- 1. Fight Back Against Book Censorship in The US With These 4 Actionable Steps
- (Books)
- ... the types of censorship that happen quietly—like when a book is pulled from a library or never included in a library collection because it might become a target to censors. Intellectual freedom—or the ...
- Created on 02 May 2022
- 2. 5 Great Things You Can Get From Your Local Library -- Besides Books!
- (Books)
- Libraries have always been a paradise for bookworms. But as public life emerges once again, it’s important to remember that reading material is far from the only free resource your local branch ...
- Created on 24 February 2022
- 3. Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
- (Living)
- ... like Lysol could freely capitalize on women’s fears. 1932 Named after the legislation’s chief proponent Anthony Comstock—a special agent for the U.S. Postal Service who believed birth control was blasphemous ...
- Created on 25 March 2021
- 4. The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
- (Feminism)
- ... Amendment on June 24, 1919. New Jersey While most women had to wait until 1920 (or later) to vote, some New Jersey women and free Black Americans could vote as early as 1776. New Jersey’s first constitution ...
- Created on 18 August 2020
- 5. 9 Virtual Activities To Do Inside When Netflix Can No Longer Save You
- (Entertainment)
- ... most famous museums — including ones that you might not even get the chance to go to otherwise — are offering virtual tours. The famous Louvre in Paris is offering free online tours of some of their ...
- Created on 18 March 2020
- 6. Cut The Bullshit: How Online Pharmacies Can Help People Have Safe And Private Abortions
- (Feminism)
- “That’s a bunch of bullshit,” was Tami’s comment about the hoops she would have to jump through to get an abortion. When the 32 year-old mother of three from Louisiana sought services, she discovered ...
- Created on 27 July 2018
- 7. This Is What Zine Culture Looks Like In 2017
- (Arts)
- ... onto a card stock master copy, then reproduce it for free by sneaking into the print room of a Midtown office where Leckert’s friend works, or by using a friend’s Staples code. “Corporate scamming,” Leckert ...
- Created on 24 July 2017
- 8. This Black Teenage Girl Is The Amazing Unsung Spy Hero Of The Civil War
- (Books)
- ... Bowser was born Mary Jane and freed from slavery by Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew, whose mother had owned Bowser’s family. Elizabeth Van Lew funded both Bowser’s Philadelphia education and her 1855 journey ...
- Created on 16 February 2017
- 9. The Illegal Birth Control Handbook That Flooded College Campuses In The 1960s
- (Sex)
- ... control was opened up to all women regardless of marital status. But a sexual revolution was underway, and the younger generation was starting to demand freer love with safer health. McGill University ...
- Created on 12 May 2016
- 10. Is Cohousing Right For You?
- (Living)
- ... and bustle outside. The large, light-?lled lobby houses a piano, a dry-erase board with the community’s weekly schedule, and several couches. A bookshelf holds free clothes, household items, and reading ...
- Created on 05 May 2016
- 11. 9 Places For Women To Learn Code for National #WomenInSTEM Day
- (General)
- ... Washington. The instruction is a 7-month in person classroom, followed by 5-month placement at a tech company. The best part? Ada is tuition-free and is supported by the tech community, public funding, ...
- Created on 11 February 2016
- 12. A Comix and Arts Festival Run and Organized by Women
- (Arts)
- ... and inexpensive thing to do with your weekend in Seattle. The main event is free and open to the public and features a ton of amazing indie comix, small press and emerging artists, cartoonists, publishers, ...
- Created on 28 October 2014
- 13. I
- (Feminism)
- ... and curated by Jenna Freedman, a research librarian, activist, archivist, and zinester. The library attempt to acquire two copies of each zine. One copy gets placed on the shelves of the library stacks ...
- Created on 04 January 2013
