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@NorahODonnell : Military has failed to address domestic violence, survivors say: 1 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1026
S.1975 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 117th Congress (2021-2022) 5 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 16 1741
Oh, yes, it IS a war! 5 MoonRiver Sep 2021 Sep 2021 22 1348
Alexandria to Honor Suffragists Tortured at Occoquan Workhouse 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Sep 2021 12 1402
The dark side of the pill, as revealed by new research 6 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Sep 2021 2 1869
You can get the abortion pill by mail for now, the FDA ruled. But it's still an ongoing legal battle 1 Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1149
Abortion providers appeal to U.S. Supreme Court in last-ditch effort to block new Texas law banning 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1341
Inaugural Five Moons Dance Festival Honors Oklahoma's Native American Ballerinas. 4 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1293
Texas Attorney Sues to Block Anti-Abortion 'Heartbeat Bill' 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 1154
digby: No, George W. Bush doesn't deserve a pass on Afghanistan 1 babylonsister Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1206
I get the outrage. 2 sheshe2 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1239
The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy (Cross post from Lounge.) 1 marble falls Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1154
View profile Photos of Women Are Being Erased in Kabul 1 demmiblue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1316
Reproductive rights: How gerrymandering impacts abortion access 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1032
Plymouth shooting: police urged to take misogyny more seriously 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1117
(UK) MPs urged to ban 'virginity repair' surgery as well as virginity testing 2 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 935
Latin America forum: Meet the women keeping a 2,000-year-old Indigenous craft alive in Guatemala 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1464
U.S. Women's Water Polo Wins Olympic Gold, Aided By A Powerhouse Goalie 2 BeckyDem Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1194
Law requiring rape/incest victims to make a police report in order to have an abortion. 7 berniesandersmittens Apr 2021 Aug 2021 10 2226
"I'm not pro-murdering babies." 5 babylonsister May 2021 Aug 2021 16 2244
The New Pro-Abortion Generation 3 babylonsister Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1066
Why South Korean women are reclaiming their short hair 1 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1222
A woman who died after an assault had reported her boyfriend seven times. Her case shows ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1054
Meet The Black Women Who Are Taking Over The Tokyo Olympics 9 BeckyDem Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1642
Outrage after Zimbabwean girl, 14, dies giving birth at church shrine 3 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1198
UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 14 1253
Indonesia army signals end to 'virginity test' for female recruits 3 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1155
Survivors of acid attacks in Mexico unite to push for change 1 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 970
Darkness at Noon: On History, Narrative, and Domestic Violence 2 BeckyDem Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1068
Latest UNH poll shows opposition to state's new abortion ban is growing 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1309

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Study shows NCAA has been holding back women's sports 2 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1142
Calling Out Harassment In The Sciences 1 WHITT Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1013
12-year-old girl smacks down sexist announcer in LTE: 1 tblue37 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1187
Conservative cartoons from 1913 depicting angry suffragettes as brutal anarchafeminists ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 33 3315
Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott team up to give $40 million to support women 1 babylonsister Jul 2021 Jul 2021 17 1615
My 2-Year-Old Daughter Was Murdered by Her Father 6 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 20 1799
Fischertag (fisherman's day): German court rules women can participate in traditional fishing event 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1093
The Indian girl killed for wearing jeans 2 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 9 1283
Alabama is prosecuting a mom for taking prescribed medication while pregnant (cross post from GD) 5 Soph0571 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1366
She Blew The Whistle On Military Sexual Assault, Then Came Under Investigation 0 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 958
Legal Brief From Mississippi AG Calls for Supreme Court to Undo Abortion Rights 3 BeckyDem Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1720
Monumental Women's live event unveiling the first statue of real women in NYC's Central Park. [View 3 George II Jul 2021 Jul 2021 20 1489
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor 4 Omaha Steve Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 1323
Idaho lawmaker who shared rape accuser's name faces hearing 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1288
Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for not playing in bikinis 12 Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 Jul 2021 13 1859
Ohio lawmakers reintroduce medically unproven 'abortion reversal' bill 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1613
Comment from a Sunday OP 3 slightlv Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1486
Eric Boehlert: Are Democratic women bad bosses? The press keeps pushing sexist double standard 3 babylonsister Jul 2021 Jul 2021 12 2051
Just in case you naively thought 1 musette_sf Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1117
Uproar in Zimbabwe as teenager who 'fought off sexual assault' charged with murder 1 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 1779
"How An Anti-Vice Crusader Sabotaged The Early Birth Control Movement" - The Comstock Act 2 IcyPeas Jul 2021 Jul 2021 8 1711
French lesbians and single women to get IVF rights 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 978
Here's Why It's a Bad Thing For Women's Health That There Are So Few Women Inventors 5 Diamond_Dog Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1915
El Salvador's house of horror becomes grisly emblem of war on women 1 Eugene May 2021 Jun 2021 3 2134
What was it like? 4 babylonsister May 2021 Jun 2021 41 2406
Enbridge Line 3: Sexual violence along pipeline route follows Indigenous women's warnings 2 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 2442
It's a woman's rights issue. 1 AndyS Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1178
Spain: Sports world needs to prevent not just respond to sexual harassment 1 KG Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1971
Online sex crimes crisis in South Korea affecting all women, report finds 1 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2054
Spain PM decries domestic violence surge after five women killed in a week 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1472

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Give 'em hell, Nancy. You rock. lady, 15 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 53 3538
Excellent quote from Margaret Sanger. And so true today. 3 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 14 1547
The Texas abortion ban is a performance of misogyny. But it might get worse 9 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 5 1760
2000 article on abortion is still true- The Only Moral Abortion Is My Abortion 4 irisblue May 2021 May 2021 5 1531
State Campaigns to Outlaw Abortion Barely Mentioned by Major Outlets 1 Judi Lynn May 2021 May 2021 7 1382
Violence against women 'a pandemic', warns UN envoy 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 5 1265
Groups ask judge to block Indiana 'abortion reversal' law 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 3 1452
The Real Reason Women Aren't Applying For Restaurant Jobs 1 appalachiablue May 2021 May 2021 5 2080
Lest we forget: the original Mothers' Day was an anti-war protest, led by feminists, and social 8 niyad May 2021 May 2021 19 2291
Ethiopian patriarch pleads for international help to stop rape and genocide by government troops 2 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 4 1463
Deb Haaland 'Absolutely' Focused On Tackling Violence Against Native Women 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 May 2021 4 1485
This is one bad ass lady. Love her! 11 Kath2 May 2021 May 2021 78 3993
Understanding How the Laws Encourage Violence, History of MMIW 2 Cobalt Violet May 2021 May 2021 12 1697
About the U.S. Military Code of Dress 21 ancianita Apr 2021 Apr 2021 11 2824
Today's doodle honours Dame Anne McLaren, scientist who specialized in developmental biology, 3 niyad Apr 2021 Apr 2021 6 1717
Activists urge movement on Reproductive Freedom Act (New Jersey) 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1204
Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwives 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 943
I'm the Head of Planned Parenthood. We're Done Making Excuses for Our Founder. 6 WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 Apr 2021 21 2472
Today's doodle honours Dr. Laura Bassi, Italian physicist, the first woman to be awarded a degree 2 niyad Apr 2021 Apr 2021 7 1646
Nebraska corrections official resigns in protest over decision to deny inmate's abortion 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 8 1931
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