Rewire News Group

Black Women’s Suffrage Has Always Been a Matter of Life and Death

Anoa Changa

Black women fought—and still fight—for universal suffrage as a part of efforts to dismantle systemic racism and protect Black lives.

[Photo: Demonstrators carry a sign reading

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Key Moments in the 100-Year Fight for Women to Vote

Kate Kelly

Ratification of the 19th Amendment capped a nearly century-long fight that carries on today with the push for the Equal Rights Amendment.

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How to Make the Promise of Suffrage a Reality

Kate Kelly

One hundred years after ratification of the 19th Amendment, another constitutional amendment is poised to finish the job.

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Denying Abortion Coverage Is Not a Religious Value

Sheila Katz, Sara Hutchinson Ratcliffe & Rev. Katey Zeh

We must ensure that each of us has quality health care, encompassing the full range of reproductive health-care options, including abortion.

[Photo: A young Muslim person holds a mug in one hand and a pill in the other. She looks hesitant.]

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Fearmongering Headlines About COVID-19 and Birth Control Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Martha Kempner

The last thing we need right now are alarmist headlines suggesting contraceptives and COVID-19 are a deadly combo.

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Betsy DeVos’ Sexual Assault Rules Won’t Protect Teens Like Us

Zoey Brewer & Celia Ziliak

If the new Title IX rule goes into effect on Friday, student survivors will bear the brunt of an education system that is willing to sweep sexual violence under the rug.

[Photo: Outside of North Paulding High School]

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You Can’t Try to Kill Students and Expect Them to Be Quiet About It

Lisa Needham

Students’ rights to free speech don't stop at the schoolhouse doors. Just ask the Supreme Court.

[Photo: Betsy DeVos speaking at the podium with Mike Pence behind her]

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New Campus Sexual Assault Rule Only Pretends to Protect Students

Naina Agrawal-Hardin & Jemie Fofanah

Betsy DeVos is creating a system that will leave student survivors without recourse and make campuses less safe.

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With Kamala Harris as Biden’s Vice Presidential Pick, Our Time Is Now

Alencia Johnson

Harris is the first Black woman at the top of a major party ticket. The first Asian American. The first graduate of a historically black college or university.

[Photo: An illustration of a person with long hair experiencing menstrual symptoms.]

Sex

Supreme Court Decision on Birth Control Is a Threat to Women With Chronic Illness

Jillian Goltzman

Last month’s Supreme Court ruling in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania was a callous attack on the health of chronically ill people.

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