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Trauma Club: The Chronic Popularity of Illness Lit
Cure, remission, and rehabilitation provide the happy ending and death the sad one.
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Influx of Illness: Will Chronic-Illness Patients Get Their #MeToo Movement?
Much like sexual-violence survivors, chronic-illness patients also have whisper networks.
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Radical Bodies: “Dietland” Author Sarai Walker On Her Taboo-Busting Book’s Journey To TV
Dietland’s willingness to engage with difficult, complex subjects—not least of which is women’s anger—feels deeply resonant right now.
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Sick Women: How Women Took Control of Chronic Illness Narratives
After decades of erasure, the tide is turning.
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It’s All In Your Head: The Dangers of Disbelieving Female Pain
Female pain exists in a crossroad of stigma, disbelief, and misogyny.
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A Displaced Body: “Sick” and the Elusive Search for Wellness
I continue to be poor. I continue to be sick. The system keeps me that way.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
Just 2 percent of venture capital dollars go to all-female-founded start-ups. That’s partly because funders don’t believe women’s companies have the same potential.
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Plot Twist: TV’s Surprise-Pregnancy Problem
Pregnancy has become a looming onscreen threat that could suddenly befall any woman.
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BitchWatch: 20 Bitch Approved Movies You Should Watch This Summer
This summer is going to be a great one for movies.
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if it helps, picture a bunch of celebrities pretending to talk on phones behind me as i implore you for your help.
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