Human Interest

Via Kent College History

A new documentary, “No Más Bebés,” examines a California hospital’s sterilizations of Mexican-American women in the early 1970s — and the women who filed suit in response.

Via Kent College History

Phyllis Schlafly, a leading US conservative and outspoken opponent of feminism and abortion, has died at the age of 92.

Via Kent College History

The feminist movement in Argentina was, and still is, truly a "grass.roots" movement, an on-going series of efforts made by individuals and (usually small) groups of women to improve the lives of Argentine women in some way. Although the individual efforts may have seemed small, unrelated, and often ultimately fruitless, when one studies these events and pulls them all together, there is indeed a realization that much has been accomplished by women in Argentina.1

Via Kent College History

Via Kent College History

With her book The Feminine Mystique (1963), Betty Friedan (1921-2006) broke new ground by exploring the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional roles.

Via Kent College History, Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks