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NPR's Michel Martin heads to ‘Morning Edition’ with a focus on ‘the stories that we don’t want to talk about’
As the veteran journalist prepares to host the flagship morning show, she reflects on how journalism has evolved on everything from how it covers racism to how it treats mothers.
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Language for treating childhood obesity carries its own health risks to kids, experts say
Some experts fear that reinforcing a social framework that stresses that a child’s body size is something to be “fixed” could cause serious lifelong problems for children of all body sizes.
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Oklahoma legislature censures nonbinary lawmaker as proposed gender-affirming care bans move forward
State Rep. Mauree Turner says the penalty is the latest example of being ostracized amid ongoing targeting of transgender rights in the Oklahoma state legislature.
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This women-led nonprofit wants Los Angeles to recognize and prioritize its Indigenous population
Cofounders Odilia Romero and Janet Martinez, mother and daughter, have been recognized by Lizzo and MALDEF for their work celebrating Indigenous cultures and languages.
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations shares what she sees on gender equity
To kick off International Women’s Day, The 19th’s Editor-at-Large Errin Haines interviewed Linda Thomas-Greenfield for a 19th event in New York City.
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New museum on American women’s history is about more than documenting ‘the firsts’
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum aims to address holes in representation of women’s lives, work and stories, which are often overlooked in museums and social studies textbooks.
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‘Moving unapologetically to the forefront’: How an archive is preserving the Black feminist movement
The Black Women’s Organizing Archive highlights work in the 19th and 20th centuries that benefitted Black women and American society as a whole.
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Texas denied abortions to these women when their lives were in danger. Now they’re suing the state.
Though speaking out requires them to relive losing their wanted pregnancies, four plaintiffs told The 19th they're doing it because they know they're 'not the only ones like this.'
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White House to host first-ever Jewish women leaders summit to mark Women’s History Month
Several White House officials, including Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, and 70 Jewish women leaders will convene for the summit in the same week as International Women’s Day and the Jewish holiday Purim.
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A proposed six-week abortion ban in Florida could threaten access for the entire South
Florida has become a crucial access point for abortion in the region. A six-week ban could stop the wave of out-of-state patients coming in to access the procedure.