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Today's Google doodle - Toni Stone. First woman to play regularly American pro baseball 3 Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1059
That's How It Works When You're a Woman on the Internet 1 Nevilledog Feb 2022 Feb 2022 14 1032
Minnie Mouse to wear pantsuit in honor of Women's History Month 6 Demovictory9 Jan 2022 Feb 2022 13 1698
Any type of domestic abuse a 'serious crime' - McEntee 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 995
UK woman cleared by Cyprus court of making up gang rape 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1042
Total abortion ban advances in South Carolina legislature 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1197
Proposed Pa. Constitution amendment to limit abortion access has rights advocates concerned 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1390
Ruth Franklin: Shirley Jackson and the Madness of Mid-Century Womanhood 1 Celerity Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1189
"The Janes": Meet the Women Who Formed a Collective to Provide Safe Abortions Before Roe v. Wade 4 BeckyDem Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1399
Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in US 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1115
Planned Parenthood drops challenge to Lubbock's abortion ban 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1032
Without money for tampons or pads, some St. Louis students miss school 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1252
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 1256
New Metro East call center will help people across the country get abortions 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 13 1166
A world without Roe is, for women, a world of social standing cut in half 8 Nevilledog Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1524
Why ending illegal pregnancy discrimination is so hard 0 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1280
A Planned Parenthood Was Burned Down. This Is Just the Latest in Knoxville's War Over Abortion 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1242
SC lawmaker proposes removing Sims monument from State House grounds. Here's why 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1001
Portraits of fear and loss: Taliban rule through the eyes of four women in Afghanistan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1290
With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 982
Florida senator files 15-week abortion ban law at start of legislative session 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1102
Defend Abortion Access for All 2 BeckyDem Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1041
Fetal remains law challenged again by Ohio groups 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1134
Ex-paramilitaries stand trial for Guatemala civil war rape of 36 indigenous women 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1670
Abortion rights battle expected during 2022 South Dakota legislative session 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1308
South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 1260
Virginia can't undo Equal Rights Amendment approval, outgoing AG says 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1222
27 Year-old woman died one day after cancer diagnosis, symptoms dismissed as 'hormonal' 6 Celerity Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1908
Nebraska senator introduces 'heartbeat' abortion ban, teeing up legislative fight 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 999
GOP lawmakers renew effort to bar Planned Parenthood from Missouri Medicaid program 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1165

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Online 'Auction' Is Latest Attack on Muslim Women in India 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1111
Death of young woman after FGM revives calls for ban in Sierra Leone 4 Eugene Dec 2021 Jan 2022 3 1383
Icelandic women's strike, 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women went on strike (picture) 3 IcyPeas Dec 2021 Jan 2022 12 2010
The Patriarchy Has NEVER Wanted US To Have Solutions. 2 kpete Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1610
Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed 3 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1464
DeWine signs abortion restriction likely to close SW Ohio clinics 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1224
Afghan women, girls fight back against Taliban rule - ABC News 8 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 16 2268
Coalition pushing for equal pay law to be considered by Mississippi legislature in upcoming session 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1004
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 1390
El Paso Planned Parenthood resumes abortion services after 21 months 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1380
Bell Hooks 2 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1364
FDA will permanently allow abortion pills by mail. But that remains a crime in Texas 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1049
The power of some women, I'm telling ya: 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1120
Russia told to pay compensation to woman whose hands were cut off 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1424
Video Of 20-Year-Old Woman Shutting Down A Man Interrupting Her During Zoom Meeting Goes Viral 1 Demovictory9 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 59 4126
Nina Bernstein @NinaBernstein1: 6 in 10 women who have abortions are already mothers, 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1142
I shouldn't post this. It's too negative. But I'm FED UP. 7 ancianita Mar 2021 Dec 2021 15 3473
1917 photo 3 IcyPeas Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 1579
AG Josh Shapiro@: Today, the US Supreme Court had a chance to block an unconstitutional law 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 14 1531
City of Women 0 old as dirt Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1218
Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1369
GQOP Birth Control-Stay Pregnant 3 Praek3 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1610
Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France's highest honours 0 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 7 1323
Poland plans to set up register of pregnancies to report miscarriages 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1052
How Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Are Attempting to Discredit Her Accusers: Very aggressively. 3 BeckyDem Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 2106
2021 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards Ceremony celebrates several extraordinary women trailblazers 0 Budi Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 954
Until women demand that either the impregnating man or the state imposing forced production 15 Tumbulu Dec 2021 Dec 2021 20 2305
If You're a Commuter, You Might Want to Avoid the Supreme Court on December 1 10 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2176
Honduras' first female president-elect @XiomaraCastroZ 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1004
School rape culture: 'Her death could have been prevented' 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1654

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Clashes as protesters demand end to violence against women 3 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 20 1882
It's not just Peng. China is cracking down on MeToo movement 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1245
LisaRandall via@NYTimes-70 year old guy decides prison isnt warranted for someone who pleaded guilty 3 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 1713
Femicide? Why is that even a word? 3 AndyS Nov 2021 Nov 2021 19 1546
Open Carry Dude Assaults Wife, Kills Two Sons, Keeps Second Amendment Safe 33 niyad Aug 2015 Nov 2021 27 7351
Has anyone seen the pro-life commercials 4 BonnieJW Nov 2021 Nov 2021 7 1421
Man who raped four teenagers gets no jail time, judge says: 'Incarceration isn't appropriate' 8 musette_sf Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2140
State legislation tracker: Major Developments in Sexual & Reproductive Health 0 BeckyDem Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1198
A Woman Warned Us About Climate Change 165 Years Ago. Naturally, We Ignored Her 5 janterry Nov 2021 Nov 2021 68 3038
The stench of death 5 Judi Lynn Nov 2021 Nov 2021 17 1793
On this date, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross (D) was elected Governor of WY. First female 0 niyad Nov 2021 Nov 2021 4 975
Magistrate fired over comments to Alexandria Times 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 2153
The next normal: The future of medication abortion is at home 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 46 3807
'Wildcat' Review: Go West, Young Lady 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1203
Bolivia: fate of 11-year-old girl raped by family member sparks abortion debate 2 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 1326
Organizers Plan For Post-Roe Mississippi With Self-Managed Abortion Education 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 7 1392
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 3 AndyS Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 1311
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 1776
I was asked to cross post this from the AWPS group 4 icymist Oct 2021 Oct 2021 9 1651
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 1998
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