Articles
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Are We Free to Be President Yet? The Legacy of Pat Schroeder and 1970s Feminism
I was born into 1970s feminism. I came into the world in 1972, the year…
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The Salt in the Bottom of the Pretzel Bag: Reflections on Speechless
Last spring, my daughter wrote this poem in her 5th grade poetry class. [gblockquote source=”Ella…
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Speechless and the TV Representation of Disability
The world of disability activism has been buzzing about the new ABC sitcom Speechless. So,…
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When Politics Becomes Show Business: Gracie Allen Runs for President
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Radio ratings are slipping for a pair…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news The banjo and racist…
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Teaching Rape
Throughout my academic career, I have talked about, read about, and taught about rape. To…
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The Complicated Legacy of Carol Moseley Braun
Thus far in the Run Like A Girl series, we’ve met pathbreaking women who —…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Man to man, 1954.…
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Writing My Dissertation, A gif Odyssey
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Sex, Death, and Three Irish Women
In November 1984 the Catholic parish of Tynagh, County Galway, Ireland, gathered to bury a…
