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After national spotlight, here’s what hasn’t changed in Tennessee — and what might
Despite hints of shifts after a mass shooting, protests, and expulsion, White Republican men still rule Tennessee.
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Poet Maggie Smith on how gender roles shaped her marriage — and her divorce — in new memoir
In 'You Could Make This Place Beautiful,' Smith searches for answers about the end of her marriage and what it means to show her children a world where women are allowed to give space to their feelings and work.
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Florida’s new restrictions will chip away at the little abortion access left in the South
A six-week abortion ban that just passed in Florida, along with recent shifts in power in North and South Carolina, could make getting an abortion in the South go from hard to near impossible.
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Even when women make more than their husbands, they are doing more child care and housework
The number of women breadwinners has tripled in the past 50 years. But even as women work and earn more, a Pew study found that men had more leisure time as women continued to take up the bulk of the work at home.
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Court rules mifepristone can remain available, but with tightened restrictions
The 5th Circuit ruled Wednesday that mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, can remain on the market. But restrictions in the ruling could present hurdles for abortion access.
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A rift is growing in the Republican Party over birth control
Iowa is one of several red states that has attempted to pass legislation to expand birth control access — but some anti-abortion groups oppose the move.
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Photojournalism is dominated by men. Women Photograph seeks to change that lens.
Founder Daniella Zalcman discussed the organization’s work, its first book and the impact representation in visual journalism has on our collective memory and our understanding of history.
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Houston public schools have a diverse, nearly all-women school board. A state takeover would oust them from office.
A complaint to the Department of Justice describes Texas Education Agency’s control of the Houston Independent School District as a power grab to strip Black and Latinx voters of their rights.
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'House of Cotton' uses horror and fairy tales to weave a story of abortion and Black women's lives in the South
In Monica Brashears’ debut novel, a young woman in Tennessee needs to find a way to afford an abortion while navigating poverty, religion — and being haunted by her grandmother’s ghost.
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If mifepristone is blocked, access to medication abortion pills could vary by state — or even by clinic
Faced with a complex risk calculus, some clinics will continue offering mifepristone they have stockpiled, while others are preparing to drop medication abortion altogether.