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.

Voters cast their ballots during the midterm elections in Las Vegas on Nov. 6, 2018. (Mikayla Whitmore / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY ROXY SZAL | The midterm elections will be here before we know it, and key voter registration and early voting deadlines are approaching this week in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

Who is on the ballot? What are the key races to watch? How can you get involved? Here’s everything you need to know.

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Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:

• "‘A time bomb’: Anger rising in a hot spot of Iran protests” — Associated Press
• "Planned Parenthood mobile clinic will take abortion to red-state borders” — NPR

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