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Israel, Women, and the Wailing Wall »

By Uri Avnery, May 18, 2013

Feminist Jewish women are challenging the orthodoxy.read more

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Anti-Abortion Forces on the March »

By Abby Scher, in the May 2013 issue

In one state after the other, they are undoing Roe v. Wade.read more

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Obama Pushes Back Against Attacks on Women's Health »

By Ruth Conniff, April 26, 2013

He firmly defended Planned Parenthood and stood up for a woman’s right to choose.read more

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States should not curb health care for women »

By Cecile Richards, April 11, 2013

It’s a shame that in the states where the need for health care is greatest, the efforts to further restrict it are the fiercest.read more

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On Equal Pay Day, let’s honor women »

By Linda Meric, April 9, 2013

April 9 is Equal Pay Day, and for the first time in many years, the weekly earnings gap is widening for all women.read more

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Anti-Abortion Assault by State

April 4, 2013

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Women in trades still waiting for fairness »

By Susan Eisenberg, April 3, 2013

Thirty-five years ago on April 7, President Carter issued federal regulations that opened construction jobs and trade apprenticeships to women.read more

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From Our Archives: A Woman On the Senate Floor »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 23, 2013

Today, there are twenty women in the U.S. Senate, the most in our country's history. But in 1950, there was only one — Margaret Chase Smith.read more

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It's official: “Seneca Falls, Selma, and Stonewall,” is now available for purchase! »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 9, 2013

This title kicks off our Hidden History series of e-books, which highlights buried treasures from the magazine's archives.read more

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Sad News on International Women's Day

March 8, 2013

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International Women’s Day »

By Candace C. Coffman, March 8, 2013

On this International Women’s Day, let’s pressure our government to attack poverty that disproportionately affects rural women and to promote policies that bring justice for all.read more

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Why I Drove My Car on Women’s Day in Saudi Arabia »

By Wajeha al-Huwaider, March 8, 2013

We were five women who launched a campaign for women’s driving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.read more

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Happy Women's History Month! »

By Erik Lorenzsonn, March 5, 2013

100 years ago, The Progressive argued for women's right to vote and hold office.read more

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In the Shadow of Dr. Tiller »

By Terry Tempest Williams, March 2013 issue

Each of the doctors has paid a price.read more

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Remembering a landmark book 50 years later »

By Annie Laurie Gaylor, February 19, 2013

Tuesday, Feb. 19, marks the half-century anniversary of the publication of a book that changed women’s lives. The book was “The Feminine Mystique,” written by Smith College graduate Betty Friedan.read more

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June 2013

Preserving Our Home on Earth

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