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I’m Not Hysterical—but You’re Sexist
Over the years, people in power have used “hysteria” to denigrate women’s bodies.
Over the years, people in power have used “hysteria” to denigrate women’s bodies.
The real epidemic is the criminal way in which the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women has been historically overlooked.
“If [the personhood movement] succeeds, the people who get pregnant are going to lose their fundamental rights… to privacy, to equality, to due process of law.”
Rewire.News sat down with West to discuss likability, self-care, social justice, and her new book of essays, The Witches Are Coming.
Today is my last day serving as president and editor in chief of Rewire.News.
Passing landmark abortion rights legislation in Illinois was just the start. Obstacles remain for many in the state.