feminism

• Obituaries

Deborah Davis, longtime WYPR employee, dies at 61

Deborah Davis, a longtime employee of WYPR public radio station with a passion for theatre, music and equality, died on Dec. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Care after battling cancer. She was 61.

• Opinion

Abortion battle absurdity

Latest attacks on Planned Parenthood are false, highly partisan and hypocritical — and unworthy of serious discussion

• Opinion

Nurses led the charge against domestic violence

As some on TV talk shows discuss, humorously or otherwise, what nurses really do, it's important to understand the role they have played in changing health care. This is especially true in how the entire medical sector looks at and responds to domestic violence.

• Baltimore City Paper

Happening Sunday: Baltimore Book Festival, September Swap Meet

• Baltimore City Paper

The struggle to find new language for fucking

Reading romance novels used to be something you did under the covers, in the dark, skipping ahead to the dirty bits and hoping no one could hear you slowly grinding away against yourself. Sure, grandma happily read her Harlequins in her chair in the living room, but the sweet romance those book covers promised were covering up page after page of throbbing, pulsing, driving. And then it was 2011, and everyone—like, everyone—was reading "Fifty Shades of Grey" out in the open, getting

• Opinion

Bernie does Liberty University

Cal Thomas offers his lessons for building wealth: Get married, invest, save, help others, and prepare for change.

• Opinion

The one thing Trump, Bush, Obama and Clinton agree on

Trump, Bush and Obama have something in common — opposition to tax loophole that benefits hedge fund managers — so why is it so hard to kill?

• Opinion

Gender equality in politics still far away

This year, for the first time in history, women in every country will have the right to vote; Saudi Arabia ended its status as the final holdout by granting women the right to campaign for office and vote in municipal elections later this year. But it is still critical for the United States and others who work to build democracy around the world to focus on advancing women's political participation.

• Baltimore City Paper

Wandering Eye: Under Armour picks architect for Port Covington, 'The New Unemployables,' and more

• Opinion

A piece of Frederick Douglass history is on the market

Looking for inspiration from Frederick Douglass isn't a bad idea if you want to be a writer, orator or social activist. But the sellers of 524 S. Dallas Street are hoping to find someone who wants to follow Douglass's footsteps in another field — real estate investing.

By Natalie Sherman

Sep 1, 2015

• Commercial Real Estate

A piece of Frederick Douglass history is on the market

Looking for inspiration from Frederick Douglass isn't a bad idea if you want to be a writer, orator or social activist. But the sellers of 524 S. Dallas Street are hoping to find someone who wants to follow Douglass's footsteps in another field — real estate investing.

By Natalie Sherman

Aug 31, 2015

• Opinion

Is Hillary 'likable enough'?

Eight years later, Obama's assessment of Clinton as "likable enough" sums up her problems.

By Jules Witcover

Aug 31, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Free Will Astrology: 8/19/15

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You'd probably prefer to stay in the romantic, carefree state of mind. But from what I can tell, you're ripe for a new phase of your long-term cycle. Your freestyle rambles and jaunty adventures should now make way for careful introspection and thoughtful adjustments. Instead of restless star-gazing, I suggest patient earth-gazing.

• Opinion

Sexual assault and prevention strategies should be openly discussed

If there's one thing that attending the Bryn Mawr School since I was 5 has taught me, it's to never back down from a challenge or turn a blind eye to injustice. For a long time, I had assumed that the rest of the world acted in the same way. I thought that good would always prevail over evil. However, when I read the disturbing fact that 98 percent of rapists will never spend a day in prison, I was flabbergasted. How could a nation that prides itself on protecting the rights of the people so

• Maryland

Letter: Videos opening eyes to evils of abortion

• Opinion

Hillary: Campaigning in cellophane?

Despite all the efforts to demonstrate Hillary Clinton is not taking the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination for granted and is working hard for it, her campaign still exudes an air of entitlement and coronation.

By Jules Witcover

Jul 13, 2015

• Opinion

Scalia's dissents reveal need for Supreme Court reform

Recent rants by Justice Scalia, who plays politics both on and off the bench, underscore that now is the time look critically at the rules and regulations that structure the court and to seriously consider reform, starting with standardizing the tenure of Supreme Court justices to a reasonable term of 18 years.

• Obituaries

Emily Rody, lawyer

Emily Rody, "an unsung hero of the civil rights and women's movement," died June 29. She was 86.

• Obituaries

Catherine J. Cochran

Catherine J. Cochran, who became a fixture in the civic and political life after settling in Howard County nearly 60 years ago and after raising her children went on to have a successful business career in real estate, died Sunday at Holly Hill Farm in Clarksville from heart failure. She was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 1, 2015

• Opinion

A fitting tribute for Harriet Tubman

The entire life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, who maintained the fight for justice beyond her Underground Railroad exploits, is certainly worth commemorating. Replacing Alexander Hamilton or Andrew Jackson on our paper currency is a fitting tribute to a remarkable person.

• Opinion

Tim Hunt's Witch Hunt

I once told a female friend about a program I created called Equations of Peace aimed at helping girls in conflict areas study math. My friend thought that I didn't know enough to create such a program. When I defended my decision, she started to cry. I've never seen a man cry who wasn't cradling his dead son.

