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Anita Hill and Her 1991 Congressional Defenders to Joe Biden: You Were Part of the Problem

Hill revisits the infamous Clarence Thomas hearings with five of the congressional women who supported her.
by Annys Shin, Libby Casey via Washington Post
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on November 22, 2017
Anita Hill taking oath before testifying.

Anita Hill's Opening Statement

In 1991, Anita Hill publicly accused then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in the early 1980s.
via CNN on October 11, 1991
Women's liberation movement demonstrating in Washington D.C.

The Waves of Feminism, and Why People Keep Fighting Over Them, Explained

If you have no idea which wave of feminism we’re in right now, read this.
by Constance Grady via Vox on March 20, 2018

The Power Suit’s Subversive Legacy

Women have long borrowed from men’s dress to claim the authority associated with it. It hasn’t always worked.
by Angella D'avignon via The Atlantic
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on December 26, 2017

Before #MeToo: The Long Struggle Against Sexual Harassment at Work

An interactive timeline recounts the movement to end sexual harassment.
by Matthew Green via The Lowdown on December 14, 2017
Kimberlé Crenshaw

The Idea That Reshaped Identity Politics Has a Complicated Backstory

Kimberlé Crenshaw gave us the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Her new memoir shows that she isn’t done fighting over what they mean.
by Kelefa Sanneh via The New Yorker
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on May 4, 2026
Bouquet of funerary flowers on top of the Constitution.

How Originalism Killed the Constitution

A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution.
by Jill Lepore via The Atlantic
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on September 10, 2025
Two women protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Disposable Heroes

Christine Blasey Ford’s memoir captures the hazards of “coming forward.”
by Moira Donegan via Bookforum on July 2, 2024
Nell Irvin Painter.

Nell Irvin Painter’s Chronicles of Freedom

A new career-spanning book offers a portrait of Painter’s career as a historian, essayist, and most recently visual artist.
by Elias Rodriques via The Nation
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on May 7, 2024
Time magazine covers featuring women.

100 Women of the Year

From Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama, meet 100 women who defined the last century.
via TIME on March 5, 2020
Protest signs reading "no to racism, no to rape," and "no means no."

'We Dissent' and the Making of Feminist Memory

Understanding the politics behind Cooper Union's 'We Dissent' exhibition.
by Haley Mlotek via Jezebel on November 26, 2018
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The Senate Has Lost Its Way

Here's how it's supposed to handle Supreme Court nominations.
by Dov Weinryb Grohsgal via Made By History on October 6, 2018

Bill Clinton: A Reckoning

Feminists saved the 42nd president of the United States in the 1990s. They were on the wrong side of history.
by Caitlin Flanagan via The Atlantic
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on November 13, 2017
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