The Forgotten History of Female Athletes Who Organized Their Own Olympics
Men barred “those delightful creatures” from competing at the Olympics. So female athletes protested by making their own games in 1922.
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The Untold Story of Women in the Zapatistas
Zapatista women now choose their own partners, they often have two to four children, and there has been a dramatic decrease in domestic violence.
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Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Where Did Radical Cheerleaders Go?
A brief history of radical cheerleading, which mixes peppy chants with anti-establishment politics.
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Apostle of the Cacti: How Minerva Hamilton Hoyt Saved the Desert
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt’s erasure is so predictable because Americans have mythologized the creation of our national parks as an inherently masculine endeavor.
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Adventures in Feministory: Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer is often overlooked despite her staggering contributions to social change.
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Preparing for a Post-Roe America: A Q&A with Robin Marty
Robin Marty’s Handbook for Post-Roe America is the resource guide for anyone who wants to dedicate their time, money, energy—or all of the above—to keeping abortion accessible in this country while it’s legal, and even if it’s not.
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Brave New World: “Resistance and Hope” Offers a New Vision of Disability Activism
These compassionate essays can guide the next stage of resistance—no matter who is in office or what party controls Congress.
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American Pain: Remembering Erica Garner’s Short Life and Everlasting Activism
Erica Garner died on December 30, 2017, at age 27.
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Undecided: The Reliable Romanticizing of Unplanned Parenthood
The temptation to chalk our decisions up to the whims of some larger, intangible force—God, evolution, DNA, nature, life—is a powerful one.
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Digital Crackdowns on the Sex Trade Can Put Sex Workers at Risk
Raiding sex worker websites may look good for law enforcement—but it can push sex workers further underground.
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