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Because women in broadcast, film and print media are too often only depicted as sex objects and victims of rape, murder and terror, and not portrayed as policymakers, decision makers, or in strong roles; and

Because the lack of feminist analysis in broadcast, film and print media is frequently absent; and

Because the media is saturated with the anti-woman message of the radical right; We need a forum for feminist thought and analysis of national policy issues and a vehicle for recording Your Voice; and

Because historically the contributions of women have been unreported, underrated, or ignored. To remedy this, we have created a repository called HerStory. 

Editor's Bylines and Selections

  • Ken Burns warned Trump's rise would be 'Hitler-esque' - here's what else he said
      “...He (Trump) represents the greatest threat to American democracy since the Second World War. He is so fundamentally un-American...” — Ken Burns on Donald Trump, 2016 Variety Interview The above quote is by award-winning filmmaker and documentarian… …
  • SHAKE UP THE WORLD, PLEASE
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  • My Personal Response To Trump by Lisa Wilson Berkowitz‎
    My personal response to the President’s State of the Union Address.... in reality, the lies the Criminal and Thief just vomited out of Trump’s mouth as the Party of Trump cheered knowing he was lying. Maybe they cheered because for the first time he was… …
  • All top law school journals are led by women for the first time in history
    Grace Paras (left) was the editor in chief of the Georgetown Law Journal and Toni Deane (right) is the first African American to lead the publication. Photo: Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post via Getty Images The editors in chief of law journals at the… …
  • CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
    Exclusive: attempts to tackle crisis fail because gender issues are not addressed, report finds Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is in… …
  • IS THE FDA STILL FAILING TO WARN PATIENTS OF BREAST IMPLANT RISKS?
    Dozens of women who testified at a meeting of the agency’s General and Plastic Surgery Devices Advisory Committee last year pressed for the panel to recommend more long-term research and to support an expanded informed consent process that would give… …
  • Forty Seven Years of Fighting over Roe
    Image by Anna Moneymaker/Bloomberg via Getty Images January 22 is the 47th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide.  Women had been dying in back-alley for decades, and Roe was thought to put an end… …
  • Good News for Women -- It's an Election Year
    Love it or hate it, we’re in a brand new election year. What with the lowest rating for Congress in history and the gridlock on Capitol Hill, this may seem like less than the greatest news. But women ought to be pretty enthusiastic. After all, we’re the… …
  • MOSCOW MITCH'S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE SENATE
    In Senator Mitch McConnell’s Legislative Graveyard, Senate Republicans Block Commonsense Legislation To Secure Our Elections, Protect Americans’ Health Care, And Safeguard Pensions Earned By Working Americans Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate… …

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VAWA – Hard Facts Demand Action

Take the time to read them.  Given the magnitude of the problem, one or more of these statistics probably applies …

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SO-CALLED "HEARTBEAT" BILLS

In May Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a so-called “heartbeat” bill banning abortions as early as six weeks.  It w…

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SEX TRAFFICKING OF YOUTH

The following is an excerpt from a current article on youth.gov

According to a recently released Institute of Medicine (IOC)…

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Everything You Have to Give

We are in for a very, very long haul...
I am asking you for Everything you have to give,

We will…

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OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN SUFFRAGISTS

In anticipation of the centennial of the 19th Amendment, I began researching more fully the biographies I would post on…

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Barack Obama - On Gun Violence

Michelle and I grieve with all the families in El Paso and Dayton who endured these latest mass shootings.…

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Gender / Women's Equality Day - August 26

208 MORE years until gender equality in the U.S.?! No. Nope. Nuh-uh.

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What Can We Do To Cross The Partisan Divide?

I have been very concerned about the partisan divide. To me, it looks like…

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Meet the First and Only Black Queen of England

Meghan Markle made international headlines when she married Prince Harry of the British royal family and became a Duchess. Millions…

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Make America Great Again!

What could I say to add to this?

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When LIBERAL was a noble word

"Long ago, there was a noble word, LIBERAL, which derives from the word free. Now a strange thing happened to…

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Bad Ass - Polly Jackson

This photograph is of Polly Jackson, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Jackson was a key figure in the Underground…

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Trump Authoritarianism - It's Just the Start

Walter Shaub late Thursday said “we’re in the heads-on-pikes phase of burgeoning authoritarianism” following the GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to acquit Presiden…

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DR. MARTHA BURK

In 2002 she stepped into the national spotlight when she challenged the all-male status of the Augusta National…

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What You Needed To Get A Job As A Secretary!


a Film by David Hoffman

In the 1950s becoming a secretary was the #1 job opportunity for young women.…

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