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Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Inside the Life and Struggle of Victorian-Era Women’s Rights Activist Annie Besant

Michael Meyer on an Overlooked Early Proponent of Reproductive Freedom in the United Kingdom

By Michael Meyer | March 14, 2025

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

Stephanie Gorton on the Systematic Sexism That Inspired American Women to Fight Back

By Stephanie Gorton | November 26, 2024

How Annie Ernaux Inspired Me to Tell My Own Abortion Story

How Annie Ernaux Inspired Me to Tell My Own Abortion Story

Colombe Schneck on Writing Against Shame and Solitude

By Colombe Schneck | May 14, 2024

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Immigration Reform and Assimilation in Europe

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Immigration Reform and Assimilation in Europe

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By Keen On | May 17, 2021

Abortion is Already a Whisper-Network Procedure All Over America

Abortion is Already a Whisper-Network Procedure All Over America

During Her Unplanned Pregnancy, Christa Parravani Considers the Ripple Effects of Barriers to Abortion

By Christa Parravani | December 17, 2020

How Jean Rhys Longed for an Island of Stability

How Jean Rhys Longed for an Island of Stability

Voyage in the Dark">Julia Alvarez on Voyage in the Dark

By Julia Alvarez | November 18, 2020

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By Laura Kumin | October 22, 2020

How Politically Radical Women in 19th-Century France Were Made Into Misogynistic Caricatures

By Jill Richards | August 18, 2020

Helen Hamilton Gardener's Fight Against Sexist Science

By Kimberly A. Hamlin | April 6, 2020

Sahar Khalifeh on Women and Education in Palestine

Sahar Khalifeh on Women and Education in Palestine

"Knowledge was our right, and we took the matter very seriously."

By Sahar Khalifeh | March 18, 2020

Mona Eltahawy: Civility Will Not Overturn the Patriarchy

Mona Eltahawy: Civility Will Not Overturn the Patriarchy

One Man's Manners Are Another Woman's Oppression

By Mona Eltahawy | September 19, 2019

The Political Chaos and Unexpected Activism of the Post-Civil War Era

The Political Chaos and Unexpected Activism of the Post-Civil War Era

Charles Postel on the Temperance Crusade That Galvanized the American Women's Movement

By Charles Postel | August 21, 2019

On the Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Suffrage

On the Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Suffrage

Kate Clarke Lemay Curates 'Portraits of Persistence' at the National Portrait Gallery

By Kate Lemay | June 4, 2019

In the Long Fight for Reproductive Justice, Storytelling is a Weapon

In the Long Fight for Reproductive Justice, Storytelling is a Weapon

Kaylen Ralph on How the Personal is Political in the Abortion Rights Movement

By Kaylen Ralph | March 1, 2019

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Kristen R. Ghodsee on the Tangle of Sex, Money, and Women's Independence

By Kristen R. Ghodsee | November 12, 2018

Why I'm an Abortion Doctor in the Deep South

Why I'm an Abortion Doctor in the Deep South

Dr. Willie Parker Will Never Stop Defending a Woman's Right to Choose

By Willie Parker | April 4, 2017