To create life was to both bless and burden the body that carried it. By Matthew A....
Women
Reproductive rights are often reduced to slogans and court cases. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In...
Women carved out spaces for ritual, healing, and survival — often in defiance of the systems that...
Why the silence around men in abortion discourse perpetuates injustice and undermines real reproductive freedom. By Matthew...
Pregnancy evolved from a feared consequence of sin to a celebrated pillar of civic virtue — but...
Bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous. By Kavitha SuranaReporterProPublica By Lizzie...
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions. Introduction...
Women were active participants in agriculture, urban crafts, trade, and services. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Policy must support working women to uplift families and the economy overall. By Kennedy AndaraResearch AssociateThe Center...
Fuller had long felt trapped between two competing impulses. By Dr. Randall FullerHerman Melville Distinguished Professor of...
They are leveraging authoritarian mechanisms to achieve their aims. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the...
Even before they were granted suffrage, women were making political history as elected officials. By Jessica KutzClimate...
These doctors are playing a critical role in keeping abortion somewhat accessible. By Rosemary WestwoodPublic Health ReporterWWNO...
The ways in which women a century ago were claiming more autonomy. By Stephanie GortonAuthor A full...
Maternal mortality rates are 62% higher in states with abortion bans or severe restrictions. By Matthew A....
Women have dealt with gatekeeping of their body parts and pleasure for centuries. By Dr. Helen KingProfessor...
There are profound threats toward the universal right to bodily autonomy. By Raquel WillisActivist and Author On...
What does it really mean to be powerful as a woman today? For generations, femininity was framed...
Bicycles took American consumers by storm in the 1890s. Introduction Although it seems very unlikely, bicycles had...
Bharat Mata and the difficult relationship of nation, gender, religion, and citizenship in South Asia. By Dr....
Her character still casts resounding echoes in both myths and history. By Dr. Nathalie ChoubinehIndependent Researcher in...
The cases test statutes known as shield laws. By Shefali LuthraReproductive Health ReporterThe 19th Introduction Since the...
Of primary importance for many Neopagans is the triple goddess. Introduction As we approach Mother’s Day, many...
Births are forced even when a pregnancy cannot possibly result in a liveborn baby. Infant mortality rates...
The study of childhood is in fact the study of a given culture’s construction of childhood. Introduction...
There has been a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy. By Lizzie PresserReporterProPublica By Andrea...
Preventing pregnancy is a deeply personal decision influenced by various factors. Whether you’re waiting for the right...
States could see huge economic implications. By Shefali LuthraReproductive Health ReporterThe 19th Tens of thousands of young...
Nightingale embarked for the Crimea on 21 October 1854 with thirty-eight nurses. Florence Nightingale was born on...
Medication abortion is overwhelmingly safe and effective. By Kate Kelly, J.D.Senior Director, Women’s InitiativeThe Center for American...