An enduring struggle for communities of color, infant mortality is a major issue especially for pregnant Black women and their […]
Texas A&M, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Academic Common Sense
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but at least it keeps my fingers on the keys, not scratching my head […]
Miscarriage is a Crime Again
In 1650, a young, single English servant named Anne Greene miscarried into the privy and did not tell anyone. We […]
Our Bodies, Our Decisions: A Response to Andrew Sullivan’s NYT Essay
In a recent New York Times, author Andrew Sullivan, a conservative British-American political commentator and former editor of The New […]
Family Abolition: How we Survive the Disasters to Come
On July 8th, 2024, Hurricane Beryl touched down in southeast Texas. I was back home in Houston after graduating from […]
Politics in Practice: A Review of Judith A. Houck, Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement (U Chicago Press, 2024)
In Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement (University of Chicago Press, 2024) Judith A. Houck provides a […]
Periods on the Table: Taking stock of the menstrual equity movement in Canada
In Canada, it seems that “period” is no longer a dirty word. Since the Canadian Menstruators pushed to remove the […]
Man vs. Bear? TikTok as a Platform for Contemporary Feminist Consciousness Raising
Trigger Warning: Mention of gender-based violence In the spring of 2024, millions of TikTok users weighed in on a seemingly […]
Interview with Elizabeth Garner Masarik on her book, The Sentimental State: How Women-Led Reform Built the American Welfare State (University of Georgia Press, 2024)
I got the chance to speak with historian Elizabeth Garner Masarik about her new book The Sentimental State: How Women-Led […]
Y’all Means All: Past and Present LGBTQ+ Rights in the South
While major metropolitan areas, such as New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, are commonly thought of as hubs […]
