Articles
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Fighting Back Over Leaning In: HBO’s Big Little Lies as a Lesson in Feminist Solidarity
As powerful men continue to fall in the wake of the viral #metoo movement, and…
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Catholic Women, “Family Values,” and Republican Politics: An Interview with Stacie Taranto
I recently sat down with Stacie Taranto to discuss her new book, Kitchen Table Politics:…
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Judy Blume with a Potty Mouth: A Review of Netflix’s Big Mouth
A sex education video plays to a class of middle school students. “As puberty begins,…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Radical jugs? Afterlife of…
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The Freshman Fifteen: A Stigmatized Phenomenon
Seventeen magazine popularized the phrase “freshman fifteen” in 1989 and the phrase remains ubiquitous in…
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Take a Hay Ride: Remembering Louise Hay
On August 30, 2017, Louise Hay died. Hay was a metaphysical healer who began her…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Why is giving birth…
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Fight and Flight: “Butch Flight,” Trans Men, and the Elusive Question of Authenticity
My junior year of college, my roommate and dear friend had a butch girlfriend. She…
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“Bought some souvenirs as usual and a cheese:” Nurses’ Lives Outside the Hospital in the First World War
A great deal has been written about soldiers’ experiences behind the lines during the First…
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A Midwife for Every Woman: Maternal Healthcare in Malawi
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in Africa, with 50% of its population living…
