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A depiction of Wu Zetian, originally published and produced in China in the 18th century (British Library, Shelfmark Or. 2231); Peseshet, the earliest known female physician in ancient Egypt; and Queen Boudica in John Opie’s painting Boadicea Haranguing the Britons.

BY RACHEL LEE PEREZ | A study conducted in 2017 found that of the 737 individual historical figures taught in K–12 classrooms, only 178 are women. Another found only 3 percent of educational materials actually focus on the contributions of women to history and society. This is detrimental, particularly in children’s formative years: A survey conducted by the National Women’s History Museum found that less than a quarter of respondents could remember the accomplishments of historical female figures, but three-quarters could easily recall the accomplishments of male figures they distinctly remembered learning about in their textbooks. 

Just a fraction of historical figures taught in K–12 classrooms are women. How can we expect society to value women when we neglect the accomplishments of those that paved the way?

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BY SOPHIE DORF-KAMIENNY | In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in in this biweekly round-up.

This week: Colorado and Scotland pass laws to eliminate taxes on menstrual products and provide free products in public, respectively; Pennsylvania becomes 27th state to restrict conversion therapy; young Black and Latinx Americans feel especially unsafe at polling locations; CDC director criticizes agency’s handling of COVID-19 and monkeypox outbreaks in the U.S.; Biden’s new tax law imposes minimum corporate taxes and supports environmentalist efforts; and more.

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BY BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH FEDERAL POLICY COLLECTIVE | Black women’s health and bodily autonomy have been under consistent, unrelenting attack for centuries, a reality that holds true today. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and deny millions of people the constitutional right to abortion is expected to disproportionately hurt Black women. Policies that seek to improve Black maternal health must necessarily include policies that expand access to abortion care.

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