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From the Vault: “Click! The Housewife’s Moment of Truth” (Spring 1972)

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“The women looked at each other, and click! The shock of recognition… One little click turns on a thousand others. … In the end, we are all housewives, the natural people to turn to when there is something unpleasant, inconvenient or inconclusive to be done.”

How Christian Schools and Homeschooling Teach Supremacist Conspiracies

Audrey Clare Farley

Scrambling to explain the mainstreaming of QAnon conspiracies, many have blamed conservative news. But another breeding ground for the conspiracies is the Christian schooling and homeschooling environment.

“The Christian Right has been doing ‘alternative facts’ since before it was cool.”

Would You Like Your History With or Without Women?

Charity Hume

Although women’s topics and individuals appear sporadically, textbooks marginalize women’s perspectives, historical context, and achievements—overlooking women’s history.

“Each time a woman reads a womanless history, she learns she is worthless.”

The Ms. Guide to Celebrating Virtual Women’s History Month

Ms. Editors

Throughout Women’s History Month, feminist experts in politics, public service and more are coming together to share their lived experiences and help propel women’s rights forward—and Ms. is here to keep you in the loop.

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Today in Feminist History: Battle for Nationwide Legalization of Birth Control May Soon be Won (March 1, 1961)

David M. Dismore

Justice Stewart gave further encouragement to birth control advocates by making this observation: “That’s like telling a patient he has appendicitis and will die unless it is removed, but not allowing its removal.”

Rest in Power: Sue Ellen Allen, Advocate to the End

Michele Goodwin

On Feb. 24, the world lost a bright light whose fiery passion matched her signature red hair: my friend, Sue Ellen Allen.

Indefatigable. Courageous breast cancer survivor. Former inmate. Humble. Gracious. Generous. Vulnerable.

This Black History Month, Black Women Just Wanna Get Free

Bridgit Antoinette Evans

Black women in pop culture are “not lightning that strikes once,” but the “hurricane” that returns again and again to crack open and restructure the American cultural landscape.

As Black Futures Month comes to an end, let’s set our sights beyond the horizon and focus on getting free. We deserve this, and Cecily Tyson, she expects it.

Portrait Gallery: Iconic Black (S)Heroes, in Their Own Words

Cynthia Richie Terrell

On the cusp of Women’s History Month and to round out Black History Month, we share portraits of some of the innumerable Black women who have worked hard for the rights we now hold dear, who have shared their artistic talents, and who have helped to nurture this experiment in democracy that is still a work in progress.

Making the Case for Slavery Reparations

Eleanor J. Bader

Reparations for slavery are an essential component of making the U.S. more equitable, says Maureen Fadem, basing her arguments on Toni Morrison’s classic novel, Beloved.”