Help Us Protect Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Today!
Nov 30
In an article chronicling her history and achievements, Madonna Thunder Hawk was dubbed the “Original Gangster,” as a steadfast, powerful, unafraid warrior woman. This is fitting, given she had a hand in forming all of the core South Dakota-based organizations that push for Indian self-determination, establish alternative schooling for Native children, protect reproductive health, and…
Nov 16
Sharice Davids’ name might sound familiar, and for good reason – during last week’s midterm elections, Davids was one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress in U.S. history. When she officially takes office, Davids will also be the first openly LGBTQ member of Congress from Kansas, and the first Democrat to…
Nov 12
Laura “Minnie” Cornelius Kellogg was an activist, author, orator, and leader of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. To this day, Kellogg remains one of the most prominent – and controversial – figures in American Indian history, acting as a driving force behind political issues and land rights in the U.S. and Canada, founding the Society…
Nov 02
“Native women will not stand by and allow the US Government to define our reproductive rights, nor will we stand by an allow them to decide the size or gender characteristics of our families. Reproductive rights are rights of individuals and are up to individuals to define for themselves. We must never turn over the…
Oct 12
Luz Alvarez Martinez’s name is synonymous with Latina women’s reproductive health activism. Yet even this understates her influence as a leader in fostering and prioritizing the health and well-being of minority women across the United States. Born in California in 1943 to a family of farmworkers, Martinez began her life of activism as an early…
Oct 05
Gloria Malone is not one to live within the confines of others’ expectations. At age 15, Malone became pregnant and her life kicked into high gear – and she has not slowed down since. Today Malone works to reduce the stigma around teen pregnancy, particularly as it negatively impacts teens’ access to quality healthcare, education,…
Sep 21
“We must fight for our reproductive rights and our human rights now more than ever before. Too many women in history fought for us to have the ability to have control of what we do with our own bodies. This is not just a fight for women we need men to also stand with us and…
Sep 14
“The fight for reproductive justice is inextricably linked to the fight for racial justice and black liberation, quality and affordable health care, equal access to education, LGBTQ liberation, and immigrant rights. Now more than ever before, we need a movement that recognizes and addresses all our lived experiences and intersecting identities, centers the voices of…
Sep 04
On September 15, 1821, five Central American nations – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua – declared independence from Spanish colonial rule. Fast forward to 1988, when the date was chosen as the starting point of Hispanic Heritage Month to commemorate those anniversaries. The Latinx community is the fastest-growing community in the United…
Jun 29
In 2014, Janet Mock took over the media with her memoir Redefining Realness. The memoir debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers List, the first to be written from the perspective of a young trans person. As a writer, Janet has never intended to become an activist or an advocate—while those words are attributed to her,…