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Author: Maura Turcotte

Maura Turcotte is an editorial intern at Ms.
  • Immigration
  • Justice & Law
  • National

Activist Alejandra Pablos, No Longer in Detention, is Speaking Out

Maura Turcotte

When immigrant rights and reproductive justice activist Alejandra Pablos was sent to Eloy Detention Center in March, she had no idea when she would next see her family and friends again. After being held for over a month without bond, she is more driven than ever to fight back.

  • Global

Envisioning the Future of the #MeToo Movement: Four Key Takeaways from the 2018 Global Women’s Rights Awards

Maura Turcotte

At the Feminist Majority Foundation’s 13th annual Global Women’s Rights Awards, activists from around the world celebrated the momentum of the movement for gender equality—and envisioned the way forward.

  • Arts & Entertainment

Rest in Power: Remembering Laura Aguilar and Her Rebellious Photography

Maura Turcotte

Laura Aguilar’s photography often portrayed her subjects frankly—but with a certain kind of tenderness, unwilling to surrender to society’s judgement of marginalized people.

  • Money & Jobs
  • National

What is the Future of Work for Women? Three Key Insights from the United State of Women Summit

Maura Turcotte

Laphonza Butler, Ai-jen Poo and Aquilina Soriano discussed how to improve the workplace work for women in light of the #MeToo movement and the emerging gig economy at the 2018 United State of Women Summit. These are their three major takeaways.

  • Health
  • National

What’s Next in the Fight for Reproductive Justice for Incarcerated Women

Maura Turcotte

North Carolina officials have announced that prison officers will no longer shackle incarcerated women during childbirth—but the organizers and advocates at SisterSong, the women of color reproductive justice collective that led the campaign against shackling in the state, aren’t yet embarking on a victory march.

  • Violence & Harassment

The Ms. Q&A: Chessy Prout is Reclaiming Her Narrative—as a Survivor and an Activist

Maura Turcotte

“I just remember wanting to be a lighthouse for survivors—for people, for boys and girls in my school who were looking to stand up and fight back against this sort of rape culture that exists in so many places. I wanted to be the person that they could come to and say: ‘How can I help? How can I stand up? Let’s fight this together.'”

  • Arts & Entertainment

We Heart: Beyoncé’s Powerful Coachella Performance Celebrating Black Women

Maura Turcotte

“Thank you for allowing me to be the first black woman to headline Coachella. Ain’t that ’bout a bitch.”

  • Global
  • Health

Where Maternal Health and Child Marriage Intersect

Maura Turcotte

Child marriage interrupts the futures of young girls and women around the world—and it has great ramifications on their maternal health.

  • Education
  • Herstory

Rest in Power: Linda Brown’s Legacy is Still a Rallying Cry

Maura Turcotte

Despite her powerful legacy, Brown’s fight goes on—and today, segregation in schools is rife and on the rise.

  • Education
  • National
  • Violence & Harassment

Accountability is Finally Coming to Academia in the Midst of #MeToo

Maura Turcotte

A Title IX investigation prompted by an essay in Ms. is bringing the #MeToo movement—and some accountability—to the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Communication.

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