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Posted by
Kim on 08/10/2023
When Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman authored the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, both the state of women’s rights in America and the women’s rights movement looked very different than they do today. The ERA was proposed at a time when women could not o
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Posted by
Kim on 08/03/2023
Every four years, teams around the world and millions of fans gather to cheer on the nation’s women’s soccer team. For me, it started when I was a little girl playing soccer. I looked up to the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) not only because they wer
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Posted by
Kim on 08/01/2023
Valuing Speech over SafetyAt the end of this term, the Supreme Court released its decision in Counterman v Colorado, a case that revolved around the place harassment and threats hold in the realm of free speech. Counterman had been harassing a local fe
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Posted by
Kim on 07/26/2023
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard has put an end to race-based affirmative action, the practice of favoring individuals, particularly in hirin
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Posted by
Kim on 07/26/2023
I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, a blue bubble in a red state. I was in fifth grade when Ireceived my first talk regarding sexual health and education. This talk centered around pubertyand growing up. I watched a video called “Just Around the Corner
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