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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Women of Color Make Election History

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by Bitch HQ
November 7, 2018 at 3:00am
Regardless of the midterm election results as a whole, this is a historic moment for women of color in Congress.
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7 Congressional Races That Could Reshape the Country

by Cathy Saidi
November 6, 2018 at 1:11pm
Here’s the latest on seven key races to pay attention to today. Read more »
Shout Your Abortion

Lift Every Voice: “Shout Your Abortion” Is Changing the Conversation

by Caroline Reilly
November 1, 2018 at 12:35pm
In 2015, Amelia Bonow shared her abortion story on her Facebook page. Read more »
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Controlling Interest: Revisioning the binary of abortion and contraception

by Abby Minor
October 16, 2018 at 11:19am
On the left, the right, and everywhere in between, we still hear about “bad” abortion havers and “good” birth-control seekers. Read more »
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Douchebag Decree: Your Laughter Won’t Protect You

by Dahlia Balcazar
October 5, 2018 at 11:42am
Trump doesn’t care about the crowd, only the roar. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Last Abortion Clinic in Missouri

by Bitch HQ
October 4, 2018 at 3:00am
New state restrictions mean that some Missouri residents will be forced to make a 400 mile roundtrip to access abortion services. Read more »

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. Read more »
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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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Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson
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Tool-in-pimp's-clothing James O'Keefe's laughable costume and douchebag seduction methods have mostly discredited his conservative... Read more »

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 »

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 »