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On This Day: Sanger's birth control league incorporated, evolves into Planned Parenthood - Apr. 5, 1922 4 jgo Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 2077
On This Day: 300 armed women lead Richmond bread riot - Apr. 2, 1863 5 jgo Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 2502
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 1965
Taliban to return to stoning women to death for adultery 12 shenmue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 3129
Outrage as UN picks Saudi Arabia to head women's rights commission - DW News 8 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 2578
Two book suggestions for women 3 RSherman Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2303
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 1474
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 2997
Bolivian women taking up lucha libre in response to violence from men 1 Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2035
'Tip of the iceberg': US self-managed abortions soar post-Roe, study shows 2 Nevilledog Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1891
Afghan Women Will be Stoned to Death for Adultery, Declares Taliban Leader Akhundzada in New Audio 11 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2862
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 1732
I originally put this in GD 13 moniss Mar 2024 Mar 2024 31 3135
West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 2044
The Enforcement of Patriarchy -- "A protest that is agreeable to the oppressor will not end oppression." 5 ancianita Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 2285
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 2065
Nearly 6 million U.S. women became pregnant due to sexual violence 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Mar 2024 10 4931
Knowing About Our Bodies - Black Women's Health - From Lauren's Blog 2 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1991
Stay Mad: Don't let them normalize post-Roe horrors 2 Nevilledog Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 2031
Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says 6 BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 2262
T/F: Males Are Larger Than Females 2 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 2021
A meeting of the UN body promoting equality for women starts with 5 male speakers 6 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 2071
Iran is responsible for the 'physical violence' that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1673
Dramatic rise in women and girls being cut, new FGM data reveals 3 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2066
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 1701
International Women's Day, observed as an official holiday in many 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1505
Project 2025: The Right's Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women 9 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 2590
Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1706
The UK's grooming gangs and the lessons never learned (trigger warning) 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1862
CVS and Walgreens Set to Dispense Mifepristone: A Game-Changer in Abortion Access 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1689

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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On This Day: Frances Perkins, Architect of Social Security/New Deal takes office - Mar. 4, 1933 0 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1880
Virginia Hall, WW2 Spy in Nazi-Occup. France, Most Decorated Female Civilian: Women's History Month 1 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1808
sign a petition i made please if you want 2 PrincessMorgan Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1936
Ranting time question--Are most American women already living in a Christian theocracy? 3 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 2498
"American Cassandra: the life of Dorothy Thompson," book by Peter Kurth 1 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1955
On This Day: Betty Friedan draws large numbers of new supporters to feminist cause - Feb. 19, 1963 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 1997
There's A Key Difference Between The Chores Men And Women Take On 5 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2594
S9:E4 (The Attack on Women's Healthcare, Abortion & Contraception) 1 Across-the-Desk Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1791
Susan B Anthony "Failure Is Impossible" 15 February 1820 - March 13, 1906 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2024 3 2438
On This Day: Protest movement started due to women's word counting half of men's endures - Feb. 12, 1983 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 2017
On This Day: Murder of rape target sparks protests against violence towards women - Feb. 11, 2015 1 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 2030
Rape Threats, Misogynist Slurs, Sexual Harassment and Doxing: How Online Abuse Is Used to Intimidate, Discredit and Sil 2 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 12 2509
'Deliver Us From Evil': Rape, Reproductive Coercion and the Catholic Church (trigger warning) 1 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2020
With maternal mortality and preterm birth rates at an all time high, reversal of Roe is a major factor 0 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1695
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone 7 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 15 2552
Have any of you ever done victim advocacy? 4 TSExile Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2146
Barbie discovers the patriarchy Pt. 2 12 niyad Jan 2024 Feb 2024 11 2955
'I can't face how much she suffered': Argentina femicides at record high as Milei dilutes protections 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 13 2258
'Stop killing us!': Thousands march to protest against femicide in Kenya 2 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2223
On This Day: Iceland legalizes clinical abortions - Jan. 28, 1935 0 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 2053
Reproductive Healthcare 51 Years After Roe: Unreachable Abortion Clinics, Chaos and Countrywide Confusion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1979
Taliban Leader: Afghan Women's Rights "have been fully Secured." 1 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1918
When 15 States Opt Out of a Summer Food Program, Community Organizations Must Fill in the Gaps 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1965
Far-Right Players Behind Latest Attacks on Abortion in Emergencies (FUCK THE GODDAMNED WOMAN-HATERS) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1832
International Day of Education requires us to fight for women's education everywhere. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has d 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1901
Not One Woman on the List (COP29) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1768
Taylor Swift Shows Us What's Coming Next In Gender and Tech (deepfake porn) - And Advocates Should Be Concerned 2 usonian Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 2339
A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe 9 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 3202
AZ: Women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections 1 RandySF Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 2230
The truth behind organized religious opposition to Roe and abortion 2 Timeflyer Jan 2024 Jan 2024 21 2221

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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On This Day: Women's March largest single-day protest in U.S. history - Jan. 21, 2017 4 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 2315
El Salvador woman freed after abortion conviction 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1617
Barefoot and Pregnant, Gwen Levey and the Breakdown (Official) 22 littlemissmartypants Jan 2024 Jan 2024 162 10205
Taliban arrest women for 'bad hijab' in the first dress code crackdown since their return to power 3 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2108
Donald Trump: more than just a 'pageant creep' - a SELF CONFESSED molester, accused of and/or found guilty of... 5 B.See Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 3250
Documentary 'Yours in Freedom, Bill Baird' Explores the Fight for Birth Control Access and the Road Ahead 4 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 2471
Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1608
Britney Spears's Case Exposed a Systemic History of Reproductive Control 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1366
'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth (possible trigger warning) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 3029
Six Things You May Not Know About Abortion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 12 1395
Britney Spears and the Punishment of Women's Pain 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2965
"Prior to 1821, abortions were generally accessible and were often performed by midwives, as well as doctors. .......... 0 riversedge Jan 2024 Jan 2024 11 2301
Woman paraded naked: A familiar headline in India 9 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 19 2917
Criminalisation of victims of male violence needs to end - everywhere 1 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1997
California's New Gender-Neutral Toy Law Revives a 50-Year Feminist Fight 1 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1783
Empowering Change and Building Women's Power: On the Ground at the Reykjavk Global Forum 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1963
Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM* survivors in Kenya 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 13 1847
The False Promise of Split-Shift Parenting 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 5 1021
When Any Birth Outcome Can Be a Criminal One 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 1449
'100 Years, Not One More': ERA Advocates Rally on Centennial Anniversary 0 niyad Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 1681
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