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For some incarcerated women, getting ahold of menstrual products is a nightmare 8 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2024 Jun 2024 9 1963
Former Flappers on dating and marriage in the 1920s 1 littlemissmartypants Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 1689
That pope knows me so well! 4 SarahD Jun 2024 Jun 2024 11 1910
Anyone watching the life & murder of nicole b simpson? 6 XanaDUer2 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 1804
Seinfeld is right. He never grew up. 9 SarahD May 2024 Jun 2024 23 2594
Transnational Feminist Networks Symposium 1 littlemissmartypants May 2024 Jun 2024 2 3123
After a traumatic C-section, journalist takes on the medicalization of birth 3 Jilly_in_VA May 2024 Jun 2024 15 1750
Woman who spends most of her time alone to escape the patriarchy describes her feelings on it 9 Takket May 2024 May 2024 74 4506
No, Harrison Butker, Women Aren't Here to Serve You 4 niyad May 2024 May 2024 12 2151
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signs the national petition for the Equal Right Amendment 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 6 1233
Louisiana's Criminalization of Abortion Care Demands We Embrace Reproductive Justice 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 3 1205
The Feminist Majority Foundation hosts the 16th annual Global Women's Rights Awards 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 3 1188
Barbie's Existential Crisis and the Fight for Reproductive Justice 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 5 1210
What Happens When Sex Dolls Can Talk? (DEFINITELY NSFW) 2 niyad May 2024 May 2024 3 1692
Abortion Bans Are Empowering Abusive Men--and Prominent 'Pro-Life' Activists Are Representing Them (trigger warning) 4 niyad May 2024 May 2024 8 1622
A Moral Justification for Civil Disobedience to Abortion Bans 1 niyad May 2024 May 2024 7 1551
To Defend Democracy, We Must Protect Bodily Autonomy 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 8 1202
Malnutrition: The Hidden Struggle of Afghan Women and Children 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 5 1221
Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife's torture, murder (trigger warning) 2 niyad May 2024 May 2024 5 1350
Meet the Anti-Feminist Women's Group Leveraging Their 'Independence' to Convince Americans to Vote Republican 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 9 1210
Nigerian activists condemn mass 'forced marriages' of 100 girls and young women 2 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 6 1593
On This Day: First women in Olympics, beginning long road towards greater gender parity - May 15, 1900 0 jgo May 2024 May 2024 6 1399
Saudi Arabia is rebranding itself as a moderate country, but what's the truth? Just ask our female activists 2 niyad May 2024 May 2024 8 1512
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Silenced No More (trigger warning) 3 niyad May 2024 May 2024 6 1359
Lest we forget... 4 GiqueCee May 2024 May 2024 16 1408
The Constitution as a Homicide Pact 4 niyad May 2024 May 2024 7 1773
Female journalists under attack as press freedom falters 3 niyad May 2024 May 2024 1 1507
Busting Five Myths About Birth Control 1 niyad May 2024 May 2024 7 1264
Australia's Albanese declares 'national crisis' after killings of women (trigger warning) 1 niyad May 2024 May 2024 3 1318
Bringing Domestic Violence Victims Back to Life (trigger warning) 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 8 1145

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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The Twin Demons of Maternal Mortality and Femicide (trigger warning) 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 2 1087
more about reduced scale pianos. here's where u can get 1 now. 0 mopinko May 2024 May 2024 3 1249
a matter of equality- reduced size piano keyboards. updated. 2 mopinko May 2024 May 2024 4 1736
🔥As Senator Katie Britt proposes a national data base of pregnant women, a historical reminder of Romania 13 Hekate May 2024 May 2024 29 6064
On This Day: FDA approves "the pill", providing greater reproductive freedom to American women - May 9, 1960 3 jgo May 2024 May 2024 10 1801
On This Day: Joan of Arc transcends gender roles at Orleans, gaining recognition as savior of France - May 8, 1429 4 jgo May 2024 May 2024 10 1810
June 24: Strike, Buy Nothing, Wear Red 3 Geechie May 2024 May 2024 10 2359
after Roe fell, Red River Women's clinic GoFunded $1million to move from N. Dakota to Minn. Here is their update 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 May 2024 27 1979
Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for 'support' of women's rights 3 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 3 1722
Bangladesh 'Tiger Widows': Ostracised, Blamed for Husbands Death, Superstition; Climate Crisis 5 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 7 2085
Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban 1 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1881
Alone in a bathroom: The fear and uncertainty of a post-Roe medication abortion 4 littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 2450
