Both historical Supreme Court decisions and changing political environment have fundamentally affected the abortion laws in the United States. With the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment, the availability of reproductive health care was greatly changed all around. The law safeguarded pregnant women's individuality for… Continue reading Abortion in the United States: Legal, Ethical, and Social
Abortion is a sensitive topic for many people due to their beliefs or personal experiences, which is why Pro-choice is essential to many women because they get to decide what they want to do with their bodies without the government’s interference. Women have fought for their rights for many decades, and this includes the right… Continue reading “My Body, My Choice”: Pro Choice Advocacy
Since at least 2001, with the first introduction of the federal DREAM Act in the U.S. Congress, undocumented youth and immigrants have collectively organized themselves into one of the central social movements of the past two decades. Undocumented women and UndocuQueer individuals occupy a unique liminal space within the umbrella of the undocumented identity and… Continue reading (Re)claiming Intersectionality: Centering Gender and Sexuality in the Immigrant Rights Movement
Over time, one thing has always been up for debate: women’s rights. Men have never liked the idea of women being even remotely equal to them in any way imaginable. More importantly, when it comes to a woman's choice, it all starts with the first essential choice of a woman deciding whether or not she… Continue reading The Decision Is Mine… Or Is It?
When we think of music, we can see artists expressing themselves through their talent and vision of the art. Art is essential to everyday life; we may take it for granted, but what we shouldn’t take for granted are the artists who make the art we consume. Classical Music is an art form we love… Continue reading Women in Classical Music: Are Women Safe from Sexual Violence?
While rethinking my Netflix membership, a gem of a film was recently added that made me reconsider why I even began rethinking my subscription in the first place. Sure, the premium Netflix membership is onerous. And sure, I’m quickly tiring of the never-ending new additions of true-crime dramas. And then, right before cancelling my… Continue reading Getting to the Bottom of the Secret : A Queer of Color Reading of Creator Alberto Barrera’s Netflix series “El secreto del rio”.
This is to all our sisters who were forced into an unwanted pregnancy, who lost their lives carrying a secret pregnancy, who had an abortion, and to all the women who once suffered in silence becoming mothers. As we seem to advance long from history, it seems as if we took a big step back… Continue reading Women’s Right to Abortion
While rethinking my Netflix membership, a gem of a film was recently added that made me reconsider why I even began rethinking my subscription in the first place. Sure, the premium Netflix membership is onerous. And sure, I’m quickly tiring of the never-ending new additions of true-crime dramas. And then, right before cancelling my… Continue reading Getting to the Bottom of the Secret : A Queer of Color Reading of Creator Alberto Barrera’s Netflix series “El secreto del rio”.
Chicana feminism is a journey of liberation, a reclamation of identity that begins in the quiet corners of home and reverberates through entire communities. It is a rebellion against traditions that confine and a celebration of the strength that flows through us, passed down by generations of women who endured in silence but dreamed of… Continue reading BREAKING CHAINS
By Natalie Castillo Me, being a daughter to a woman born and raised in Mexico City, I have a lot of knowledge on the subject of Mexican mother and American daughter relationships. Surprisingly though, I have never thought about it until reading the short stories and articles in class this semester. It really opened up… Continue reading Mother & Daughter Relationships
