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City of Women 0 old as dirt Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1261
Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1413
GQOP Birth Control-Stay Pregnant 3 Praek3 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1666
Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France's highest honours 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 7 1375
Poland plans to set up register of pregnancies to report miscarriages 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1096
How Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers: Very aggressively. 3 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 2197
2021 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards Ceremony celebrates several extraordinary women trailblazers 0 Budi Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 997
Until women demand that either the impregnating man or the state imposing forced production 15 Tumbulu Dec 2021 Dec 2021 20 2428
If You're a Commuter, You Might Want to Avoid the Supreme Court on December 1 10 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2271
Honduras' first female president-elect @XiomaraCastroZ 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1066
School rape culture: 'Her death could have been prevented' 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1698
Clashes as protesters demand end to violence against women 3 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 20 1948
It's not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1291
LisaRandall via@NYTimes-70 year old guy decides prison isnt warranted for someone who pleaded guilty 3 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1778
Femicide? Why is that even a word? 3 AndyS Nov 2021 Nov 2021 19 1607
Has anyone seen the pro-life commercials 4 BonnieJW Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 1480
Man who raped four teenagers gets no jail time, judge says: 'Incarceration isn't appropriate' 8 musette_sf Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2229
State legislation tracker: Major Developments in Sexual & Reproductive Health 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1257
A Woman Warned Us About Climate Change 165 Years Ago. Naturally, We Ignored Her 5 janterry Nov 2021 Nov 2021 68 3106
The stench of death 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 17 1872
On this date, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross (D) was elected Governor of WY. First female 0 niyad Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 1008
Magistrate fired over comments to Alexandria Times 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2212
The next normal: The future of medication abortion is at home 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 46 3991
'Wildcat' Review: Go West, Young Lady 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1256
Bolivia: fate of 11-year-old girl raped by family member sparks abortion debate 2 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1386
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1455
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 3 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1384
Here's What It's Like to Flee Texas and Drive 200 Miles for an Abortion 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 11 1847
I was asked to cross post this from the AWPS group 4 icymist Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1720
U.S. women are largely dissatisfied with how they're treated. Most men don't see a problem. 9 Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 2116

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Group decries sentencing of Oklahoma woman for miscarriage 4 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 18 2079
Woman conceived through rape wins award for campaign to convict father 1 janterry Oct 2021 Oct 2021 12 1457
On this date, 1928, Mary Daly was born. Lesbian feminist thealogian, author, 9 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1787
On this date, 1916, Margaret Sanger opened the first family planning clinic in the US. 3 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1509
On this date, 1869, Girton College, Cambridge, became the first residential 0 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 828
Tibetan vlogger Lhamo's killer gets death sentence for brutal live-streamed murder 1 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1561
Husband a 'suspect' as Kenyan athlete Tirop found dead 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1476
Bolsonaro blocks free tampons and pads for disadvantaged women in Brazil 3 Demovictory9 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1590
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 1 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1131
Teens like me just want to feel safe on our CMS campus 1 Celerity Oct 2021 Oct 2021 10 1431
October 11 is UN International Day of the Girl Child, focusing on the challenges 0 niyad Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 954
California will soon require free tampons in public schools 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 11 1710
Feminize Your Canon: Alice Dunbar-Nelson 6 BeckyDem Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1787
womens march in austin this morning 6 rdking647 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 27 1989
Washington Spirit CEO resigns amid reckoning in National Women's Soccer League 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1212
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 6 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 8 1475
NWSL shows how to deliver actual accountability 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1225
Rally in Indy Saturday one of hundreds across nation spurred by Texas anti-abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1116
In solidarity with Women's March, NYC activists rail against Texas abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1095
Rally draws more than 1,000 reproductive rights supporters to Ohio Statehouse 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1041
Every. Single. Woman. 4 Soph0571 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 10 1679
Participants in Tyler march push against new Texas abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 966
UT Students join Women's March at State Capitol 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1225
Cross posted from GD by request 5 Omaha Steve Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1289
The Women's Marches today totaled over 600 cities 3 BigmanPigman Oct 2021 Oct 2021 16 1519
Thousands pour into downtown Dallas to rally for abortion rights and to blast Texas' SB 8 law 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 13 1223
North Carolina's Women's Soccer Team Fires Its Head Coach After He Was Accused Of Sexual Coercion 1 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Oct 2021 4 1589
WOMEN'S MARCH 2021...Oct 2nd...Hundreds of protests Women's March 7 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Oct 2021 13 1556
RepBarbaraLee: Today, I shared for the first time publicly a very difficult personal story 1 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Oct 2021 11 1588
WOMEN'S MARCH 2021...Oct 2nd...Hundreds of protests 4 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1401

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Judge dismisses charges tied to Michigan female genital mutilation case 2 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1723
Washington Spirit Coach Richie Burke Was Fired After An Investigation Into Abuse 0 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1050
As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored 8 RandySF Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1567
UK far right promoting sexual violence against women, report finds 3 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 6 1584
Cisneros Slams Cuellar for Being Only House Democrat to Vote Against Abortion Rights 1 douglas9 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1428
UN experts condemn Texas abortion law as sex discrimination 'at its worst' 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 10 1362
Z Budapest makes page 1 of the LA Times! 6 Hekate Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1816
Ten women and girls killed every day in Mexico, Amnesty report says 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1194
Women and the Coronavirus Crisis 2 Celerity Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1372
Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case 1 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1381
The Other Afghan Women 2 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1825
South Dakota governor orders restrictions on abortion meds 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2021 Sep 2021 11 1656
Alibaba sexual assault case dropped as China police say 'forcible indecency' not a crime 2 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1527
Women's March Oct 2, 2021 protests and events announced 2 BigmanPigman Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1814
@NorahODonnell : Military has failed to address domestic violence, survivors say: 1 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1311
S.1975 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 117th Congress (2021-2022) 5 BeckyDem Sep 2021 Sep 2021 16 2274
Oh, yes, it IS a war! 5 MoonRiver Sep 2021 Sep 2021 22 1606
Alexandria to Honor Suffragists Tortured at Occoquan Workhouse 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Sep 2021 12 1668
The dark side of the pill, as revealed by new research 6 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Sep 2021 2 2302
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 1309
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