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Nov 12, 2023

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Feminism & Gender

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Modern Women

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Kathy Ayers

The Pro-Choice Argument Should Start When Clothes Are Still On

Sometimes ‘choice’ means ‘no choice.’

Nov 12, 2023

The Pro-Choice Argument Should Start When Clothes Are Still On

Nov 12, 2023

Lina AbiRafeh

Women in Morocco after the earthquake: there’s nothing natural about this disaster

On 8 September 2023, Morocco was hit by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake — the most powerful earthquake the country has experienced in over 100…

Sep 15, 2023

Women in Morocco after the earthquake: there’s nothing natural about this disaster

Sep 15, 2023

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Liberty

by

Y.L. Wolfe

Are Angry Female Breakup Songs Meaningless? Or Are These Women Righting Romantic Wrongs?

The magic of music, heartbreak, and a woman’s love

Aug 23, 2023

Are Angry Female Breakup Songs Meaningless? Or Are These Women Righting Romantic Wrongs?

Aug 23, 2023

In

Liberty

by

Y.L. Wolfe

I’m 47 Years Old and Just Bought My First String Bikini

The joys and pains of reclaiming your body in middle age

Jul 19, 2023

I’m 47 Years Old and Just Bought My First String Bikini

Jul 19, 2023

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Modern Women

by

Julie Hall

Goodbye Breast, Hello Half-Flat Chest

Can any good come from this good-bye?

Jul 14, 2023

A top down view of 2 breast shaped cupcakes on a white plate, one with a nipple and one with a mastectomy scar

Jul 14, 2023

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The Narrative Arc

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June Kirri

Mommy, I’m Screwed Up and It’s All Your Fault

On the detrimental effects of raising a child in an abusive environment.

Jul 7, 2023

Mommy, I’m Screwed Up and It’s All Your Fault

Jul 7, 2023

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Modern Women

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Nerdishwrites

Goodbye To The Girl Who Never Lived

Living for others is not the same as living for yourself

Jul 7, 2023

Goodbye To The Girl Who Never Lived

Jul 7, 2023

In

Liberty

by

Y.L. Wolfe

Can We Talk About Women’s Loneliness Crisis for a Moment?

I promise, if you would just listen, this would solve your problem, too…

Jul 5, 2023

Can We Talk About Women’s Loneliness Crisis for a Moment?

Jul 5, 2023

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Liberty

by

Y.L. Wolfe

Just Another Middle-Aged Woman Grieving the Twenty Years She Wasted Trying to Find a Husband

And feeling grateful that I found myself, instead

Apr 21, 2023

Just Another Middle-Aged Woman Grieving the Twenty Years She Wasted Trying to Find a Husband

Apr 21, 2023

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Curated Newsletters

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Katherine Myrestad

Modern Interpretations of Virginia Woolf’s ‘A Room of One’s Own

A guiding light for women writers juggling multiple roles in today’s fast-paced world

Jun 28, 2023

Modern Interpretations of Virginia Woolf’s ‘A Room of One’s Own

Jun 28, 2023

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History of Women

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Linda Caroll

3000 Years Ago One Doctor Called All Women Crazy And It Stuck

Most women don’t even know the one woman who made sure we can’t be medicated without consent anymore

Jun 26, 2023

3000 Years Ago One Doctor Called All Women Crazy And It Stuck

Jun 26, 2023

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Bitchy

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June Kirri

Four Ways Menstruation Is Still Being Used To Punish and Oppress Women

And it’s even happening in the world’s most powerful country, the United States.

Jun 26, 2023

Four Ways Menstruation Is Still Being Used To Punish and Oppress Women

Jun 26, 2023

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Modern Women

by

Nerdishwrites

The Privilege of Being Someone’s Burdensome Baggage

For those who know how it feels to be a burden

Jun 23, 2023

The Privilege of Being Someone’s Burdensome Baggage

Jun 23, 2023

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Age of Empathy

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Mercedes O'Leary

I Thought Someone Walked Away With My Child at the Swimming Pool

Violence often happens in plain sight

May 19, 2022

Black and white photo of a blond woman crying with tears rolling down her face.

May 19, 2022

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Bitchy

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Alice Cutler

Why the Fertility Community is Livid About the Abortion Ban

One group of women you don’t hear enough from — those who can’t conceive.

Apr 20, 2023

My Body My Choice poster

Apr 20, 2023

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Modern Women

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Heidi Thompson

I Delivered A Healthy Baby. So Why Am I Grieving?

A valuable lesson I learned in my postpartum journey

Apr 14, 2023

I Delivered A Healthy Baby. So Why Am I Grieving?

Apr 14, 2023

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The Honest Perspective

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE

Masculine Displays of Confidence

There are two types of confidence, one that repels and one that attracts

Mar 1, 2022

Masculine Displays of Confidence

Mar 1, 2022

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