A roundup of the best feminist fiction on TV this year—including Girls5eva on Netflix, Quiz Lady on Hulu, and Americanish on Apple TV.
2024 in Review: The Ms. Stories That Defined a Year of Feminist Resistance and Resilience
As we take a moment to regroup this holiday season and start to plan for 2025, I’m reflecting on some of the most important stories we covered this year at Ms. We focused on the issues that matter most to women—especially when it came to issues that the mainstream media establishment has often overlooked, but that we’ve been paying attention to for a long time. Here are six of them.
2024’s Top Feminist Moments in Pop Culture
The year 2024 had promised an era of women rising to the top. This was spectacularly highlighted by the historic presidential run of Vice President Kamala Harris, who had mounted an unprecedented campaign in just over 100 days. Sadly, Harris fell short of the necessary votes.
2024 nonetheless demonstrated that women still hold powerful sway across our popular culture, even as they struggle for the highest political position. We continue to hold onto hope for a feminist future with more opportunities for gender and racial breakthroughs, which are still possible because they have been imagined and envisioned in our pop culture. Here are our picks for the year’s top 10 feminist moments.
To Screen at Home: Great Feminist Documentaries Released in 2024
In a year filled with groundbreaking storytelling, feminist documentaries released this year inspired, educated and sparked vital conversations. Here are some of the best feminist documentaries streaming in 2024.
Rest in Power: The Feminists We Lost in 2024
Faith Ringgold. Ruth Westheimer. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Lilly Ledbetter.
As 2024 comes to a close, we look back on the feminists we lost this year.
When Nothing Bad Happens: Miranda July’s ‘All Fours’ Captures the Importance of Understanding Infant Health
When November’s announcement by the CDC that our infant mortality rate remains abysmal did not make even the tiniest of dents in the post-election news cycle, my thoughts pivoted from the patient’s I’ve lost as a doctor who cares for critically ill newborns to Miranda July’s blockbuster summer novel All Fours.
As I read, I could not help but wonder how to help parents like this narrator, the same parents I care for daily, feel in real time that NICU stories are a mainstream part of comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
The Most-Read Stories of 2024
Every day of 2024, Ms. writers and editors set out to create content that empowered, informed and infuriated readers. We sought out the truth, sounded alarms, asked tough questions, mourned feminist losses (and feminists we lost), looked to gender justice advocates abroad, and handed the microphone over to experts. Dear reader: As we enter a new year and a new era of the movement, we promise you more of this.
Explore the 30 most popular articles published this year on MsMagazine.com—the articles feminists most clicked, shared, studied, bookmarked and passed out at marches.
Holiday Traditions and the Power of Gathering: Feminists on Embracing Light, Connection and Tradition
This week’s winter solstice marks the beginning of the winter season when the darkness reaches its peak in the Northern Hemisphere. But with the solstice comes the promise of brighter days ahead. After today, the days will gradually grow longer—reminding us that light and hope are just around the corner, even in the darkest times. […]
The Path to Certifying the ERA Lies With Congress—Not the Archivist
In a statement released Dec. 17, the archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, and the deputy archivist, William J. Bosanko, clarified their position on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the constitutional process for ratifying amendments. The press release highlighted their legal responsibilities and the current limitations preventing the ERA from being certified as part of the U.S. Constitution.
Raising Three on $1,300: A Mississippi Mother’s View on Policies That Matter
Front & Center began as first-person accounts of Black mothers living in Jackson, Miss., receiving a guaranteed income. Moving into the fourth year and next phase of this series, we’re expanding our focus beyond a single policy intervention to include a broader examination of systemic issues impacting Black women experiencing poverty. This means diving deeper into the interconnected challenges they face—including navigating the existing safety net; healthcare, childcare and elder care; and the importance of mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
“The money I received made a huge difference in my life and my children’s happiness. We were able to go on more family outings, like visiting arcades, which brought us a lot of joy. … One thing that could still make a huge difference in my life is consistent financial stability and support—I really wish our government would invest in things that help people like guaranteed income, stimulus checks and affordable housing.”