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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: What Happened to Serena Williams

by Bitch HQ
September 11, 2018 at 6:00am
The U.S. Open final is the latest in a series of recent moments that have left fans of women’s tennis outraged.
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Your Silence Will Not Protect You: The Strategic Disruption of Brett Kavanaugh’s Agenda

by vanessa borjon
September 7, 2018 at 1:12pm
What’s at stake if Kavanaugh is confirmed? Everything. Read more »
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BitchTapes: Pro-Choice Anthems

by Katie Presley
September 7, 2018 at 1:00pm
Given the onslaught of anti-choice legislation, this playlist is right on time. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: We've Already Had Enough Of Brett Kavanaugh

by Bitch HQ
September 5, 2018 at 6:00am
How fast can you read 42,000 pages? Cause it takes us more than a couple hours. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: In the Trump Administration, Motherhood Is a Tool of White Supremacy

by Bitch HQ
August 16, 2018 at 6:00am
Horrifying. Read more »
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Flagged Down: “America First” Feminism Is Not the Future

by Hilary Matfess
August 13, 2018 at 9:00am
Feminist resistance must be equally resolute in rejecting assaults on women’s rights wherever they occur. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Brock Turner Lost His Appeal

by Bitch HQ
August 10, 2018 at 6:00am
And now he has to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Nice Research Skills, "Fox & Friends First"

by Bitch HQ
July 24, 2018 at 6:00am
Wow. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: How "Sorry to Bother You" Found Its "White Voice"

by Bitch HQ
July 19, 2018 at 6:00am
“You don’t talk white enough.” Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Fourth of July

by Bitch HQ
July 4, 2018 at 6:00am
“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” —Frederick Douglass Read more »
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It’s All In Your Head: The Dangers of Disbelieving Female Pain

by Caroline Reilly
June 5, 2018 at 11:47am
Female pain exists in a crossroad of stigma, disbelief, and misogyny. Read more »

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Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk
April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm
Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson
February 10, 2011 at 3:33pm
Tool-in-pimp's-clothing James O'Keefe's laughable costume and douchebag seduction methods have mostly discredited his conservative... Read more »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

by Sarah Mirk
June 17, 2014 at 10:29am
In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »