The Female Body Politic
Lorissa Rinehart, Frederic Poag, Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD, Lauren Kahre, MPH, Annelise Riles, Slingshot Stories, Jane RubyThe Female Body Politic explores the past, present, and future of women's participation in American democracy.
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When Men Tried to Steal Women’s Votes, the Last Time
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Trump's Pool Guy & the Iran Deal that Wasn't
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She Bent the Arc of History With Her Bare Hands
On a remote ranch outside of Missoula, Montana, 146 years ago today, Olive Rankin gave birth to her first child, Jeannette.
No one knew she would take the world by storm and bend the arc of history with her bare hands. But there were signs...
All News Is Local
I have to be honest. Sitting in the office of Santa Barbara Independent Editor-in-Chief and co-founder Marianne Partridge, I was rather gobsmacked to see one of my books occupying a prominent place on her bookshelf.
Yet the subject of our...
Just Show Up and Help
The term civil servant gets a bad rap these days, conjuring up the image of an inert government employee whose interests rarely stray beyond a paycheck and a pension.
Yet, this much maligned version of a municipal worker is more fiction th...
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Exploring 250 years of women's participation in American democracy.
Writer, Rabble Rouser, Progressive Independent, RPG Geek
Navigation for staying human under authoritarianism and other systems trying to manipulate or drain you.
Repro Justice & Rural Health in the South | Ex- DC Government Affairs | Health Policy | Runner and Southerner - Views are my own. Work has appeared in Ms. Magazine, Electronic Frontier Foundation, & more
Northwestern law professor + anthropologist writing about peace, global affairs, and the borders between us. Interviews, analysis, and conversation. For globally-minded readers ready to be everyday ambassadors.
Persson is a writer, speaker, and narrative healer. Creator of "Slingshot Stories," she explores trauma recovery, spiritual awakening, and personal transformation through powerful tales of resilience.
Crain’s 2025 Notable Leader | LWV Chicago President | Occasional Jedi
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