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Abortion-rights supporters hold up photos of women who died having abortions—Savita Halappanavar and at Rosie Jimenez—at the Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle, Wash., on June 22, 2019. (Genna Martin / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

BY VAL DIEZ CANSECO | Last summer, the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding precedents of Roe v. Wade, representing the largest blow to women’s constitutional rights in history. A series from Ms., Our Abortion Stories chronicles readers’ experiences of abortion pre- and post-Roe. Abortions are sought by a wide range of people for many different reasons. There is no single story. (Share your abortion story by emailing [email protected].)

“I wanted that baby, but it wasn’t meant to be.”

"The law was forcing this decision for me. I cried because I knew I needed to get an abortion but didn’t know how.”

“My life is better because of my decision.”

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion in “Bongos.”

BY JANELL HOBSON | In Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion’s “Bongos” and Flyana Boss’ “You Wish,” Black women hip-hop artists create spaces for pleasure, joy and sisterhood. If this is what hip-hop’s feminist future looks like, we’re here for it.

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Hunter students Gretchen Wulfmeyer and Tabia Ahmed; Rep. Gloria Johnson; Sign4ERA petition leader Bella Ramirez; Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney; Feminist Majority president Eleanor Smeal; Ms. executive editor Kathy Spillar; and Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright. (Firehouseroad.com)

BY MAX FALLON-GOODWIN | Last year, a group of over 300 activists—half of whom were under 25—gathered in Seneca Falls, N.Y., to celebrate 100 years since the initial signing of the ERA. The fight continued on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, with an intergenerational group of over 200—primarily women—activists, who gathered at the Roosevelt House in Hunter College to again demand that the ratified ERA be placed into law.

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Fifty years ago, hip-hop emerged from a party in the rec room of a Bronx building—and a new sound was born: one with roots in African music, but with its own vibe and messaging. Since its first iterations, women have played significant roles in the creation and evolution of hip-hop: as rappers, DJs, producers, breakdancers, graffiti artists, scholars, journalists and more. Michele Goodwin, Drew Dixon and Janell Hobson break down the past, present and future of hip-hop, and the crucial role of women.

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