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Kakenya Ntaiya: Fighting Child Marriage

Ashley Steimer-King

This March, for Women’s History Month, the Ms. Blog is profiling Wonder Women who have made history—and those who are making history right now. Join us each day as we bring […]

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Too Young to Marry

Gayle Lemmon

The following is excerpted from Too Young to Marry in the Winter 2015 issue of Ms. Subscribe today and get the issue delivered straight to your doorstep! When Kakenya Ntaiya was a 7-year-old […]

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Feminist Heroes of 2013

Melissa McGlensey

It’s hard to not get discouraged at a time when women are still fighting for the right to control their bodies, same-sex relations are criminalized in 76 countries, rape culture […]

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Kakenya Ntaiya Needs Your Votes!

Melissa McGlensey

Kakenya Ntaiya, like most young girls in her Kenyan village, was forced to undergo female genital mutilation at a young age. Many girls in Africa undergo this gruesome centuries-old practice […]

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Global Feminist Heroes Honored in L.A.

Ms Magazine

An Afghan rapper. The founder of the first primary school for girls in a Kenyan village. A trailblazing member of Congress who fights to create an AIDS-free generation. An advocate […]

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Women Friends: Q and A with Julia Cho

Rachel Grate

And the two best friends lived happily ever after. It’s not the typical ending for a romance story, but The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (LBD) isn’t typical in any way. The […]

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