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21.
Trump's Conscience Rule Blocked Because It's Dumb as He
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(Feminism)
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... himself. A conscience rule? That allows health care workers to be xenophobic, sexist, and racist — I could go on? And it was going to be implemented by a group of people who have never even tried to use ...
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Created on 07 November 2019
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3 Underrated Suffragettes Who Forged Their Own Paths
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(Feminism)
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... discovered that wasn’t going to happen unless she got on the casting couch.
Sounds familiar, huh?
Kitty was appalled by just how disgustingly sexist the theatre industry was. But she wasn’t going ...
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Created on 10 May 2019
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How Millicent Fawcett Fought For Women's Rights To Vot
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(Feminism)
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... sexual rights, working rights, and so much more.
In 1897, she helped form the NUWSS (The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, also known as the suffragists), bringing the majority of the country’s ...
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Created on 26 April 2019
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24.
These Women Fought For Sex Workers' And Women's Rights In The 19th Centur
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(Sex)
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... described as ‘surgical rape.’ Countless female sex workers found themselves subject to this ordeal.
Even worse, there didn’t need to be any evidence for a woman to be accused and therefore internally ...
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Created on 29 March 2019
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Sex Work In New York State Might Be Decriminalized—Here's What You Should Kno
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(Feminism)
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Democratic politicians in New York have proposed legislation to decriminalize sex work in the state. State senators Julia Salazar and Jessica Ramos and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried will draft the legislation. ...
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Created on 28 March 2019
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This Mother-Daughter Duo Challenged Expectations For Women In The Early 1900s
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Here at F Yeah History, we love women who boss at everything. Be it literature, politics, art, employment, activism – the two women you’re going to read about next had it ALL.
Star of the stage ...
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Created on 08 March 2019
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4 Black Women Who Changed The World
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(Feminism)
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... their sexual advances. Her body was found dumped in a pond. Daisy’s father quickly fled town, fearing repercussions from the murder. Daisy was taken in by friends of her parents.
By the mid-1950s, Daisy ...
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Created on 04 February 2019
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28.
Mother Jones Was A Hell-Raising Trailblazer In The Fight For Workers' Rights
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(Feminism)
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... intended her sex should pursue,” or perhaps “join some Charity Organization.” Her response, as usual, was sharp and to the point: “If I had my way I would tear down every Charity Institution in the country ...
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Created on 30 January 2019
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29.
16 Days NYC Is Shifting The Narrative Around Gender-Based Violence
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(Living)
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Gender-based violence (GBV) affects a wide variety of people around the world on a daily basis. Survivors of sexual violence are often silenced and their stories are frequently surrounded by stigmatization. ...
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Created on 07 December 2018
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30.
15-Year-Old Claudette Colvin Refused To Give Up Her Bus Seat, Nine Months Before Rosa Parks
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(Feminism)
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... police had descended onto her school, when they arrested her fellow student, Jeremiah Reeves.The 16-year-old black boy was charged with raping a white woman. Jeremiah said he was innocent, that the sex ...
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Created on 03 December 2018
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"Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers' Rights" Is A Must-Read For All Feminist
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(Books)
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Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights, recently released by Verso Books, is everything I hoped it would be. This is an important read for anyone interested in feminism, labor rights, ...
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Created on 14 November 2018
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32.
18 New Books By Women To Add To Your To-Read List For November 2018
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(Books)
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... Milkshake are collected in one book. Read our review here.
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight For Sex Workers' Rights by Juno Mac and Molly Smith (November 6) In the debate over sex work, sex workers' ...
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Created on 01 November 2018
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33.
These Kung Fu-Trained Buddhist Nuns Teach Nepalese Girls Self-Defense
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(Living)
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... were to sex trafficking, they launched their next crusade—one that continues today. In 2016, about 400 nuns left on a 3,000-plus mile “bicycle yatra,” or pilgrimage, through thousands of villages across ...
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Created on 23 August 2018
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34.
Gloria Steinem And Kathleen Hanna On Feminism, Riot Grrrl, And The Sexual Revolution: From The BUST Archives
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(Feminism)
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...
Kathleen, what did you know about Second Wave feminism when you were getting involved with Riot Grrrl?
KATHLEEN: I didn’t know very much, actually. I had just read The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir. ...
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Created on 15 August 2018
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35.
Separated Migrant Families Are Finally Being Reunited—But Some Toddlers No Longer Recognize Their Parents: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... example of racial violence in America. Details at The New York Times.
Stormy Daniels Arrested On Charges of Non-Sexual Touching
Stormy Daniels was arrested Thursday at an Ohio strip club for allegedly ...
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Created on 12 July 2018
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36.
Pride Was Started By Trans Sex Workers Of Color Rioting Against Police Brutality, And We Do Not Appreciate Them Nearly Enough
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(Feminism)
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... by two transgender sex workers of color—Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. According to the Global Network for Sex Work Projects (NSWP), the Stonewall Inn was commonly raided by the police because it ...
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Created on 13 June 2018
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Who Is Millicent Fawcett? Learn About The Suffragist In Today's Google Doodl
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(Feminism)
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... of incest and child abuse; lobbying for the repeal of the Contagious Disease Act, which had a negative impact on sex workers; and investigating Britain’s use of concentration camps in South African during ...
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Created on 11 June 2018
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38.
Bill Clinton Says He “Did The Right Thing” With Monica Lewinsky: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Nathan Larson Is Running for Congress And Supports Incest, Rape, and White Supremacy
Nathan Larson, and accountant who lives with his parents, is running ...
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Created on 04 June 2018
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39.
How To Talk About Racism, Sexism And Bigotry With Your Friends And Family
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(Feminism)
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Talking to friends and family about racism, sexism, and other forms of injustice is hard. But with these tips and strategies, you’ll be better prepared to do this important work
Tiki torches used ...
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Created on 28 February 2018
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Here’s How Maxine Waters, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Others Will Respond To Trump’s State Of The Union
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(Feminism)
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... against sexual harassment and assault — and will also draw attention to the 20 sexual harassment and assault accusations against Trump himself.
But “the issue is much bigger than Donald Trump,” Frankel ...
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Created on 29 January 2018