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"Mi cuerpo, mi opcion": Mexico supports the decriminalization of abortion in Supreme Court vot
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(Feminism)
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On Tuesday, Sept 7, Mexico’s Supreme Court set a precedent that could lead to the legalization of abortion procedures in this predominantly Catholic country. The court made a unanimous ruling that penalizing ...
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Created on 10 September 2021
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Mutual Aid To The Rescue: Check Out These Seven Pro-Choice Organizations Providing Resources in the Midst of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
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(Feminism)
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Under the leadership of the Women's March Foundation, on October 2nd thousands of women across all 50 states, in major cities from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., will march alongside one another to ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
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“My Life is Not Your Porn,” South Korean Women Say, as Digital Sex Crimes Rise
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(Feminism)
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A recent report by Human Rights Watch, My Life is Not Your Porn: Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea, has detailed the rising epidemic of digital sex crimes in South Korea. Known as molka, these crimes ...
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Created on 07 July 2021
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The Founders of GirlTrek Are Making Major Moves For The Health of Black Women
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(Living)
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While teaching history at South Atlanta High School in the early 2000s, T. Morgan Dixon came across a startling statistic: 50 percent of Black girls in the U.S. will develop type 2 diabetes unless diet ...
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Created on 01 July 2021
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Britney Spears Calls For An End To Her Conservatorship, Says She Isn't Allowed To Marry And Have Kid
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(Feminism)
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In case there's any question, #FreeBritney.
If you don’t know by now, Jamie Spears is the worst dad ever. Father to the [no introductory adjective will do justice] Britney Spears, his position as ...
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Created on 24 June 2021
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UPDATE: This Jingle Dress Museum Exhibit Explores The History Of The Native Garment While Bringing Attention To The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Movement
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(Arts)
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... in 2013,” she said to Record Searchlight. “Her remains were returned to me in 2018.”
The exhibit contains five women's dresses and two kids’s dresses. The centerpiece, a scarlet jingle dress, is a symbol ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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Are You A Bibliophile Looking For A Fun, Book-Loving Online Community? Check Out These 10 Cool BookTubers!
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(Books)
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BookTube is a growing community within the greater YouTube world that's home to a number of people who produce incredible content all about books. BookTubers usually create videos reviewing and discussing ...
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Created on 12 May 2021
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Saudi Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul Wins Top European Human Rights Awar
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(Feminism)
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On Monday, April 19, women’s rights champion Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, was awarded with the top European rights award for her women’s rights activism in Saudi Arabia.
The Vaclav Havel Human Rights ...
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Created on 21 April 2021
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Fashion Nova's $1 Million "Women On Top" Campaign Demonstrates How The Brand Can't Stop Exploiting Black Wo
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(Feminism)
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With women’s history month in full effect, congratulations are in order for all of the recipients of Fashion Nova Cares’ “Women On Top” fund. On International Women’s Day, Grammy Award-winning rapper ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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10 Timely, Empowering Books to Read During Women's History Mont
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(Books)
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... it could not be more timely: not only is its arrival just in time for Women's History Month, but it also pays respect to the integral role women have played—and continue to play—in modern medicine.
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Created on 08 March 2021
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Nina Renata Aron Wants You To Know That It Gets Better: BUST Interview
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(Books)
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... it was really useful to me, to frame my pain within a larger historical context and a larger story of women's history, that was the thing that made me feel less alone. It was also being in recovery and ...
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Created on 25 February 2021
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Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
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(Feminism)
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... from there,” says Baker, who, in 2017, was the youngest national organizer for the Women’s March (womensmarch.com). Baker advises those looking to become more involved in social justice work to move beyond ...
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Created on 15 February 2021
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Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Civil Rights Movement Icon, Passes Away at 86
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(General)
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... Court ruled segregation unconstitutional.
According to the National Women's Museum of History, “The Bridges family suffered for their courage.” Abon, Ruby’s father, lost his job, grocery stores ...
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Created on 12 November 2020
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From Voter Intimidation To Climate Change To Birth Control: 5 Feminist Reasons To Denounce Amy Coney Barrett
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(Feminism)
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... women's movements in the United States. This week of hearings gave us many feminist reasons to denounce Barrett, starting with her view of the constitution.
With her blank notebook in hand, Barrett said ...
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Created on 16 October 2020
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Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand Spark Feminist Political Movement
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(Feminism)
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Since March, thousands of student-led protests have flooded the streets of Bangkok to denounce the Thai government. For a brief moment, the protests were halted due to the coronavirus pandemic but have ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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NYC's Art in Odd Places: NORMAL Festival Showcases The Strangeness of 202
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(Arts)
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Isolation. Police brutality. Violence. Quarantine. A global pandemic. Wildfires. COVID-19. These are some of the words that have been ringing through our ears since the start of 2020. It feels very much ...
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Created on 05 October 2020
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The Feminist Guide to Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School
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(Sex)
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With Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 List and a record-breaking 93 million streams in its first week, the subject of women's desire, sexuality, and agency ...
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Created on 24 September 2020
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Florence Howe, "Mother of Women Studies" and Founder of The Feminist Press Dies at 9
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(Feminism)
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... them here.
Header images courtesy of the Feminist Press.
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Created on 14 September 2020
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And The Winner Is... Naomi Osaka
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(Entertainment)
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... 60’s and 70’s, came out in support of her and said, "I really admire what she's done. Sports is a platform, and women's tennis, we are the leaders in women's sports, and Naomi has really stepped up." In her ...
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Created on 14 September 2020
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Brazil Announces Equal Pay For Women and Men Soccer Players
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(Living)
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In May, The U.S. women's soccer team filed to appeal to a district court decision that dismissed their calls for equal pay. So far, there have not been many updates. However, there was some big news ...
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Created on 10 September 2020
