If you thought we had it bad with today’s advertising, check out this atrocity that was reprinted in the December 1973 No Comment section of Ms.
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Alexandra was a 2010 editorial intern at Ms. who helped launch the Ms. Blog. She is from Climax, Minnesota and has written for the Grand Forks Herald, the University Chronicle, the St. Cloud Times and Ms. She is now copy-editing for Live Nation/Ticketmaster, and is looking for employment in nonprofits, journalism/PR and/or women's rights. Check out her resume at www.wix.com/msatweet/portfolio!
Emergency Contraception: Back Up Your BC Today!
One year ago yesterday a district court said the FDA had “acted in bad faith and in response to political pressure” in its decision to force anyone under 17 get a prescription to purchase EC. The court ordered the FDA to look at the evidence involving age restriction again and reconsider OTC access for 17-year-olds.
From the Stacks: Ms. Mary Self-Worth
Ms. Mary Self-Worth, originally printed in the November 1976 issue of Ms., references the Mary Worth comics of the ’40s and ’50s and claims to answer the question, “Can the women’s movement laugh at itself?”
Women Judges ruled Constitutional in Egypt
Until 2007, there was but one woman judge in Egypt; currently women hold 42 of the 12,000 judicial seats in the country.
Anti-Abortion Extremists Target Abortion Providers With “WANTED” Posters
Even more unsettling have been threats against abortion-providing doctors in Charlotte, as Phillip “Flip” Benham has plastered the clinics and home neighborhoods of two doctors with menacing “WANTED” posters that include threatening language as well as their names and addresses of their private offices and homes.
At least three abortion providers who were murdered in the past had been similarly targeted with “WANTED” posters that were distributed publicly.
From the Stacks: Pre-1972 Women’s History Quiz
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve gone back into the archives and found this delightful quiz originally printed in the September 1972 issue of Ms., written by Gerda Lerner.
No Discount for Walmart’s Discrimination
After years of discriminatory practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act at one of its locales, Walmart faces a big payback: The retail giant has to dish out more than $11.7 million in back wages and compensatory damages to settle a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).