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Fall 2026 Cover Reveal: Gloria Steinem Changed the Story, and Taught Us to Keep Telling It

In our Fall 2026 issue, we remember Gloria not only for the words she wrote, the organizations she helped build or the barriers she broke, b…

Ms. MagazineSep 4global

Court announces cases it will hear in December, including challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s

The Supreme Court will hear a pair of challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles on Dec. 2. The or…

SCOTUSblogSep 4politics

Gloria Steinem in Her Own Words: On Trump, Roe v. Wade, and the Birth of the Modern Women’s Rights Movement

As we grieve the passing of Gloria Steinem, Ms. founder and feminist visionary, we’re looking back at some of our favorite quotes from Stein…

Ms. MagazineSep 4choice

Families lost weeks of food they couldn’t afford to replace. Then their SNAP claims were denied.

When a powerful storm tore through Gary, Indiana, knocking out the power for two weeks, Tiffany Harrison, a mother of three, had to throw ou…

The 19thSep 4breakthroughs

The Funniest Posts From Women This Week (Aug. 29-Sept. 4)

“The best cure for a crush is to simply get to know the person”

HuffPost WomenSep 4equality

Lindsay Clancy’s case put a spotlight on parts of motherhood we don’t talk about

The nearly six-week murder trial for Lindsay Clancy, a woman accused of strangling her three children before attempting to kill herself in 2…

The 19thSep 4breakthroughs

For Gloria Steinem, fashion was about much more than aesthetics

In an era when feminists were stereotyped as unattractive, the pioneering writer’s style created a Trojan horse Gloria Steinem obituary Glor…

The Guardian WomenSep 4equality

How this Bolivian politician and her allies fought to ban child marriage

Former Senator Virginia Velasco’s conviction that girls in Bolivia deserve access to health care, education and greater opportunities inspir…

IpasSep 4activism

What Trump’s new study says about support for trans rights — and why experts are worried

A new study from the Trump administration is sending alarm bells through pro-democracy groups for its potential to fuel a crackdown on Ameri…

The 19thSep 4breakthroughs

Markwayne Mullin Makes Startling Pregnancy-Disease Comparison During Birth-Tourism Rant

Mullin is far from the first Trump administration official to suggest restricting pregnant women from entering the U.S.

HuffPost WomenSep 4health

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting rule to be implemented

The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal…

SCOTUSblogSep 3activism

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for it to implement new mail-in voting rule

The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, asking the justices to temporarily pause an order by a federal…

SCOTUSblogSep 3activism

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Fall 2026 Cover Reveal: Gloria Steinem Changed the Story, and Taught Us to Keep Telling It

Court announces cases it will hear in December, including challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s

Gloria Steinem in Her Own Words: On Trump, Roe v. Wade, and the Birth of the Modern Women’s Rights Movement

Families lost weeks of food they couldn’t afford to replace. Then their SNAP claims were denied.

The Funniest Posts From Women This Week (Aug. 29-Sept. 4)

Lindsay Clancy’s case put a spotlight on parts of motherhood we don’t talk about

For Gloria Steinem, fashion was about much more than aesthetics

How this Bolivian politician and her allies fought to ban child marriage

What Trump’s new study says about support for trans rights — and why experts are worried

Markwayne Mullin Makes Startling Pregnancy-Disease Comparison During Birth-Tourism Rant

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting rule to be implemented

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for it to implement new mail-in voting rule

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