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Today at Ms. | March 22, 2024
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Whose Flag, Whose Symbol? Notes on Beyoncé, Reclamations and (Black) Lady Liberty [[link removed]]
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Clockwise from right: Faith Ringgold’s “We Came to America”; Beyoncé on Instagram; Erykah Badu in “Window Seat”; Beyoncé on Instagram; still from Black Is King.
BY JANELL HOBSON | Beyoncé’s depicting herself as a (Black) Lady Liberty is a choice, and a powerful one that seeks to not only rewrite history for racial inclusion but to reclaim our rightful place in the pantheon of American symbols and heroes while also resisting expectations for purity.
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SHE Se Puede: Honoring Latina Trailblazers Dolores Huerta, Jovita Idár and Rosie Casals [[link removed]]
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BY LOOK WHAT SHE DID! | Throughout Women’s History Month, discover untold stories of incredible women—made possible by nonprofit Look What SHE Did!
This week: legendary labor activist Dolores Huerta; Mexican American journalist, activist, nurse and educator Jovita Idár; and tennis Grand Slam champion Rosie Casals. (And don’t miss previous installments on women who dissent and Black women leaders!
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Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: The Fair Representation Act Can Improve U.S. Elections; Mexico May Get Its First Jewish President [[link removed]]
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BY CYNTHIA RICHIE TERRELL | Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: the reintroduction of the Fair Representation Act, which would help solve the problems of partisan gerrymandering and uncompetitive elections for U.S. House; rest in power, Dorie Ann Ladner, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement; women’s representation in Florida’s state legislature has crossed 40 percent; as the presidential race in Mexico continues, Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist of Jewish descent, holds a significant lead over her closest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez; a missed opportunity to increase women’s representation in Philadelphia; and more.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin on
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The fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution is more urgent than ever. Nobody knows this better than Susan Frietsche—who recently secured an incredible victory for women in the state of Pennsylvania in terms of then power of the Equal Rights Amendment as it relates to reproductive freedom. In this episode, we delve into how Susan’s work sets an important precedent for protecting women’s rights—and how it relates to the fight to secure the federal ERA in the Constitution.
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