women
bell hooks Changed How We Think About Everything
The Black feminist icon has died at age 69.
By Marian Jones
4 Women Villains and Troublemakers Who Made History
Their reputations precede them.
By Carmen Borca-Carrillo
This Supreme Court Case Led to Thousands of Forced Sterilizations
The justices ruled against the reproductive rights of people deemed “genetically inferior."
By Bongo Thompson
What Mother Jones Has to Do With a Miners' Strike in Alabama
The legacy of the “grandmother of all agitators” lives on.
By Kim Kelly
Miss Navajo Nation Is on a Mission
Shaandiin Parrish is fighting the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous girls.
By Rita Omokha
Why Has There Never Been a Black Woman Governor?
“[I] still have to convince people to see me in a role that wasn’t built for me.”
By Jewel Wicker
Talking About Anti-Asian Violence as Something New Is a Trap
It is rooted in a long history of racism and U.S. policy.
By Nicholas L. Hatcher
Prisons Don’t Actually Make Us Safer
Victoria Law dismantles myths about mass incarceration in her new book.
By Vikki Law
The Year of the Republican Woman Isn’t Going So Great
The GOP wanted more women in office. They ended up with people like Marjorie Taylor Greene.
By Kaylen Ralph
The 2020 Election Was Not a Victory for Women
Inauguration Day left me heartbroken.
By Naava Ellenberg
Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee May Be a Woman, But She Won’t Help Women
Having a conservative, anti-abortion woman replace RBG on the Supreme Court will put the rights of anyone who is not a white, straight male at risk.
By Kaylen Ralph
One Woman’s Path From Radical Student Activist to Politician
‘She Represents’ tells the story of women like Chile’s Camila Vallejo Dowling.
By Caitlin Donohue
Femicide Is a Growing Issue in the United States
The killings of Vanessa Guillén, Oluwatoyin Salau, Nina Pop, and many more are part of a global problem.
By Nidia Bautista
Activist Nurses Have Long Been on the March
Nurses know that sick bodies are political.
By Alicia Puglionesi
Women Have Always Been a Part of White Supremacy
Current events may be relatively silent on the role of women in white supremacy, but history is quite loud.
By Jenn M. Jackson
MuslimGirl.com Founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Is Running for Congress
She's the first Muslim woman to run for federal office in New Jersey history.
By Teen Vogue Staff
As a Teen Immigrant, the Coronavirus Has Changed My View of the U.S.
Working-class women should be taken better care of.
By Kanyin Shonibare
Mexican Women Are Protesting the Femicide Epidemic With a Massive National Strike
"With our absence, we’re going to make our presence felt.”
By Molly McLaughlin
Elizabeth Warren Never Stood a Chance
And we really have to ask ourselves why.
By Samhita Mukhopadhyay