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Whitney White: 'These women were risking it all. They weren’t just liking things on Instagram.'

Whitney White, the director of the Broadway play 'Liberation,' says modern life has made feminism more "cowardly."

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'No One’s Dreaming of a Day When Women Would Be the Default.'

The comics in Aubrey Hirsch's new book, "Graphic Rage," blow the lid open on the indignities in women’s lives and push back, one small rebellion at a time.

Watercolor of the author Rebecca Kelliher, with curly brown hair and a big smile. She wears a brown roll-neck sweater and a black blazer.

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'Just Pills'—How Women Created Their Own Abortion Revolution

A new book reveals how ordinary women—not doctors—first noticed the effects of the medication now sold as so-called ‘abortion pills.’

A watercolor of the author, Pamela Redmond. She has a red cloth draped over her chest.

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‘I Refuse to Be Invisible’—Why the Author Pamela Redmond Decided to Get Naked On Stage at 72

Sometimes, a woman has to do something drastic to get the notice she deserves.

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If She Were Here Today, She’d Be President

Written out of the history of suffrage, Jeannette Rankin was a remarkable feminist and congresswoman. The author Lorissa Rinehart finally tells her story.

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‘Because it Feels So Urgent’

We are on the edge of an AI revolution that is going to transform our society. What are we doing about it?

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‘The Chaotic, the Creative, the Instinctive, the Structured, the Mathematical’

An immersive project at Canterbury Cathedral marks the 1969 moon landing—and the women from a Navajo reservation in New Mexico who made that landing possible.

Leora Tanenbaum, a white woman with short dark hair, square glasses, red lips and a black top, smiles into a phone camera.

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'Slut-Shaming' is Evolving. This Author Set Out to Understand Why.

The author Leora Tanenbaum's new book, Sexy Selfie Nation, offers advice on how we can shut down a uniquely harmful form of gender discrimination: slut-shaming.

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‘Let's Be Honest, Moms Are Never In the Photo’

The photographer Nancy Borowick takes on a taboo topic and puts mothers at the center.

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If You Could Take a Pill That Erased Feelings of Guilt, Would You?

Imagine if women could unabashedly do their thing without worrying about others’ feelings.

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Lilly Ledbetter Has Made It to the Big Screen. It’s About Time.

It took the writer and director Rachel Feldman years of doors being slammed in her face before she got her movie off the ground, but she’s finally done it: LILLY is out May 9.

A watercolor rendering of the actor Ebony Obsidian. She wears a sleeveless top and her hair frames her face.

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Who Gets to be a Wartime Hero?

Overlooked stories of women are everywhere. Sometimes you just need to find them.

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‘Everybody Should Be a Feminist Filmmaker’

The unassuming story of three working-class Indian women has captured the world’s attention. Here’s why.

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Some Love Stories Start with a Glance. This One Starts with a Movement.

A love story doesn’t just have to be between two people, says Jana Naomi Smith, the creator of Red for Revolution.

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Two Friends, One Diagnosis: This Is a Love Story

When Kat Alexander started looping through cycles of mania, it was her best friend, Mara Altman, who came to the rescue.

Watercolor of Alison Place, a woman with long dark hair and bangs and blue eyes, folds her arms. She wears a yellow blouse.

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Designers Are Taught to Think of Their Work as Neutral. It’s Not.

Feminist design can show up in anything from the apps we use to the healthcare we receive. The issue is prioritizing it.