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Brain, Blood, and Self-Report: Gaining Insights into Stress-Related Cancer Outcomes in Female Breast Cancer Survivors
By Carrianne Leschak
Beyond self-reports
If you ask…
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An African Leader: Graça Machel Fights for Women and Children
By Kathleen Sheldon
I am writing a biography of Graça…
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Diary of a Sundance Gate Crasher
By Tyrrell Shaffner
UCLA MFA student and film director,…
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Abortion AF: Introducing Abortion Access Front’s Comedy-based Health Intervention
By Amy E. Alterman
Acknowledgement: For Abortion Access…
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On Student-Centered Feminist Writing Spaces
By Zizi Li
In late October 2019, I brought my paper “Transnational…
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Mask-ulinity and Feminicide: Argentine Collective Activism During Covid-19
By Madison Felman-Panagotacos
During the ongoing pandemic,…
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A Series of Reflections on Rupture
By Kali Tambreé
I step into the glass passage where air conditioning…
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Portland Protests For Black Lives: An On-the-Ground Report (July 24, 2020)
By J. Davis
"A Black Lives Matter sign was hoisted…
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Infertility-Related Stigma is a Public Health Issue
By Marta Bornstein
The experience of infertility is often…
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Reducing Stigma Toward Black Women Who Vary in Body Size
by Jessica Shropshire
Photo credit: Chiara Vercesi for Scientific…
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“Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia,” by Sabrina Strings, NYU Press, 2019
Book Review by Hannah Carlan
In her award winning book, Fearing…
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Call for GSR Applications: Winter and Spring 2021
The Center for the Study of Women (CSW) is accepting applications…