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Today in Feminist History: In the Midst of Suffrage Celebrations, Activists Demand Justice for Those Jailed in D.C.
November 20, 1917: No word from, or about, the suffragists being held in Virginia’s Occoquan Workhouse and D.C.’s District Jail today—but plenty of action by both the National Woman’s Party and the New York State Woman Suffrage Party.
“Hymen Checks?” Sounds Like T.I. Needs Sex Ed
(So do students in schools across the country.)
Ending DACA Would Undo a Generation of American Success Stories
There is no question that DACA makes our country stronger—yet Donald Trump continues to push a cruel anti-immigrant agenda to strip young people of their rights and the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
What Have We Delivered for the World’s Women and Girls Since 1994?
Grassroots, intersectional, women-led movements have never been more critical to advancing the global gender justice agenda.
State Lawmakers Should Protect Abortion Access
“It is time for the elected representatives in Congress, and in state houses across the country, to protect the right to privacy and a woman’s right to abortion services—rather than attack it, undermine it and try to eliminate it.”
Making Our Challenges Count: Why Census Representation Matters for Women of Color
We can ease the challenges women of color face over the next decade if we do our part now to count everyone in the 2020 Census.
Today in Feminist History: Will Their Jailers Admit That Suffragists are Political Prisoners?
November 19, 1917: Sixteen of the suffragists imprisoned in Occoquan Workhouse are continuing the hunger strike they began after arrival on the evening of the 14th—but their condition has now become so serious that according to Mary Short, who was just released today, Superintendent Whittaker has asked for permission to grant their demand to be treated as political prisoners.
We Heart: a girl named jaen’s Latest Feminist Anthem
It’s been a year since a girl named jaen released “Resist,” a catchy song about voting in the midterm elections and changing the country. But the message—and agnj’s commitment to politically-charged music—persists.
How Local Anti-Abortion Forces Put Missouri’s Last Clinic at Risk
It’s been widely reported that public officials are working to close the only abortion clinic left standing in Missouri, a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis. What has flown under the radar is the influence of a group called Team P.L.A.Y, which has waged a decade-long campaign of harassment against it.