Thursday, October 22, 2026

We Need to Talk About the Hostility Directed at Women Who Speak

Helen Haines: A Woman Who Defended Women’s Safety Now Fights to Recover From a Brutal Attack

21 Questions About Women, Sex, and Women’s Rights

10 Things I Applaud About J.K. Rowling’s Defense of Women’s Rights

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10 Signs Your Child Advocacy Is Truly Child-Centered
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Women Are Sounding the Alarm Because We Have Seen What Happens When...

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Ending the Brutality of Medical Racism Begins with Listening to Patients
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Black Women: Crime Victims in the Midwest
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Women's Safety

What Happens When Women Fully Stop Performing Labor For the...
❓FAQ: What’s Going On With Untested Rape Kits?
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Sisterhood Can’t Be Real If It Skips Over Racism
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Male Violence Against Women: Males with Disabilities #RIP Yazmen Williams
Is He Tracking You? 12 Places to Check When Someone...

Protecting Children

The Next Child Safety Crisis Will Not Be Solved by...
What May Come When You Say “No”
The Fairytale Behind “Why Didn’t She Call the Police?”
Children Deserve Truth—And They Deserve Protection Too

For More on Child Safety: Rosaschildren.com

9 Dangerous Myths About Violence Against Women and Children
Why Are Women Still Expected to Risk Our Safety Just to Exercise?
🕯️ “Are they truly on the side of children… or just pretending to be?”
Wait… If Race Is Socially Constructed, Why Doesn’t Racial Identity Depend on How You Feel?
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AFFIRMATIONS

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Legal, Courtroom, and with action.....Justice

Ride Hail Assault Isn’t Rare—It’s Underreported

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Speaking About Racism Is Not the Same as Causing It
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Women's History

When Personal Expression Becomes Women’s Required Participation: What Exactly Are Institutions Asking Women to Do?

The Algorithms are Watching Her, Too: Coercive Control in the Digital Age

Calling Out the Undermining of Women and Children’s Rights

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SurvivorAffirmations.com

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RosasChildren.com

Did the U.S. Justice Department Remove Child Sex Trafficking Information? What Parents and Advocates Should Know
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Black Women Should Not Have to Change Our Hair to Climb the Ladder (w/example video link)
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Black Women are Human Beings Not Hair Mannequins
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BrighterFaith.com

Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith: The Gospel Music Pioneer Who Taught Generations How to Sing Their Faith
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