women’s rights
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Police attack peaceful protesters in Yemen
Calling for the removal of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, thousands of peaceful female protesters marched on Taiz, Yemen on…
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Honoring the women workers of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, a century later
Remembering the working women who perished 100 years ago, on March 25, 1911, in the tragic fire of the Triangle…
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Women stand against war on International Women’s Day in Los Angeles
Nearly 100 protesters and activists gathered on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8 to protest the…
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Women’s right to choose under assault in Wichita, Kan.
A Kansas state judge has issued a restraining order preventing Dr. Mila Means from providing abortion services in Wichita, where…
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Right-wing relaunches crusade against women’s rights
Every year, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, determined activists appears on the steps of the Supreme Court to…
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WikiLeaks and the political use of the rape charge
The unprecedented international manhunt for Julian Assange on rape allegations is unprecedented and demonstrates that other motives were at play.
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Equality for women, LGBT requires militant, unified struggle
Following is a talk given in a panel titled "Fighting to win: How to defeat immigrant bashing, anti-LGBT bigotry, Islamophobia…
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Equality for women, LGBT requires militant, unified struggle
Following is a talk given in a panel titled "Fighting to win: How to defeat immigrant bashing, anti-LGBT bigotry, Islamophobia…
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Obama administration further restricts abortion access
The department of Health and Human Services announced July 15 that abortion services would not be covered in states' "high…
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Kagan likely to move Supreme Court further right
On May 10, President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan, the current U.S. solicitor general, to fill a vacancy on the…
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