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The Power Of Art In Women's Prisons

As an arts workshop facilitator at two maximum-security prisons, I learned how women can find beauty in a tube of paint—even while in jail.

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This Week In Pantsuit Politics: Meet The First Trans Woman To Run For Congress In Minnesota

Also this week: the two-women presidential battle in Brazil heats up, and Hillary welcomes a granddaughter.

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I'm Always Late, And It Makes Me A Liar

For the sake of all that is sacred, I will henceforth become a dependable person. Or at least I will try.

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Indian Navrati Festival Celebrates The Female Divine

In India and beyond, celebrations fete the sacred female. America, where's our shindig?

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Dear Bill Frezza, Women Who Drink Aren't Dangerous Whores

A recent Forbes article attacking inebriated college women was insulting—but certainly not surprising.

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Watch: GOP Fails (Again!) At Understanding Women

A new Republican-backed anti-Obama ad is NSFW. Not because it's obscene, but because it'll make you laugh so hard.

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Meet Sappho, The Bisexual Poet Way Ahead Of Her Time  

The bisexual stigma is rough—take it from a woman who lived in 600 BCE.

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Tilting In Our Favor: Pinball May Be The Most Inclusive Gaming Space For Women

Other gaming communities could learn a thing or two from the surprisingly (mostly) welcoming world of pinball.

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