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Nkeiruka Obi, Banker Turned Champion Of Children With Clefts And Their Mothers, On How We Can All Be Humanitarians

Guest ContributorMarch 8, 2019

By Nkeiruka Obi - Here’s the story of a woman you should know: Konate Diomande Siami, a mother from Côte d’Ivoire in Africa who gave birth to five children, th...

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Period. End Of Sentence. The Menstruation Taboo-Busting Documentary Short That Just Won The Oscar

wyskFebruary 25, 2019

"When a girl gets her period in the United States, she may miss a class. When a girl gets her period in a developing country, she may never go to school again....

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“Ask Dr. Ruth”… A New Documentary Chronicling The Life Of America’s Most Famous Sex Therapist

wyskJanuary 11, 2019

When we think of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, we are reminded of late nights, huddled up to the radio, listening and learning things about sex we’d never hear in healt...

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Real Talk With Astronaut Abby: How Women Deal With Their Periods In Space

wyskNovember 12, 2018

In 1983, as Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, was preparing for her history-making flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger, engineers as...

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“I Touch Myself”… 90s Rock Hit As Breast Cancer Awareness Anthem, Performed By Serena Williams

wyskOctober 2, 2018

For this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the I Touch Myself Project has launched an inspiring version of the song starring Serena Williams. In an Instagra...

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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: One Woman’s Thank You Letter To The “Helpers” In Her Life

Guest ContributorSeptember 1, 2018

"These are just some of many moments and people I latch onto, amidst a storm of internal conflict." ...

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Department Of Reproductive Control: Fake Satirical Agency Offers Real Sobering View Of Future [VIDEO]

wyskAugust 6, 2018

The Department of Reproductive Control (DRC) is not a real U.S. Government Agency, but all of the policies described in this 1-minute video are. It, along with ...

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93QUEEN… New Doc Follows Hasidic Women Creating NYC’s First All-Female Volunteer Ambulance Corps

wyskJuly 23, 2018

Set in the Hasidic community of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93QUEEN follows Rachel "Ruchie" Freier, "a no-nonsense Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who is determine...

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I Have Herpes And There’s Nothing Shameful About It

Guest ContributorJuly 17, 2018

By Laureen - Straight / Female / 28–32 / North America / Single This post is about a personal story that is no longer personal. A year-and-a-half ago, on ...

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