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more about reduced scale pianos. here's where u can get 1 now. 0 mopinko May 2024 May 2024 3 847
a matter of equality- reduced size piano keyboards. updated. 2 mopinko May 2024 May 2024 4 1136
🔥As Senator Katie Britt proposes a national data base of pregnant women, a historical reminder of Romania 13 Hekate May 2024 May 2024 29 4235
On This Day: FDA approves "the pill", providing greater reproductive freedom to American women - May 9, 1960 3 jgo May 2024 May 2024 10 1063
On This Day: Joan of Arc transcends gender roles at Orleans, gaining recognition as savior of France - May 8, 1429 4 jgo May 2024 May 2024 10 1148
June 24: Strike, Buy Nothing, Wear Red 3 Geechie May 2024 May 2024 10 1548
after Roe fell, Red River Women's clinic GoFunded $1million to move from N. Dakota to Minn. Here is their update 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2024 May 2024 27 1394
Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for 'support' of women's rights 3 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 3 1101
Bangladesh 'Tiger Widows': Ostracised, Blamed for Husbands Death, Superstition; Climate Crisis 5 appalachiablue May 2024 May 2024 7 1272
Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban 1 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1401
Alone in a bathroom: The fear and uncertainty of a post-Roe medication abortion 4 littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1662
Firearms and Gender-Based Violence Focus Survey 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 Apr 2024 6 1481
Don't Say Rape: How the Book Banning Movement Is Censoring Sexual Violence (trigger warning) 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 1623
'Over my dead body', say Gambian mothers amid efforts to lift FGM ban 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1550
Women's Status Is Declining in the United States 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 9 1473
A Thousand Little Moments: The Insidious Loss of Women's Freedom to Christian Nationalism 0 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1408
The Taliban Leader's Order to Resume Public Stoning of Afghan Women Must Serve as an Urgent Call to End Gender Aparthei 0 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1378
The Terrifying Global Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement (trigger warning) 0 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1322
Gestational Slavery and Human Trafficking WaPo Puff Piece 2 musette_sf Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1428
On This Day: Sanger's birth control league incorporated, evolves into Planned Parenthood - Apr. 5, 1922 4 jgo Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1566
On This Day: 300 armed women lead Richmond bread riot - Apr. 2, 1863 5 jgo Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1894
This monument has been missing from the Mall far too long - Blackburn, Hyde-Smith, Lummis, Britt - WaPo 1 question everything Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1652
Taliban to return to stoning women to death for adultery 12 shenmue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2180
Outrage as UN picks Saudi Arabia to head women's rights commission - DW News 8 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1944
Two book suggestions for women 3 RSherman Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1720
Her City, Her Rules: Celebrating Black Women at the Helm of America's Largest Cities - From Lauren's Blog 0 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 1197
On This Day: "Tyranny from the bench"- SC sides with judge who ordered forced sterilization - Mar. 28, 1978 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2647
Bolivian women taking up lucha libre in response to violence from men 1 Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1655
'Tip of the iceberg': US self-managed abortions soar post-Roe, study shows 2 Nevilledog Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1553
Afghan Women Will be Stoned to Death for Adultery, Declares Taliban Leader Akhundzada in New Audio 11 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 2029

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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On This Day: Locked factory doors fire tragedy spurs reforms and women's union movement - Mar. 25, 1911 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1385
I originally put this in GD 13 moniss Mar 2024 Mar 2024 31 2201
West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 1780
The Enforcement of Patriarchy -- "A protest that is agreeable to the oppressor will not end oppression." 5 ancianita Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 1778
On This Day: A step forward from feudalism, a devastating step back for women and slavery - Mar. 21, 1804 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 1597
Nearly 6 million U.S. women became pregnant due to sexual violence 4 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Mar 2024 10 4424
Knowing About Our Bodies - Black Women's Health - From Lauren's Blog 2 qwlauren35 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1608
Stay Mad: Don't let them normalize post-Roe horrors 2 Nevilledog Mar 2024 Mar 2024 12 1636
Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says 6 BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 Mar 2024 9 1689
T/F: Males Are Larger Than Females 2 SorellaLaBefana Mar 2024 Mar 2024 8 1658
A meeting of the UN body promoting equality for women starts with 5 male speakers 6 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1532
