This is the opening of a longer essay tracing the sacrifice of women from the ancient Greeks to Jeffery Epstein and beyond. And discussing women’s roles as resisters, as bearers of life and bringers of food, from the ancient Greeks to the current interconnected ecofeminist and LGBT+ movements.
International Women’s Day in Sunset Park
The modest gathering in Brooklyn aimed to highlight the economic and class struggles of women who are often overlooked.
When the Welfare Rights Movement Was a Powerful Force for Uplifting the Poor
The War on Poverty comes to life in a new book that explores how welfare mothers in Las Vegas built an organizing juggernaut that transformed lives.
Chrissy Warren became a firefighter and Britney Daniels, a registered nurse and their memoirs about their occupational choices will leave you shaking your head both in gratitude and grief.
Film: Nine Overlooked Groundbreakers by Female Directors
These classics never received the recognition they deserved.
Fighting the Man at 30,000 Feet and Winning
How airline stewardesses fought sexism and unionized their profession.
Red State Report: In Post-Roe Idaho, Pro-Choicers Make a Stand Against Dystopia
As calls for increasingly extreme anti-abortion laws grow in Idaho so too does the resistance.
Green Tide Rising in Latin America
U.S. has much to learn from new feminist movements that spurred Argentina, Colombia and Mexico to dump traditional abortion laws.
Dr. Mac performed abortions in the South for 12 years before returning to public health in New York City.
What I Learned at The Crisis Pregnancy Center
An inside look at how anti-abortion activists use misinformation and scare tactics to deter pregnant women seeking an abortion.