The Birmingham Clinic Bombing and the Culture of Violence Against...
After earning her nursing degree from the University of Alabama in 1977, Emily Lyons developed a suite of skills in a variety of health care settings, from in-home care to emergency services. She...
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Clinic escorts at a Washington, D.C. Planned Parenthood. Photo: Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño via Flickr Serving as the medical director of a reproductive health clinic made Dr. George Tiller a lightning...
View ArticleThe Nation’s — and Arizona’s — Road to Marriage Equality
Protesters advocate for marriage equality as the Supreme Court hears Hollingsworth v. Perry. Image: Victoria Pickering June is often known as a big month for weddings. Last June, that was more true...
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President Bill Clinton stands by as Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as associate Supreme Court justice in 1993 When Justice Antonin Scalia died on February 13, 2016, it was the death of more than just...
View ArticleFor Women’s Equality Day, A Call to Use Your Right to Vote
On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and on August 26, 1920, it was certified: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or...
View ArticleBrothers in Arms, Part 4: The Gathering Storm of Patriots and Plainclothes...
This article is our final installment in a series that explores the historical and contemporary links between racial intolerance and opposition to abortion. Previously, this series examined the...
View ArticleShaking the Foundation of Privilege: The Fight for a Fair Vote, from Seneca...
In the 19th century, ample water and rich soil made Seneca Falls a town full of thriving farms and optimistic people. Idealism took hold in the many calls for progressive political reform and utopian...
View ArticleThe Kennedy Retirement and the Radicalizing of the Supreme Court
Protesters swarmed Washington, DC, to voice their opposition to Brett Kavanaugh. When Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, alarms went up about overturning Roe v....
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