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After the rediscovery of a 19th-century novel, a view of black female writers...
Two years ago, I was in the United Kingdom working on a follow-up project for my books “Black London” and “Black Victorians/Black Victoriana.” While looking through old British newspapers, I was...
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India's PM asks doctors to treat pregnant women for free once a month
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on doctors Thursday to give up 12 days a year to treating poor, pregnant women free of charge, in a speech to mark the anniversary of his government's second...
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Pakistani media mocks clerics who say men can 'lightly beat' wives
Pakistani media and activists poured scorn Friday on a suggestion from an Islamic religious body that men should be allowed to "lightly beat" their wives, made in their draft of a women's protection...
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This Syrian's decision to pass as a non-refugee came at a personal cost
Zozan Khaled Musa had settled into her seat on a train from Austria to Germany's border when she noticed a passenger in front of her talking with the police. That's when Musa decided it might be best...
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The backwards history of attitudes toward public breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in public is the controversy that never seems to die.A recent YouTube video that went viral shows a woman breastfeeding in public. One passer-by tells her “not to do that in public”;...
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Haiti women inmates allowed a rare family visit day
Inmates at Haiti's only women's prison recently received a special gift: the chance to see their children for a few hours."One year, 10 months and seven days," Berline Solon repeated over and over,...
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Brazilians are incensed over an alleged gang rape by 30 men
Brazil is coming to terms with a horrific attack that took place in a Rio de Janeiro slum last month.A 16-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and gang raped by a group of about 30 men — one of them...
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Migrant domestic workers are unionizing and taking on their bosses in Lebanon
Rosie Maya Limbu came to Lebanon from Nepal when she was 19 years old. Like the many who made the same journey before her, she came in search of work and a better life. But she found something else.“My...
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The women who are taking on Wal-Mart
Pico Rivera is a dusty working-class Latino suburb of Los Angeles. After the school district, Wal-Mart is the cities largest employer and the source of 10 percent of its tax revenue. More than 500...
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There's so much more to Sylvia Plath's legacy than suicide and 'The Bell Jar'
Fifty years ago this spring, Sylvia Plath’s book "Ariel" was published posthumously in the United States. It sealed Plath’s reputation as one of the most innovative poets writing in the English...
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The film China doesn't want you to see
Pursued by shadowy security men in plain clothes, New York filmmaker Nanfu Wang mounts the staircase of a decrepit, gloomy apartment block in China, gasping for breath as she reaches the upper...
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Disappointed, not surprised: Stanford and American rape culture
He was once a champion swimmer at one of America’s most prestigious universities, but now Brock Allen Turner is known the world over as a convicted rapist.Back in March, a jury found the 20-year-old...
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The Stanford rape survivor called these Swedish graduate students her 'heroes'
In March, Brock Turner was convicted on three felony sexual assault counts and faced a maximum of 14 years in prison for raping an unconscious 23-year-old woman behind a dumpster outside of a Stanford...
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How we react to vocal fry in music depends on the gender of the singer
Vocal fry, a speech pattern that is characterized by a throaty, low register, has become an increasingly popular topic of conversation. That creaky sound can be heard in pop music from artists like...
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In college, I didn’t know how to be me. Pulse helped me figure it out.
Pulse was more than just a gay club — most gay bars are.Gay bars aren't only places to grab a drink. They are where LGBT people often meet other LGBT people for the first time — where you first get an...
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Two violent men, two symptoms of the same sickness
America woke up this weekend to the news of the deadliest civilian mass shooting in the nation’s modern history. The senseless tragedy will undoubtedly evoke anger sadness and helplessness.In the...
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Pakistani women formed a council of their own to prevent more girl killings
It was a brutal killing: A dozen leaders of a remote Pakistani village grabbed a teenage girl from her home, bound her and set her on fire in a van.Her crime? Helping a couple to elope. Her judge and...
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Hey dads: How much housework do you do compared to other fathers?
Sunday is my first Father's Day. Celebration aside, I have decided to make a Father's Day resolution — share a greater proportion of housework and childcare activities.Before our son was born this...
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After emperors and popes, Rome opts for first woman mayor
Virginia Raggi has been elected the Italian capital's first female mayor, sweeping into city hall on the ticket of the populist Five Star movement with the backing of over two thirds of voters.A Roman...
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British schools may make their uniforms gender neutral
In the UK, pretty much every child has to wear school uniforms. In most cases, that means girls in skirts and boys in pants. If you don’t fit into one of these binary gender categories, this...
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