Roxanne Szal

Jan 20, 2025 | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal

Cecile Richards—former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018; founder of Supermajority, an organization dedicated to championing women’s leadership; daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, the first and only female governor of Texas; and a lifelong feminist and political activist and trailblazer—died Monday, Jan. 20, after a battle with brain cancer. She was 67.

Dec 19, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal

It’s been a year … to say the least. We’re a month-plus out from the election, and Ms. readers are still working through the stages of grief: shock, depression, anger. The truth is, we need it all. But the feminist community is also here for each other, and as we go through a collective healing, a fierce feminist resistance is also taking shape.

Nov 7, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal

After an electric 107-day campaign that made history, challenged traditional norms of political leadership and centered equality for all Americans, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a concession speech at Howard University, acknowledging the outcome of the election was not what she had hoped for but emphasizing the enduring promise of America. She expressed gratitude to her team, volunteers and supporters, highlighting the campaign’s focus on unity and community.

Nov 4, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal

Women are outraged—and they have every reason to be. When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, it marked the first time in history that the Court has taken away a fundamental right and opened the door for states to banabortion outright. And Texas women in particular have lived under an extreme ban for even longer: In September 2021, Texas’ SB 8 became law, the six-week ban with a “bounty hunter” provision.

Nov 2, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal

With just days before polls close in the 2024 elections, art on display in east Austin, Texas, declares, “You can’t control us. You can’t stop us.”Designed and created by artist Deborah Vanko after the fall of Roe v. Wade, the art piece “This Is My Body” is part of Vanko’s collection, The Personal Is Political, on display at the Lydia Street Gallery in Austin until Nov. 17.