with its very dangerous racist not-so-distant past.
There’s been a long history of women, especially black and indigenous women, being disregarded and not taken seriously when ...
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Created on 26 February 2020
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3 Things We Learned from Ellen Page’s documentary “There’s Something in the Water” Trailer
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(Movies)
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... of forced sterilization of their indigenous population. Justin Trudeau himself has been idealized by liberals. He’s seen as an advocate for the people and the idea of what a leader should be. But it was ...
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Created on 19 February 2020
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"American Indian Stories" Showcases Zitkála-Šá's Wo
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(Books)
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American Indian Stories By Zitkála-Šá (Modern Library)
This collection of autobiographical writings, short stories, and poetry only scratches the surface of what Zitkála-Šá accomplished over ...
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Created on 24 October 2019
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Colorado Abortion Rates Keep Declining Because of Easier Access to Birth Control
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(Feminism)
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Hmm, this is interesting! Is Colorado agreeing that giving women free birth control is a human right? Is Colorado proving that giving women and teens birth control is actually working? Is Colorado ...
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Created on 22 October 2019
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High Uranium Levels Found in Women from Navajo Nation
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(Feminism)
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A federally funded study conducted by the University of New Mexico found that hundreds of Navajo women have dangerously high levels of uranium in their bodies. The study is extremely concerning considering ...
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Created on 11 October 2019
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Native Women's Equal Pay Day Raises Awareness About More Than Just Pay Inequit
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(Feminism)
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... Lima on Unsplash
More from BUST
100 Indigenous Women Are Suing The Canadian Government Over Forced Sterilization
It’s Equal Pay Day—But Not for All
This Indigenous Woman Is Campaigning To Be The ...
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Created on 23 September 2019
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After Months On The Run From the Pakistani Government, Feminist Activist Gulalai Ismail Arrives In The U.S.
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(Feminism)
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We covered Gulalai Ismail’s story a few weeks ago, when her whereabouts remained unknown. Now, after months of evading the Pakistani government with the help of an underground network, the feminist ...
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Created on 20 September 2019
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100 Indigenous Women Are Suing The Canadian Government Over Forced Sterilization
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(Feminism)
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Forced sterilization may sound like a draconian tactic from the distant, prejudiced past, but for Indigenous women in the US and Canada, it is very much a reality.
In an article for Vice published ...
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Created on 16 September 2019
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"One Child Nation" Looks Into A Devastating Chapter In China's Recent Histo
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(Movies)
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... neighbors, and even a retired village official that was involved with enforcing the policy. She interviews people that abandoned their baby girls, doctors that were forced to perform sterilizations and ...
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Created on 07 August 2019
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Laverne Cox Wants Us To Use More Inclusive Language When Discussing Abortion
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(Feminism)
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... also mention acknowledging the long history of forced sterilization being used against women of color and recognizing that sex work is work. All in all, the way Cox responded to being called out is a good ...
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Created on 22 May 2019
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Cornflake Christians: Women Are Being Subjected To Female Genital Mutilation In The Heart Of America
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(Feminism)
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Early this month a Kentucky woman reported that she had been forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) along with her sister as a child by her white, Christian parents. Now in her 40s, Jennifer ...
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Created on 08 April 2019
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16 Days NYC Is Shifting The Narrative Around Gender-Based Violence
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(Living)
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... feeling like they can’t report, because if they do, police officers can and do arrest them. It’s white feminism. It’s the way white feminism demands to be centered.
It’s forced sterilization of Latinx, ...
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Created on 07 December 2018
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Male Birth Control Study Discontinued because Cis Men Don't Have the Balls for Contraceptio
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(Feminism)
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... What is considered too great of an impact on these men’s lives is something that women and nonbinary people who take the pill have to face everyday -- and if they do not, then they are forced to live with ...
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Created on 02 November 2016
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California Finally Bans Forced Sterilization of Female Inmates
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(General)
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California has officially banned the forced sterilization of female inmates, following the signing of SB 1135, Gov. Jerry Brown announced on Thursday. The law will take effect on Jan. 1, a fact which ...
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Created on 26 September 2014
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Forced Sterilization in Prisons: Just Another Way to Take Away Women's Right
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(Feminism)
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For you girlies who don’t know, compulsory sterilization (or, forced sterilization) is a government program that sterilizes people without their consent. Many countries, even our own, use population control ...
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Created on 24 April 2014
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Meanwhile in California, Female Prisoners Are Sterilized Without Consent
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(General)
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There is some serious sketchiness up in the prison system. Shocking, I know.
At least 148 women were sterilized from 2006 to 2010, with a probable 100 more cases dating back to the 90s in the California ...
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Created on 08 July 2013
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US and UK Aid Money Accused of Funding Forced Sterilizations in India
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(Feminism)
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Reports being published both domestically and abroad are contending that international aid money from the United States and the United Kingdom has been used to fund forced sterilization in India. The ...
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Created on 14 May 2012