Jennifer Baumgardner, founder and editor of LIBER: A Feminist Review, believes that a literary journal can be a place where women’s history intersects with today’s most pressing feminist debates. Baumgardner and Charis Caputo, LIBER’s senior editor, aim to include “a lot of diferent perspecives and be a big feminist tent for as many people as possible.”
Share Ms. Magazine With Women in Prisons and Domestic Violence Shelters
We send Ms. to 5,418 women in federal, state and county prisons through the Ms. magazine Prison and Domestic Violence Shelter Program—funded by charitable contributions earmarked for this purpose, as well as Ms. community members who buy an extra membership and subscription for a friend they don’t know. Over the 18 years since this program’s birth, we’ve discovered that even this small gesture of recognition, support and information means a lot.
What Does Ms. Magazine Mean to You?
As we approach our 50th anniversary, we want to know: What’s your Ms. magazine story?
Submit your story to see it published online—and we’ll be selecting a number to be featured in our upcoming special 50th anniversary collector’s issue of the magazine.
Ms. Fall Issue Delves Into Dobbs’ Impact on Midterm Elections
As election season kicks off in earnest and with the consequential midterms fast approaching, pundits are speculating: What effect will the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision have on the election’s outcomes? It’s clear that abortion is on the ballot—but how will it sway turnout and decisions in an election that traditionally sees lower numbers of voters?
In the Fall issue of Ms., we’re tackling these questions, and much more. Join us as we delve deep into the current state of abortion access nationwide and the security of our very democracy.
Oakland Museum of California’s ‘Hella Feminist’ Exhibit Grieves, Celebrates and Provokes
In a world where the meaning of “feminism” is increasingly being questioned by those on both the right and the left, a thoughtful contemplative examination of the term’s history and future can be hard to find. But the Oakland Museum of California’s “Hella Feminist” exhibition does just that.
(“Hella Feminist” is on view at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, California from July 2022-January 2023.)
Ms. Editors’ Letter: Feminists Have Long Fought for Abortion Access—and We’re Not Stopping Now
This latest attempt to control women’s lives and turn back the clock on women’s progress will not stand.
Leveraging women’s rage into real gains will require sustained efforts. We will meet this historic challenge, and together we will construct a way forward.
Celebrating 50 Years of Ms. Magazine with the National Women’s History Museum
This Sunday, July 24, join the National Women’s History Museum for their Sundays@Home digital programming series—this weekend, themed “Celebrating 50 Years of Ms. Magazine.” The fireside chat will take place 12–1:30 p.m. PT (3:00–4:30 p.m. ET) and will explore the past and present of Ms. with executive editor Kathy Spillar; historian Beverly Guy-Sheftall; and historian Amy Farrell; moderated by Carmen Rios.
The Dark Money Behind Abortion Bans: Go Inside Ms. Magazine’s Summer 2022 Issue
In the Summer issue of Ms., we delve deep into the impact of the Court’s decision, the dark money behind the bans, and legal strategies that will determine where we go beyond Roe.
Watch Live: Experts Break Down a Supreme Court Term Unlike Any Other
Today the U.S. approaches the end of a Supreme Court term unlike any other—leaving many to wonder about the Court’s commitment to equality, inclusion and nondiscrimination.
On July 6, Michele Goodwin will be joined by leading experts in constitutional law, criminal justice, women’s rights, administrative law, the Second Amendment, and free speech; together, they will give an overview of this term, what’s at stake, and what comes next.
Ms. Relaunches Abortion Petition That ‘Changed Abortion Rights Movement’
In 1972, when abortion was still illegal throughout most of the country, 53 well-known U.S. women courageously declared “We Have Had Abortions” in the pages of the preview issue of Ms. magazine. The Washington Post credited the petition with the “start of a powerful strategy in the U.S. abortion rights movement: ending the secrecy that had kept many women out of the fight.”
The next year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortion was a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution. This year, the Supreme Court appears poised to reverse this position. In this perilous time, Ms. is relaunching the petition—with the encouragement and support of some of the original 1972 signers. This year alone, the petition has garnered almost 7,000 signatories.