Iran is responsible for the 'physical violence' that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1361
Dramatic rise in women and girls being cut, new FGM data reveals 3 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1678
On This Day: Intl Women's Day history features women's activism in Russia, other countries - Mar. 8, 1917 1 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1362
International Women's Day, observed as an official holiday in many 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1253
Project 2025: The Right's Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women 9 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1859
Indigenous Bolivian women take up taekwondo against gender-based violence 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1419
The UK's grooming gangs and the lessons never learned (trigger warning) 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1520
CVS and Walgreens Set to Dispense Mifepristone: A Game-Changer in Abortion Access 0 niyad Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1412
On This Day: Frances Perkins, Architect of Social Security/New Deal takes office - Mar. 4, 1933 0 jgo Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1549
Virginia Hall, WW2 Spy in Nazi-Occup. France, Most Decorated Female Civilian: Women's History Month 1 appalachiablue Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1437
sign a petition i made please if you want 2 PrincessMorgan Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1482
Ranting time question--Are most American women already living in a Christian theocracy? 3 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 2040
"American Cassandra: the life of Dorothy Thompson," book by Peter Kurth 1 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1641
On This Day: Betty Friedan draws large numbers of new supporters to feminist cause - Feb. 19, 1963 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 1606
There's A Key Difference Between The Chores Men And Women Take On 5 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1917
S9:E4 (The Attack on Women's Healthcare, Abortion & Contraception) 1 Across-the-Desk Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1433
Susan B Anthony "Failure Is Impossible" 15 February 1820 - March 13, 1906 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2024 3 1961
On This Day: Protest movement started due to women's word counting half of men's endures - Feb. 12, 1983 2 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1585
On This Day: Murder of rape target sparks protests against violence towards women - Feb. 11, 2015 1 jgo Feb 2024 Feb 2024 8 1675

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Rape Threats, Misogynist Slurs, Sexual Harassment and Doxing: How Online Abuse Is Used to Intimidate, Discredit and Sil 2 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 12 2008
'Deliver Us From Evil': Rape, Reproductive Coercion and the Catholic Church (trigger warning) 1 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1658
With maternal mortality and preterm birth rates at an all time high, reversal of Roe is a major factor 0 niyad Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1405
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone 7 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 15 2000
Have any of you ever done victim advocacy? 4 TSExile Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1658
Barbie discovers the patriarchy Pt. 2 12 niyad Jan 2024 Feb 2024 11 1991
'I can't face how much she suffered': Argentina femicides at record high as Milei dilutes protections 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 Jan 2024 13 1873
'Stop killing us!': Thousands march to protest against femicide in Kenya 2 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1822
On This Day: Iceland legalizes clinical abortions - Jan. 28, 1935 0 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1749
Reproductive Healthcare 51 Years After Roe: Unreachable Abortion Clinics, Chaos and Countrywide Confusion 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1663
Taliban Leader: Afghan Women's Rights "have been fully Secured." 1 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1501
When 15 States Opt Out of a Summer Food Program, Community Organizations Must Fill in the Gaps 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1667
Far-Right Players Behind Latest Attacks on Abortion in Emergencies (FUCK THE GODDAMNED WOMAN-HATERS) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 1511
International Day of Education requires us to fight for women's education everywhere. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has d 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1553
Not One Woman on the List (COP29) 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1453
Taylor Swift Shows Us What's Coming Next In Gender and Tech (deepfake porn) - And Advocates Should Be Concerned 2 usonian Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1973
A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe 9 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 1990
AZ: Women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections 1 RandySF Jan 2024 Jan 2024 10 1866
The truth behind organized religious opposition to Roe and abortion 2 Timeflyer Jan 2024 Jan 2024 21 1877
On This Day: Women's March largest single-day protest in U.S. history - Jan. 21, 2017 4 jgo Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1706
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