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#Access4All: Intersections of Reproductive Rights, Voting, and LGBTQIA+ Rights

Published: October 6, 2016

On Sept. 10, All Access, a national coalition of organizations fighting for the right to abortion, put on their Cleveland Concert to celebrate and advocate for access to abortion across the nation. The concert was organized around the 5-3 ruling of the Supreme Court in mid-summer that killed a Texas abortion access law that had […]

Here’s Why I’m Working to Get My Campus to #VoteFeminist this November!

Published: October 5, 2016

I have been voting ever since I turned 18, no matter how small the election might seem. Every elected position, from a local Board of Education position to the President, is important. Every elected position in public office has the capacity to affect our daily lives as citizens. A tag team of voter apathy and […]

Hyde Land: The Game that No One Can Win

Published: September 30, 2016

This post is part of All* Above All’s United for Abortion Coverage Week of Action. I currently serve as Co-President of the University of Toledo Feminist Alliance (UTFA) and, like many student organizations, we often have to find the right balance between education and engagement. Let’s be real: nobody is really down for coming to […]

The Living (and Dying) Legacy of Henry Hyde

Published: September 30, 2016

Note: In honor of All* Above All’s United for Abortion Coverage Week of Action (September 25 – October 1), this is a guest blog from Feminist Majority Foundation Summer 2016 Intern Hannah Ferster, a sophomore at the College of William and Mary majoring in Sociology with a minor in Public Health. Henry John Hyde is remembered […]

This is What an Organizer Looks Like!

Published: September 28, 2016

The Feminist Majority Foundation’s Get Out Her Vote Campaign (GOHV) is the nation’s only student-led voter education and registration initiative aimed at increasing young women’s voter participation. There is so much at stake for 2016 and our Feminist Campus Team is here to support you. So allow us to re-introduce ourselves and let you know […]

North Carolina, Come On and Rise Up for a Feminist Future!

Published: September 27, 2016

North Carolina, we’re 41 days away from the election and its time for us to rise up for a feminist future! There’s much at stake for us in this election-voting rights, access to affordable college, police violence and more! I created this factsheet for important information you need to know before you head out to […]

SCOTUS at Stake: Why Voting in November Will Impact You for Decades

Published: September 22, 2016

As November looms closer and excitement builds for the 2016 presidential election, it is important to understand that this election will do a lot more than just determine who will serve as the next leader of our country. This election will determine the future of the Supreme Court of the United States. On February 13, […]

Feminist Survival Guide to College

Published: August 30, 2016

A new school year is about to begin. A new year of lessons, late night study groups, and soul-crushing 8 a.m. classes. Some of you may be about to embark on your first year in this wild thing we call higher education. This may be old hat for some of you. Whether you’re a freshman […]

5 Things Every Woman Should Know About Her Reproductive Health

Published: August 30, 2016

“What is a clitoris and where is it located on my body?” “What are my reproductive rights in my state?” “Where is the nearest abortion clinic?” “What is birth control?” “What happens at a gynecologist appointment?” Have you ever had questions like these pop into your head? Have you ever wondered how much you don’t know about your reproductive […]

The Champion: An Interview with Paula Schonauer

Published: August 9, 2016

Content Warning: Transphobia One Friday afternoon saw me sitting down for lunch with the wonderful Paula Sophia Schonauer. She’s many things: trans* activist, former police officer, student, teacher, parent, spoken word poet. But above all else she is determined. This becomes quite apparent as I interviewed her about her life and identity. Paula was born in […]