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The History Of All Girls Band & The Rock World Which Rejected Them

It was 1964 and singer Genyusha “Goldie” Zelkowitz had a problem. The all-girl band she formed in 1962 with drummer Ginger Bianco, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, ...

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Shonda Rhimes: Never Afraid To Tell Abortion Stories

Shonda Rhimes isn't a doctor. She doesn't even play one on TV (though, at this point, she probably knows more about obscure diseases than your internist). But Rhimes, who h...

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Hollywood

Scarlett Johansson Talks About Women's Health Issues In Moving Speech

Actress Scarlett Johansson took the podium during the Women's March in Washington DC, to speak about females health issues. Declaring that it was time for even a private pe...

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Health

Contraceptive Ads Get A New Look Thanks To A Group Of Designers

For many women, birth control has become a normal part of life, but contraceptive ads still tend to be patronizing and outdated. That’s why two designers, Erin Knutso...

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Health

FACTBOX-A Century After Arrest Of Birth-Control Pioneer, Contraception At A Glance

Wednesday marks 100 years since contraception pioneer Margaret Sanger was arrested for running the first birth-control clinic in the United States. Convicted of p...

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Abortion, Contraception, And Equality: Honoring 100 Years Of Reproductive Rights

October 16, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Planned Parenthood, an organization that has fought from its outset to ensure that women are...

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Gender

Hillary Clinton’s First Speech As Presumptive Nominee Puts ‘Women’s Issues’ Front And Center

In her first speech since she became the first female major party presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton put several traditionally sidelined “women’s issues&rdquo...

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Gender

21 Leaders 2016 - Meet Three Powerhouses Who Test Healthcare.

Something inside Schell Carpenter clicked as she witnessed Texas Senator Wendy Davis' 2013 filibuster of an omnibus anti-choice bill that threatened to reduce the number of...

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Gender

Why We All Need Planned Parenthood.

I’ve turned to Planned Parenthood twice during my reproductive years. Once was for an annual exam that had been much delayed. As I approached the clinic, a protester ...

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Hollywood

Empire Star Jussie Smollett To Headline ESSENCE Empowerment Experience Panel.

Jussie Smollett, star of FOX’s hit TV show Empire, is joining with Greater Than AIDS and the Black AIDS Institute to headline a special ESSENCE Empowerment Experience...

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