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How the ADA paved the way for workplace protections for women and LGBTQ+ people
The ADA has been used as the model for recent laws designed to end discrimination at work for other groups, including pregnant people and domestic violence survivors, further cementing its legacy as a foundational piece of civil rights law.
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Barbie is the classic material girl. Scholars say she represents much more — for better or worse.
For years, critics talked about Barbie’s looks and accessories, but professors say her evolution reflects changing roles and perceptions about gender and American culture.
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Porn studies is — and isn’t — what you think
Professor Jennifer Pollitt introduced Temple University’s first porn ed course. The field is under-researched, she says, and students are eager to learn more about this taboo topic.
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California’s largest school district is spending millions to protect kids from climate change
Los Angeles parents demanded solutions as their children struggled in hot classrooms and on asphalt playgrounds. They say relief from extreme heat can’t come fast enough.
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In some states, gender dysphoria is a protected disability — and momentum could be growing
Lawyers and advocates have worked to secure legal acknowledgement of transgender people within the Americans with Disabilities Act for decades.
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‘I was on a mission’: Despite the naysayers, she took her search for justice all the way to the Supreme Court
Susie Talevski ultimately prevailed, preserving the right for people and their families to sue when government programs like Medicaid aren’t properly administered.
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How Fannie Lou Hamer’s disability informed her fight for voting rights
Fannie Lou Hamer’s testimony at the 1964 DNC shook the nation and highlighted the fact that many people didn't realize that Hamer had a disability — or how it played into her activism.
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Could Facebook messages be used in abortion-related prosecution?
A case out of Nebraska involving a mother and her teenage daughter could offer a preview of how digital footprints could be used to enforce abortion laws.
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The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states
Women led the effort to make Minnesota one of the latest states to implement a universal free lunch program, sparked by the federal government's pandemic response.