Firearms and Gender-Based Violence Focus Survey 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 2018
Don't Say Rape: How the Book Banning Movement Is Censoring Sexual Violence (trigger warning) 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 2191
'Over my dead body', say Gambian mothers amid efforts to lift FGM ban 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 2159
Women's Status Is Declining in the United States 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 2029
A Thousand Little Moments: The Insidious Loss of Women's Freedom to Christian Nationalism 0 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1818
The Taliban Leader's Order to Resume Public Stoning of Afghan Women Must Serve as an Urgent Call to End Gender Aparthei 0 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1802
The Terrifying Global Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement (trigger warning) 0 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1760
Gestational Slavery and Human Trafficking WaPo Puff Piece 2 musette_sf Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1955
On This Day: Sanger's birth control league incorporated, evolves into Planned Parenthood - Apr. 5, 1922 4 jgo Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 2309
On This Day: 300 armed women lead Richmond bread riot - Apr. 2, 1863 5 jgo Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 2753
This monument has been missing from the Mall far too long - Blackburn, Hyde-Smith, Lummis, Britt - WaPo 1 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2104
Taliban to return to stoning women to death for adultery 12 shenmue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 3498
Outrage as UN picks Saudi Arabia to head women's rights commission - DW News 8 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 2836
Two book suggestions for women 3 RSherman Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2550
Her City, Her Rules: Celebrating Black Women at the Helm of America's Largest Cities - From Lauren's Blog 0 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1599
On This Day: "Tyranny from the bench"- SC sides with judge who ordered forced sterilization - Mar. 28, 1978 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 3157
Bolivian women taking up lucha libre in response to violence from men 1 Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2235
'Tip of the iceberg': US self-managed abortions soar post-Roe, study shows 2 Nevilledog Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 2049

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Afghan Women Will be Stoned to Death for Adultery, Declares Taliban Leader Akhundzada in New Audio 11 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 3248
On This Day: Locked factory doors fire tragedy spurs reforms and women's union movement - Mar. 25, 1911 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1884
I originally put this in GD 13 moniss Mar 2024 Mar 2024 31 3724
West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 2163
The Enforcement of Patriarchy -- "A protest that is agreeable to the oppressor will not end oppression." 5 ancianita Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 2536
On This Day: A step forward from feudalism, a devastating step back for women and slavery - Mar. 21, 1804 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 2235
Nearly 6 million U.S. women became pregnant due to sexual violence 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Mar 2024 10 5201
Knowing About Our Bodies - Black Women's Health - From Lauren's Blog 2 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2152
Stay Mad: Don't let them normalize post-Roe horrors 2 Nevilledog Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 2204
Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says 6 BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 2515
T/F: Males Are Larger Than Females 2 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 2184
A meeting of the UN body promoting equality for women starts with 5 male speakers 6 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 2376
Iran is responsible for the 'physical violence' that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1805
Dramatic rise in women and girls being cut, new FGM data reveals 3 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2249
On This Day: Intl Women's Day history features women's activism in Russia, other countries - Mar. 8, 1917 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1856
International Women's Day, observed as an official holiday in many 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1620
Project 2025: The Right's Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women 9 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 3018
Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1828
The UK's grooming gangs and the lessons never learned (trigger warning) 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1996
CVS and Walgreens Set to Dispense Mifepristone: A Game-Changer in Abortion Access 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1810
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