In 1981, John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in a last desperate effort to gain actor Jodie Foster’s attention, wounding the president and several others. Beginning in May 1988, Margaret Ray repeatedly visited late-night television host David Letterman’s home, and, after 10 months in prison and 14 months in a mental institution, […]
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In 2010, through legislation aimed at health care reform, Congress created the Pregnancy Assistance Fund to provide support and services for pregnant and parenting teens, pregnant and parenting college students, and pregnant victims of violence. The Pregnancy Assistance Fund was inspired in part by Feminists for Life’s Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services
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The Violence Against Women Act was first passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000, 2005. As we await the introduction of VAWA this year, it is important to remind ourselves of the gains women have made through this historic legislation and to identify those areas that still require our full support. Every iteration of
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When you have endured violence at the hands of a man, it is easy to turn your fear and anger toward men in general—especially if you have been hurt multiple times. Suddenly, you start seeing every man as a perpetrator, an abuser, or at the very least someone not to be trusted. You see your
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