February 11, 2026
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.

The Incomplete Story of Menopause: Where Medical Racism, Patriarchy and White Empiricism Intersect [[link removed]]
(Comfrey Films / Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause)
By Monica McLemore | The alarming truth is that we know more about reproductive organs in other species than we do our own. Our limited societal understanding of the lifespan of ovarian function is a casualty of the intersection of medical racism, patriarchy and white empiricism.
The story will remain incomplete until we have our research and clinical care guided by the menopausal experiences of those who experience it.
(This essay is part of the latest Women & Democracy installment [[link removed]] , published in the middle of Black History Month, in partnership with Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause . Menopause is not only a physical transition—it is also cultural, social and political. Recognizing its full scope is essential to advancing true health and civic equity.)
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Read more:
Midwifery Is for Menopause, Too [[link removed]]

Menopause in Prison Is a Public Health Crisis We’re Ignoring [[link removed]]

Queering Menopause: A Conversation on Story, Power and Policy [[link removed]]

Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀ and Menopausal Mapping: How Womanist Cartographies Make People Into Place [[link removed]]

Letters to My Future Self: Choosing Yourself Is the Turning Point [[link removed]]

A Letter to My Future Self in a Time of Undoing [[link removed]]

What we're reading:
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
* Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is an Attack on Women [[link removed]] — The New Republic [[link removed]]
* “I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility [[link removed]] — ProPublica [[link removed]]


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Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin, at MsMagazine.com, [[link removed]] Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Menopause will affect most women during their lifetime—but until fairly recently, it was a topic largely relegated to the shadows. More and more, advocates are calling for the spotlight to be put on menopause—highlighting not just the important health issues at play, but the ways in which they affect diverse populations, from Black and brown women to queer and trans people to incarcerated people and more.
Omisade Burney-Scott, creator of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause, is one of those advocates. She joins Dr. Michele Goodwin to discuss why intersectional conversations around menopause are so important, and why these discussions are important for the preservation of democracy.
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!

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