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Period Talk

…distancing themselves from the idea that getting and having a period is something to hide and deny, taking advantage of a new openness around menstruation to be more open about…

Faith on the March

…says of the threat to women’s reproductive freedoms, “is discrimination against women. The grandmother Alene was named after marched on Washington with Martin Luther King, so political activism is a…

Women to Watch During the Next 18 Years

…Jews in Indiana lobbying at the State House for such issues as .separation of church and state and reproductive rights. “We’ve continuously got a fight on our hands here because…

Happening

…produced by Equal Shot productions, $11.50 from The Center for Reproductive Law & Policy, 120 Wall St., NY, NY 10005; (212)514-5534×204; fax (212)514-5538; www.crlp.org Eyesontheprize.org reaches out to women who…

From the Editor

…women are still grossly under represented, under recognized, underestimated and underpaid. But we can see major, significant change. Examples: Women’s reproductive freedoms are threatened and the National Abortion Rights Action…

How I Got My Town to Offer Free Menstrual Products

…as sexual and reproductive healthcare, have been stigmatized for far too long. This comes with consequences. For decades, period stigma has barred menstruating people from proper healthcare, adequate economic support,…

From the Editor

…pregnancy test— could be confiscated. • Life-saving stem cell research would likely be outlawed. • The future of reproductive rights hangs in the balance. Roe V Wade may be overturned…

Learning from Baltimore’s Jewish Female Elders

…women speak out about their roles in Jewish education, politics, reproductive rights, commerce, philanthropy, violence prevention, race relations, and more. Some of the women here—like Shoshana Shoubin Cardin, the first…

The Monstrous-Feminine in Jewish Tradition

What stories does Jewish tradition tell about women who challenge boundaries? Eve, punished for desiring knowledge by having her reproductive capacity become a source of pain, and Lilith, who chose…