Ms. Newsletter | December 4, 2009

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Farewell to a Pioneer of Women's Sports
MICHELE KORT, Ms. SENIOR EDITOR ON 12.02.2009

Rena "Rusty" Kanokogi, who first practiced judo when only men were allowed to compete, brought women's judo out of the closet and into the Olympic Games. more...

Abortion Clinics on Alert
CAROL JOFFE ON 12.01.2009
"Wanted" posters have appeared in North Carolina, calling two abortion doctors murderers and suggesting that people contact them. They are chilling reminders of posters put up in the 1990s, a time when three abortion providers were murdered. more...
See also:
--Jackson, Mississippi
--Allentown, Pennsylvania

Art & Reviews

Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman: Voice and the Embodiment of a Costly Performance by Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant
REVIEW BY EVA MCKEND ON 12.04.2009

Author Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant unpacks the stereotype of black woman as superwoman, finding unspoken vulnerabilities under the expected bravado. read review...

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