#23-20 20th Century Plagues … Controlling epidemics is a tricky business
From the WINGS archive: Laurie Garrett, speaking in San Francisco in 1995, about epidemics emerging around the world, with a
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#22-20 Attacks on Gender Studies … An international conversation
In many parts of the world, governments and other actors are attempting to limit or banish Gender Studies and the
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#21-20 4th World Conference on Women – Part 3 … Sisterhood and Strategies
A panoply of events, speakers and burning topics. Voices: All-woman Chinese orchestra; Helvi Sipila of Finland; Hillary Clinton; youth from Western Sahara;
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#20-20 UN 4th World Conference on Women – Part 2 … Politics, Work, and Money
25 years ago, the United Nations held its 4th and so far its last World Conference on Women, in China.
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#19-20 Beijing Memories – Part 1 … 25th Anniversary of UN 4th World Conference on Women
The conference was held in Huairou and Beijing, China, from August 30th through September 15th, 1995. Issues included in this
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#18-20 Nawal el Saadawi, exile from Egypt … On the price of freedom and the price of oppression
Nawal el Saadawi gave a rousing speech in San Francisco’s Mission District in October 1993 covering feminism, colonialism, and other
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#16-20 After Incest … The Healing Years: Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Excerpts from the film The Healing Years: Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse highlight the long process of recovering from
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#11-20 Wife Beaters … A tough problem to beat
From the WINGS archive, two leaders in the movement to stop domestic violence, share their experience and ideas on topics
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#10-20 The Aunt Jemima Struggle … How her image became an offense
In 2020, Quaker Oats announced it would remove Aunt Jemima from its syrup and pancake mix brands. This was the
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#09-20 Stacey Abrams of Fair Vote … An interview from Mother Jones Magazine
On May 7, 2020, Mother Jones Magazine hosted a live interview via Zoom titled Protecting Our Democracy. Guest Stacey Abrams
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