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I discovered the meaning of journalism through a petty argument with my brother. 8 TheEnlightenedBiglet Mar 9 Mar 9 30 2544
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TheEnlightenedBiglet Mar 9 Mar 9 1 634
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Blue butterfly imagery, trafficking, Dilley Detention Center 3 suegeo Mar 2 Mar 2 13 1749
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Fight Back Holly Near - 1 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 905
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein's sordid men's club 2 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 899
V-DAY IS A GLOBAL ACTIVIST MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST ALL WOMEN, GIRLS AND THE EARTH 1 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 695
Investors' Undervaluation of Women's Health Mirrors America's Devaluation of Women's Bodies 0 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 745
Mifepristone Manufacturers Move to Block GOP Lawsuit Seeking Nationwide Telehealth Abortion Ban 0 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 718
The Next Phase of the Abortion Wars: Targeting Pills, Helpers and Patients 0 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 665
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Jen Sorensen cartoon - Don't women tend to vote Democratic? 2 surfered Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 984
The Women Holding Minneapolis Together 8 Ocelot II Feb 2026 Feb 2026 64 2275
🦋 First US female photojournalist, Jessie Tarbox Beals... 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 Feb 2026 13 842
I post this here, because young girls are at the heart of the Epstein files. 4 slightlv Feb 2026 Feb 2026 19 1263
Maine indigenous organization trained 30 new doulas 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 990
US quilting bees, where women communally created quilts, aided women's rights 5 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 1026
"Lock up your libraries if you like..." 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 969
Challenging how women were expected to be portrayed 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 859
A school for husbands. How Senegal is reshaping gender roles 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1081
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Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart 4 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 Dec 2025 10 1228
Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools - UK 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1073
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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 856
Project 2026 Declares Open War on Women's Rights 2 niyad Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1216
'Stop killing us': Huge crowds rally in Brazil, decrying rise in femicide (trigger warning) 0 niyad Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 1009

Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Protesters worldwide demand end to violence against women 0 niyad Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1010
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'The Skate Girls of Kabul' photographic series by Jessica Fulford-Dobson 1 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 Dec 2025 10 1178
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Upon the demise of Robert Dear: to quote Darrow, 0 musette_sf Nov 2025 Nov 2025 4 1107
What Boys Learn When Powerful Men Face No Consequences (trigger warning) 6 niyad Nov 2025 Nov 2025 9 1726
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