Taylor Swift: The Work and the Resilience
I’m so sick of running as fast I can / Wondering if I’d get there quicker / If I was a man / And I’m so sick of them coming […]
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How does trauma affect children’s emotional well-being?
When children go through a traumatic event such as a sexual assault (SA), they must have a support system of parents and guardians there to ensure not only their physical
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Spokes of the Wheel: Reproductive Justice
What is Reproductive Justice? We often think that reproductive justice and reproductive rights are synonymous, that both are the work to give women rights about their reproductive choices. However,
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Chicago Blackhawks: Sexual Assault and What We Have Learned
Chicagoland is reeling from the news of sexual assault allegations within the Chicago Blackhawks. One of the team’s coaches assaulted a player and leadership of the team ignored the allegations
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November Lunch & Learn Webinars
Join us for our November Lunch & Learn Webinars. Each are free, but we do ask that you register in advance. Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and How It Affects
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It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus (But is it feminist?)
It would be more than two decades before I would enjoy Disney’s Hocus Pocus. I found it ridiculous. The last witch hanged in the Salem Witch Trials was on September
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Ghosts Aren’t the Scariest Thing About Halloween
Most historians trace back modern day Halloween to the Celtic holiday of Samhain, which marked the end of the year for those living 2000 years ago in the UK, Ireland,
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Boil, Boil, Toil, and Trouble: Nothing is Practical about Practical Magic
I have had a Pinterest board dedicated to Practical Magic since I saw it many, many years ago. The fashion, the hair, the HOUSE, I wanted that life. It was
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Survivors and Power: The Crimes of R. Kelly
Background Robert Sylvester Kelly is a well-known American singer,songwriter and record producer. R Kelly has been convicted of several sexual abuse counts including sex trafficking and federal racketeering. R
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Love is Stronger than Witchcraft: A Feminist Critique of 1942’s I Married a Witch
Author’s note: Although I refer to characters as men and women or male and female, I do not intend to uphold the false binary of man/woman. This is only a
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