Today…
in 1984, astronaut and mission specialist Anna Fisher became the first mother in space as part of an 8-day mission. Whatever you gotta do to get a break.
I have Jesus Christ Superstar so stuck in my head since we watched it over the weekend. The kids liked it okay, but don’t really get that specific late ‘60s/early ‘70s low-budget Jesus is just alright with me earnestness. And I mean, it is an awful lot, and don’t get me started on Ted Neeley.
On the other hand, Carl Anderson.
Abortion
Ms. | Abortion Finder Tool Now Includes Telehealth Providers: "It’s All About Access" | Hannah Beck
NBC | As Supreme Court considers abortion cases, local governments impose bans | Jacob Fulton
Washington Post | State Dept human rights report: Reproductive rights assessment restored after Trump administration had it removed | Missy Ryan
Arkansas
KLRT-TV | Arkansas Poll spotlights divide over abortion in state | Cassandra Webb
Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times | How repealing law requiring parental notification of child’s abortion could influence Illinois voters | Rich Miller
Ohio
Newsweek | Fire at Toledo's Lone Abortion Clinic Deemed Arson After Accelerant Found | Andre Ellington
Texas
Business Insider | Texas abortion law could have 'traumatic' consequences for trans and nonbinary people who are forced to carry out a pregnancy, experts say | Yelena Dzhanova
Elite Daily | Texas' Abortion Law Makes Relationship Abuse So Much More Dangerous | Rhyma Castillo
Time | Texas Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control Since Near-Total Abortion Ban | Amanda Gomez
Virginia
The Lily | How will Glenn Youngkin’s win impact abortion rights in Virginia? | Caroline Kitchener
LGBTQ
CNN | US Navy launches ship named for gay rights activist Harvey Milk | Andy Rose
The 19th | The U.S. still has only 5 Black trans elected officials after November 2 | Orion Rummler
Nebraska
Lincoln Journal | Discrimination policy change at state college system draws criticism from Ricketts, religious groups | Chris Dunker
Pennsylvania
Erie Times-News | School pride flag complaints raise issues about LGBTQ+ student discrimination, inclusion | Valerie Myers
South Dakota
Argus Leader | Vermillion school board to address gender equity policy affecting transgender students | Morgan Matzen
Utah
KMYU-TV | State mulls recommendations for transgender children in Utah schools | Brian Mullahy
Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Williams: The Hanover School Board, on a transgender policy, needs to stop the stall | Michael Paul Williams
Reproductive Health & Justice
Bustle | Rafia Zakaria Wants To Change The Way You Think About Feminism | Sam Ramsden
Harper's Bazaar | We Should All Be Talking About America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis | Anushay Hossain
The Lily | It’s the 100th anniversary of the first conference on birth control. Here’s a look at contraception’s lesser-known legacy. | Hannah Good
NBC | How an Oklahoma women’s miscarriage put a spotlight on racial disparities in prosecutions | Priscilla Thompson, Alexandra Turcios Cruz
New York Times | Body Shaming Dressed Up as a Fitness Goal Is Still Body Shaming | Jane Coaston
Work & Money
Deadline Hollywood | WGA West Screenwriting Inclusion Report: Women & People Of Color Continue To Make Progress In Hiring But “Remain Significantly Underrepresented” | David Robb
Fast Company | How powerful women in tech are pushing for new work policies to prevent burnout | Leah Solivan
HuffPost | I Was The or-In-Chief Of Working Mother, And I Couldn’t Hack Working Motherhood | Audrey Goodson Kingo
MSNBC | Paid family leave is not a handout. It's good economics. | Ali Velshi
New York Times | What to Expect at Work When You’re Expecting | Roxane Gay
New York Times | Paid Family Leave Is Good for Everyone - The New York Times | Darby Saxbe, Sofia I. Cardenas
Scary Mommy | Paid Family Leave Is Not Entitlement — It’s A Human Right | Tanay Howard
Time | I Could Not Have Gone to an Office 4 Weeks After Childbirth | Katie Gutierrez
Maryland
Baltimore Sun | Paid family leave: Maryland must act if Congress won't | Editorial
Minnesota
MPR | Women are unhappy. What can we do about it? | Samantha Matsumoto, Angela Davis
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