- 1. Florida May Ban Girls From Engaging in Period Talk, and Judy Blume’s Cheeky Response Is What We Needed
- (Feminism)
- ... on gender, sexuality, and diversity, this latest legislation would ban menstrual discussion and other sexuality topics in elementary schools. The Florida House held a subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, ...
- Created on 23 March 2023
- 2. Paid Menstrual Leave, Reproductive Rights, and Safe Abortions Are More Than Just Feminist Pipe Dreams in Spain, They're Realit
- (Feminism)
- ... of society from preschool to boardrooms, comprehensive sexual education in public schools, paid time off for menstrual pain, free period products in schools and prisons, free state-provided emergency contraception, ...
- Created on 24 February 2023
- 3. Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams on Unconscious Women Now Banned in Some States. Wait—SOME States??!?!
- (Feminism)
- ... to learn how to properly perform a pelvic exam. It's great that med schools want their students to know how to perform a pelvic exam correctly, but what would be even better is if the patient who is having ...
- Created on 20 February 2023
- 4. In Spite of Fragile Reproductive Rights, Incredible College Students are Installing Emergency Contraception Vending Machines on Campuses
- (Feminism)
- ... an emergency contraception vending machine in 2012. Boston University was also one of the earlier schools to have the machines installed, and NBC reports that it has dispensed more than one thousand pills ...
- Created on 03 February 2023
- 5. The Satanic Temple Launches Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic in New Mexico as "Religious Ritual
- (Feminism)
- ... punishment in public schools, lobbied for equal religious representation in schools, and other advocacy that falls in line with their core tenets. Their most recent endeavor has been their work to help ...
- Created on 02 February 2023
- 6. A Judy Blume Documentary, Queer Werewolves, and Trans Sex Worker Stories at Sundance Film Festival 2023 - BUST Reviews
- (Movies)
- ... which dealt with sensitive and controversial topics such as sex, menstruation, and masturbation, and have been banned and challenged in many schools and libraries by right-wing zealots. One of the most ...
- Created on 26 January 2023
- 7. "Spermatorrhea" Was Once the Male Equivalent of “Hysteria” – And Its Cure Was Absolutely Shockin
- (Sex)
- ... abstinence-only sex education still has a grip on American schools. Women are still told that sexual relations with a man will “fix” them, and that self-pleasure is shameful. While there’s relief in seeing ...
- Created on 12 December 2022
- 8. 10 Nostaligic '90s TV Episodes That Will Warm You Up Better Than a PSL
- (TV)
- For most people, autumn is representative of change, whether that be with moving into a new place, transferring schools, or starting a new job. These changes, while positive, can be difficult sometimes. ...
- Created on 28 September 2022
- 9. In this Security Job, Sexism and The Patriarchy Are Actually Helping Women Excel
- (Feminism)
- ... Africa and California, bouncing between different cultures, learning how to fit into a variety of situations. While she spent her days trying to make new friends and fit in whenever she changed schools, ...
- Created on 30 June 2022
- 10. New To Witchcraft? Here's a List of 10 Modern Day Witches To Get Into on TikTo
- (Living)
- ... #thefae ♬ Halloween, Celesta, scary, suspicious one minute - arachang Mara is an excellent source for Fae study – meaning fairies. She schools people on fairies: what kinds there are (I had no idea ...
- Created on 26 May 2022
- 11. Taraji P. Henson Was Just Appointed To The White House's HBCU Board Of Advisors – But What Does That Even Mean
- (Feminism)
- ... mental health services to young people in underserved schools and communities, and works against African American recidivism through mental health support. Not just a celebrity, Henson represents the success ...
- Created on 08 April 2022
- 12. What Women’s History Month Means To Me As A Young Black Woman in America... And It's Not What You Thin
- (Feminism)
- ... a women’s group in California noticed that women’s achievements weren’t being taught in schools, and their voices made it all the way to the White House. In 1977, the World Organization deemed International ...
- Created on 30 March 2022
- 13. Cat Power Dishes On Her 11th Studio Album, "Covers," How She Re-Imagines Her Old Songs, and On Being a "Difficult Woman" in the Music Industry ...
- (Music)
- ... with her, however, to fully dispel this notion. Cat Power, whose real name is Chan Marshall, is warm and charming, drifting into tangents about why music history should be taught in schools and then ...
- Created on 14 March 2022
- 14. 9 Hot Pieces of Feminist Media, Including Podcasts, Documentaries, and New Releases From Björk and Laurie Anderson
- (Arts)
- ... in under ten minutes every weekday. Grouped into monthly themes like “Educators” (featuring Maria Montessori, inventor of Montessori schools) and “Troublemakers” (including Japanese murderess Sada Abe), ...
- Created on 15 February 2022
- 15. 13 Women of Color-Owned and Operated Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
- (Books)
- ... fact, every day," Mullen said in an interview with ABC News Chicago. The bookstore has a #cleartheshelves initiative where each month, they invite students from Chicago Public Schools to the store for ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 16. The BUST Guide To Participating in Lunar New Year Festivities and Traditions, Without Being a Problematic Colonizer
- (Living)
- ... feast, and I spend time showing the kids at my twins’ schools how to make dumplings, because sharing my culture is important to me. Plus, it’s great having two New Years to celebrate! Many people call ...
- Created on 25 January 2022
- 17. To All The Men I've Ghosted: The Secret to Finding Success on Dating Apps like Hinge and Tinder Was Not What I Though
- (Sex)
- ... I was home on winter break. We discovered we had gone to rival high schools and had many similar hometown memories – and we both loved books, politics, traveling, and had similar aspirations of leaving ...
- Created on 14 January 2022
- 18. "Passport: A Graphic Memoir" Tells Sophia Glock's Story of Growing Up and Coming-of-Age as the Child of CIA Agen
- (Books)
- ... America, while attending a series of private schools. In young Sophia’s family, certain topics, especially those concerning her parents’ jobs, were fundamentally never discussed. Though she didn’t completely ...
- Created on 30 December 2021
- 19. Quinta Brunson Takes The Lead in ABC's "Abbott Elementary," A Mockumentary Comedy About An Inner-City School in Philadelphia ...
- (TV)
- ... Black women. Despite going to all-Black schools as a child, she says it was still not lost on her how rare it was to be working alongside all these other Black women in Hollywood. “Once we were on the ...
- Created on 09 December 2021
- 20. English TV Presenter Davina McCall Combats the Taboo Topic of Menopause in 2 Channel 4 Documentaries, Helping to Persuade the British Government to Reduce the Cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs ...
- (Feminism)
- ... host of well-known reality show Big Brother, has been breaking the taboo over public discussions about menopause and perimenopause, and has persuaded schools to educate their students about the subject. ...
- Created on 24 November 2021
