Author: lorraine

You’d think that since I’ve been through this once before, watching my child discover sexism is alive and well wouldn’t bother me so much. But two nights later, I’m still bothered by my 8-year old’s...

Promoted from the diaries – susanbhu. See also: Lorraine’s update diary, 100 Women Will Die Today: Here’s Why. The Guardian is reporting that despite approval by a panel of medical experts, the World Health...

Yesterday, I posted a diary about the Guardian’s report that the US Dept of Health and Human Services was applying pressure to the World Health Organization to prevent it from moving two drugs, mifepristone and...

This is my daughter and her best friend, in front of the Women’s Rights Memorial in Seneca Falls, after they had completed a basketball game. In 1972, 37 words were added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Title IX says:...

For today’s World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) seeks “greater access to life-saving interventions and a ‘continuum of care’ approach” for mothers and children. Each year,...