Ms. Magazine

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Mary Ziegler

In 2022, the Court undid a constitutional right for the first time by declaring that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion in the landmark decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In a decision this week called United States v. Skrmetti, they’ve taken the next step, extending the logic of Dobbs and destabilizing much of the law on sex discrimination.

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Originally published by The Contrarian. Among the myriad headlines that roiled the nation last week, rising political violence in the United States was a sickening drumbeat—one that culminated and resounded most loudly during a weekend of targeted shootings directed at two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses. In the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman, accounts of her deep commitment to public service filled the airwaves.

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Janell Hobson

Black Feminist in Public is a series of conversations between creative Black women and Janell Hobson, a Ms. scholar whose work focuses on the intersections of history, popular culture and representations of women of African descent. Autumn Breon is a multidisciplinary artist who creates works from a queer Black feminist perspective. Using performance, sculpture and public installations, she often centers Black women’s histories and experiences through her art.

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Eleanor Bader

Thirty years ago, a community health center run by the Red Cross relocated to the La Gloria area of Isla Mujeres, a tiny island off the Yucatan Peninsula. It quickly became more than a clinic, a place where “islenas,”primarily  Indigenous women, could congregate to talk and share stories. Some brought craftwork to do while chatting—including embroidery, knitting and crocheting—while others brought bags of beads to make intricately woven bracelets, earrings and necklaces.

1 week ago | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal

Over the weekend, the feminist movement lost a lion. Melissa Hortman, former speaker of the Minnesota House and longtime champion of reproductive justice, climate action and racial equity, was senselessly gunned down in a targeted attack at her home. Her husband, Mark, was also killed. Hortman made history as just the second woman to lead the Minnesota House, forging a rare power-sharing agreement in a politically split chamber—and never backing down from a fight.