We rebuild what you destroy
Today…
is the start of Period Poverty Awareness Week (#endperiodpoverty).
is the birthday of Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972), considered the first industrial/organizational psychologist. She was also the first woman engineering professor, first woman elected into the National Academy of Engineering, first woman to receive the Hoover Medal, and on and on.
is the birthday of Helen Taussig (1898-1986), credited with creating the field of pediatric cardiology, first woman to be made a full professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School, and first woman to head the American Heart Association.
is National Asparagus Day.
And this, which I just think you should have.
Bringing me updated-for-2021 Old Skull vibes.
Abortion
ABC | Cost of care, distance to clinics drives demand for self-managed abortion: Study | Alexandra Svokos
The American Prospect | If ‘Roe’ Falls, Abortions Could Be Criminal | Amelia Pollard
The Hill | The poor and minorities will be most affected if Supreme Court changes abortion law | Jennie Wetter
Salon | How Biden and the Democrats can save abortion access before the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade | Amanda Marcotte
Washington Post | A big abortion case could upend ‘Roe’ — and burn the court’s credibility | Editorial
North Dakota
Jamestown Sun | North Dakota University System challenges law that bans partnerships with abortion providers | April Baumgarten
LGBTQ
NBC Out | Nearly 1 in 10 teens identify as gender-diverse in Pittsburgh study | Dan Avery
HealthDay | In One U.S. School District, Nearly 10% of Students Identify as 'Gender-Diverse' | Amy Norton
USA Today | Why inclusive language in pregnancy is so important for transgender and nonbinary parents | Jarrad Henderson, Sandy Hooper
Rhode Island
Newport Mercury | Newport County lawmaker's gender-inclusive bathroom bill moves forward | Savana Dunning
Tennessee
The Daily Beast | These Trans Kids Are Trying to Survive Tennessee’s ‘Slate of Hate’ | Tim Teeman
Wisconsin
The Capital Times | Sun Prairie becomes latest Wisconsin city to ban 'conversion therapy' | Chris Rickert
Pregnancy & Parenting
CNN | Moms are burned-out: What can we do to ease the burden? | John Duffy
NBC | 50 years later, the culture wars debate over the child care crisis has barely budged | Allan Smith
The New Republic | Are Democrats Giving Up on the Dream of Universal Childcare? | Bryce Covert
Maine
Maine Beacon | Unpaid, unseen: Committee backs bill to give caregivers financial support | Dan Neumann
New Jersey
Herald News | New Jersey demands maternal health justice for Black women | Roslyn Collins
Reproductive Health & Justice
Time | The Criminalization of Black Pregnancy Must End | Jason Williams
California
KABC-TV | Bill seeking reparations for involuntary, forced sterilizations survivors closer to becoming CA law | Anabel Muñoz
Work & Money
New Jersey
NJ.com | Here’s how much less N.J. women earned compared to men - and why experts say it’s getting worse | Kelly Heyboer, Nick Devlin
Oregon
The Oregonian | Lawmakers mixed on idea of delaying paid family leave | Chris Lehman