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Minnie Mouse to wear pantsuit in honor of Women's History Month 6 Demovictory9 Jan 2022 Feb 2022 13 1691
Any type of domestic abuse a 'serious crime' - McEntee 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 991
UK woman cleared by Cyprus court of making up gang rape 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1036
Total abortion ban advances in South Carolina legislature 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1187
Proposed Pa. Constitution amendment to limit abortion access has rights advocates concerned 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1376
Ruth Franklin: Shirley Jackson and the Madness of Mid-Century Womanhood 1 Celerity Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1178
"The Janes": Meet the Women Who Formed a Collective to Provide Safe Abortions Before Roe v. Wade 4 BeckyDem Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1385
Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in US 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1107
Planned Parenthood drops challenge to Lubbock's abortion ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1027
Without money for tampons or pads, some St. Louis students miss school 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1245
A single 6-week visit after having a baby? The U.S. is doing postpartum care all wrong. 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1250
New Metro East call center will help people across the country get abortions 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 13 1156
A world without Roe is, for women, a world of social standing cut in half 8 Nevilledog Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1498
Why ending illegal pregnancy discrimination is so hard 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1269
A Planned Parenthood Was Burned Down. This Is Just the Latest in Knoxville's War Over Abortion 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1231
SC lawmaker proposes removing Sims monument from State House grounds. Here's why 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 994
Portraits of fear and loss: Taliban rule through the eyes of four women in Afghanistan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1284
With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 977
Florida senator files 15-week abortion ban law at start of legislative session 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1095
Defend Abortion Access for All 2 BeckyDem Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1034
Fetal remains law challenged again by Ohio groups 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1128
Ex-paramilitaries stand trial for Guatemala civil war rape of 36 indigenous women 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1661
Abortion rights battle expected during 2022 South Dakota legislative session 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1302
South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1250
Virginia can't undo Equal Rights Amendment approval, outgoing AG says 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1215
27 Year-old woman died one day after cancer diagnosis, symptoms dismissed as 'hormonal' 6 Celerity Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1890
Nebraska senator introduces 'heartbeat' abortion ban, teeing up legislative fight 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 988
GOP lawmakers renew effort to bar Planned Parenthood from Missouri Medicaid program 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1156
Online 'Auction' Is Latest Attack on Muslim Women in India 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1100
Death of young woman after FGM revives calls for ban in Sierra Leone 4 Eugene Dec 2021 Jan 2022 3 1373

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Icelandic women's strike, 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women went on strike (picture) 3 IcyPeas Dec 2021 Jan 2022 12 2000
The Patriarchy Has NEVER Wanted US To Have Solutions. 2 kpete Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1597
Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed 3 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1456
DeWine signs abortion restriction likely to close SW Ohio clinics 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1219
Afghan women, girls fight back against Taliban rule - ABC News 8 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 16 2252
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 995
Guardian: Saving Roe v Wade is not just a US battle but one for women across the Americas 4 abqtommy Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1375
El Paso Planned Parenthood resumes abortion services after 21 months 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1365
Bell Hooks 2 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1356
FDA will permanently allow abortion pills by mail. But that remains a crime in Texas 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1044
The power of some women, I'm telling ya: 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1113
Russia told to pay compensation to woman whose hands were cut off 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1415
Video Of 20-Year-Old Woman Shutting Down A Man Interrupting Her During Zoom Meeting Goes Viral 1 Demovictory9 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 59 4119
Nina Bernstein @NinaBernstein1: 6 in 10 women who have abortions are already mothers, 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1130
I shouldn't post this. It's too negative. But I'm FED UP. 7 ancianita Mar 2021 Dec 2021 15 3452
1917 photo 3 IcyPeas Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 1567
AG Josh Shapiro@: Today, the US Supreme Court had a chance to block an unconstitutional law 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 14 1518
City of Women 0 old as dirt Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1213
Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1361
GQOP Birth Control-Stay Pregnant 3 Praek3 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1596
Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France's highest honours 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 7 1313
Poland plans to set up register of pregnancies to report miscarriages 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1044
How Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers: Very aggressively. 3 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 2092
2021 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards Ceremony celebrates several extraordinary women trailblazers 0 Budi Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 947
Until women demand that either the impregnating man or the state imposing forced production 15 Tumbulu Dec 2021 Dec 2021 20 2275
If You're a Commuter, You Might Want to Avoid the Supreme Court on December 1 10 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2158
Honduras' first female president-elect @XiomaraCastroZ 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 994
School rape culture: 'Her death could have been prevented' 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1643
Clashes as protesters demand end to violence against women 3 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 20 1872
It's not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1238

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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LisaRandall via@NYTimes-70 year old guy decides prison isnt warranted for someone who pleaded guilty 3 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1696
Femicide? Why is that even a word? 3 AndyS Nov 2021 Nov 2021 19 1531
Open Carry Dude Assaults Wife, Kills Two Sons, Keeps Second Amendment Safe 33 niyad Aug 2015 Nov 2021 27 7267
Has anyone seen the pro-life commercials 4 BonnieJW Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 1411
Man who raped four teenagers gets no jail time, judge says: 'Incarceration isn't appropriate' 8 musette_sf Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2121
State legislation tracker: Major Developments in Sexual & Reproductive Health 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1186
A Woman Warned Us About Climate Change 165 Years Ago. Naturally, We Ignored Her 5 janterry Nov 2021 Nov 2021 68 3024
The stench of death 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 17 1775
On this date, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross (D) was elected Governor of WY. First female 0 niyad Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 972
Magistrate fired over comments to Alexandria Times 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2143
The next normal: The future of medication abortion is at home 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 46 3781
'Wildcat' Review: Go West, Young Lady 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1193
Bolivia: fate of 11-year-old girl raped by family member sparks abortion debate 2 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1307
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1372
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 3 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1294
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 1768
I was asked to cross post this from the AWPS group 4 icymist Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1638
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 1976
Group decries sentencing of Oklahoma woman for miscarriage 4 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 18 1998
Woman conceived through rape wins award for campaign to convict father 1 janterry Oct 2021 Oct 2021 12 1407
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