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Book Club: Woman Rebel – The Margaret Sanger Story
Now that comic books have become the source material for blockbuster movies, the oft-told story of the maligned and misunderstood superhero should be a familiar one, even to many who have never read a...
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Pro-Choice Friday News Rundown
The Hobby Lobby decision created a whirlwind of foolhardy “What’s the big deal?” arguments among those who failed to understand its magnitude. Here are the best responses to those. (Cosmopolitan)...
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Pro-Choice Friday News Rundown
A man to whom we owe tremendous gratitude, Carl Djerassi, one of the creators of THE birth control pill, passed away last week. (NYT) Missouri wants to pass legislation forcing women about to undergo...
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What Do We Know About Herbal Remedies and Menstrual Cramps? (Spoiler Alert:...
When I was entering adulthood and suffering from severe menstrual cramps, I suffered without relief for far too long. And I am certainly not alone in this experience. The most common gynecological...
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Will St. John’s Wort Affect Birth Control?
Herbal remedies are very popular around the world. Many people prefer them to pharmaceuticals because they believe herbs can elicit positive results without serious side effects. However, plants...
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Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, and the Pill
The most popular method of birth control in the United States is the Pill, followed by tubal ligation (permanent sterilization, or getting your tubes tied) and condoms. The Pill is a hormonal method of...
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How Birth Control Empowered Me
The following post comes to us via Ava Budavari-Glenn, a political communications major and a nonprofit communications minor who is entering her sophomore year at Emerson College. She is a writer whose...
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Katharine Dexter McCormick: Fierce Feminist and Secret Smuggler
Katharine Dexter McCormick was born into a life of wealth and privilege — and progressive politics. The family home in which she was born in 1875 had once been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Her...
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