Women and oppressed genders

Memoir of a midwife delivers wisdom, wit

Ellen Cohen, who delivered 1,400 babies over nearly three decades, has written an engaging, poignant memoir, “Laboring: Stories of a…

February 28, 2014

Rhode Islanders build ‘Women of All Colors’ Assembly for International Women’s Day

Providence, R.I. -- A multinational grouping of women came together on Feb. 8 for the first Women's Assembly Planning Committee…

February 19, 2014

Trail-blazing women of our time

Rocket scientist, inventor, cancer pioneer, human computer, bomber pilot, judo master. Why do we have to read their obituaries to…

February 18, 2014

Fighting for reproductive justice in a sea of reaction

What is the state of abortion rights in the United States on Jan. 22, the 41st anniversary of Roe v.…

January 22, 2014

Michigan rolls back women’s reproductive rights

Detroit — Michigan has definitely been in the public eye recently. The biggest story, of course, has been the Detroit…

January 2, 2014

Marissa Alexander released on bail, granted new trial

Marissa Alexander, the 34-year-old African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defending herself against her abusive…

December 3, 2013

Right to abortion is denied in Texas, affirmed in Albuquerque

Two polar opposite events affecting women’s right to choose abortion took place on Nov. 19. One was a 5 to 4…

November 26, 2013

Courts strike 1-2 punch at reproductive rights

Reproductive justice took a one-two punch in unrelated court decisions on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. One court allowed a…

November 6, 2013

‘After Tiller’: A powerful defense of women’s right to choose

The documentary movie “After ­Tiller” chronicles the profoundly important story of four doctors in the U.S. who risk their lives…

October 6, 2013

San Diego activists: ‘Free Marissa Alexander’

An hour-long rally was held in City Heights Park in San Diego on Sept. 14, in support of Marissa Alexander,…

September 26, 2013