• Obituaries

Eileen K. Doolittle, artist

Eileen Kavanagh Doolittle, 79, an artist who co-wrote and designed children's books who was a former Baltimore resident, died of cancer June 10 at the Mystic, Conn. Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 21, 2015

• Opinion

Why is discrimination OK when women do it?

Why is discrimination OK when women do it?

• Food & Drink

Feminists? Sure, but Chastity Belt refuses to fit any box

Chastity Belt, a self-described "post-post-punk" Seattle-based four-piece with song names like "Cool Slut" and "Nip Slip," is a proudly feminist band.

By Quinn Kelley

Jun 11, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Wandering Eye: Baltimore's deadliest month in 40 years, changes at the Department of Natural Resources, and more

• Opinion

Masking the truth at the BMA

Our view: By failing to acknowledge a barbaric ritual associated with an African art exhibit, the Baltimore Museum of Art fails visitors

• Opinion

Tubman is worth learning more about

Underground Railroad pioneer is still celebrated — and researched — in her native Eastern Shore

• Baltimore City

Archaeological dig uncovers Herring Run Park's past

With a small budget, a short time frame and a small army of volunteers, archaeologists are uncovering the history of Baltimore's Herring Run Park.

By Pamela Wood

May 16, 2015

• Maryland

Buddhist leader of millions visits West Baltimore

The leader of 30 million South Asian Buddhists walked the riot-torn streets of West Baltimore with more than a dozen local ministers and other peace advocates Thursday, offering prayers, blessings and words of encouragement in the aftermath of last week's unrest over the death of Freddie Gray.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

May 7, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Q&A: Lily Tomlin discusses feminism, rocking chairs, and sensible shoes

• Sexual Assault

Activists call for stiffer internal oversight of military academy sex assault cases

Advocates for victims of sexual assault in the military on Monday called on the White House to give new powers to an internal Defense Department watchdog to review complaints filed by Naval Academy midshipmen and cadets at other military colleges.

By Ian Duncan

Apr 29, 2015

• TV

'Mad Men' recap, 'The Forecast'

"Mad Men" goes from dwelling on the past to looking toward the future. Don's outlook? Not so good. At least in in the advertising world.

• Business

Gender-based pay disparities persist in Maryland

Women in Maryland earn less than men for the same work in every county but Prince George's, new data shows, yet the state fares better than most, with the second smallest gender-based pay gap in the nation, says another survey.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Apr 18, 2015

• Opinion

What Hillary Clinton needs to do to win

To win, Hillary Clinton needs to be more human and less calculating.

• Howard County

Glenelg High's Emma Halley on empowerment mission [Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton]

Emma Halley, a senior at Glenelg High School, was chosen to serve as a Girl Delegate for the United Nations 59th annual Commission on the Status of Women.

• Opinion

Disastrous Iran deal may prove fatal to Israel

President Obama is treating Israel as he should be treating Iran, writes Cal Thomas.

• Maryland

Women's History Month talk crosses generations

Taneytown resident, granddaughter give talk at Carroll Vista for Women's History Month

• Baltimore City Paper

'She's Beautiful When She's Angry,' screening tonight at the Creative Alliance, has some important lessons for modern feminists

• Opinion

Will Mikulski's successor support Israel?

Will Mikulski's successor support Israel? Not all the prospective candidates to replace her do.

• Baltimore City Paper

The Mail 3/11/15

• Laurel Leader

Smooth Sounds for Seniors series opens with Ethel Ennis [Senior Scene]

Laurel senior centers are offering events in March.

• Politics

President Obama, others on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski

President Barack Obama offered his praise of Sen. Barbara Mikulski

• Baltimore City Paper

In Hopkins lecture, Gloria Steinem outlines ways to fight the patriarchy but stumbles on question about inclusivity

• Opinion

Sun claims to support equal rights for women, yet disses women's basketball

The Sun should practice the equal opportunities it preaches and give the University of Maryland's women's basketball team greater attention

• Features

Local teen speaks out on behalf of the Muslim community

At age 17, Amara Majeed has written a book and blogs for CNN and the Huffington Post

By Mary Carole McCauley

Feb 22, 2015

• Laurel Leader

Venus Theatre takes on 'feminist fables' in new season

Wild, dark and sad with moments of fun is how Venus Theatre founder Deb Randall describes the 2015 season for the C Street theatre. Four plays written by women will get their premieres in a season Randall has dubbed "Feral 15: Feminist Fables with No Strings Attached."

• Opinion

Progress for girls and women

The Obama administration has made incredible strides for girls and women of color.

• Feminism

ACLU, military women's group sue Defense Department for Naval Academy records on female midshipmen

Advocates for military women are suing the Department of Defense for information about how the Naval Academy and the other military service academies recruit female students — part of a campaign, they say, to expose ongoing gender bias at the elite training grounds for the nation's officer corps.

By Ian Duncan

Feb 3, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Feminists Fight Back: Hardcore band War On Women mocks the haters on its self-titled new album

• Colleges and Universities

Steinem, Plouffe among speakers for Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium

Gloria Steinem, Obama adviser David Plouffe among those to speak on Johns Hopkins University's Baltimore campus

By Chris Kaltenbach

Feb 2, 2015