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Before Danica Roem, Althea Garrison was the First Trans Woman Elected to a State Legislature in 1992

March 23, 2018

“This is a friendly reminder to keep an accurate account of our history. Black and trans people are often overlooked and actively erased from the history books. Let’s do our part to actively combat that.”

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When ‘Miss’ Meant So Much More: How One Woman Fought Alabama — And Won

March 23, 2018

“She was generally conceded to be the worst-tempered woman in the Nonviolent Movement,” Michaels said. “But she was also an organizer whom others followed to the ends of the earth.”

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26 Years Ago, America Started Talking About Sexual Harassment Thanks To Anita Hill

March 09, 2018

“Hill’s testimony also electrified women in the United States, who for the first time saw someone publicly calling out what so many of them endured in the workplace. She sparked a political movement that led to an increase in the …

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Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex

March 07, 2018

Did you know about his history with Marilyn Monroe? It’s not good.

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How Black Women Have Impacted Feminism Over Time

February 21, 2018

Did you see the animated video? Keep it. Save it. Refer to it!

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How Many More Warrior Women are Missing From the History Books?

February 21, 2018

Talk about herstory.

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Women’s Suffrage Leaders Left Out Black Women

February 14, 2018

Did you know? “While Anthony and Stanton are in history books — and will soon be on the $10 bill — their failure to check what many perceive as their racism worked against Black women who were also denied access to the …

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Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88

February 14, 2018

“Ms. Windsor had originally gone to court simply to obtain a tax refund. But for thousands struggling for gender equality, the stakes went far beyond tax advantages available to married heterosexuals, including Social Security, health care and veterans’ benefits; protection in …

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Historically, Men Translated the Odyssey. Here’s What Happened When a Woman Took the Job.

February 07, 2018

“Part of fighting misogyny in the current world is having a really clear sense of what the structures of thought and the structures of society are that have enabled androcentrism in different cultures, including our own.”

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Linda Nochlin, Trailblazing Feminist Art Historian, Dies at 86

January 03, 2018

“In the field of art history, the white Western male viewpoint, unconsciously accepted as the viewpoint of the art historian, may—and does—prove to be inadequate not merely on moral and ethical grounds, or because it is elitist, but on purely …

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