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ZORA

GOP Politicians Are Using the Pandemic to Attack Our Reproductive Rights

Some states have set their sights on curtailing access to abortions

Apr 17, 2020

A woman holding up a sign that says “Protest Abortion Access.”

Apr 17, 2020

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ZORA

Domestic Abuse Victims Are Terrified of Staying Home

The calls to self-quarantine can place some in imminent danger

Mar 25, 2020

A photo of a black woman covering her face with her hands.

Mar 25, 2020

Published in
ZORA

Survivors of Color Need More Than a Guilty Harvey Weinstein Verdict

Perhaps now more of our sexual assault complaints will be taken seriously

Feb 26, 2020

Survivors of Color Need More Than a Guilty Harvey Weinstein Verdict

Feb 26, 2020

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The Coffeelicious

On Learning To Love Being A Woman, On International Women’s Day And Beyond

International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900s; a day set aside to celebrate women’s achievements while simultaneously…

Mar 8, 2016

On Learning To Love Being A Woman, On International Women’s Day And Beyond

Mar 8, 2016

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Pain Talks

When Your Pain Doesn’t Matter, Because You’re A Woman

I had started noticing the bump on the inside of my left hand months before I informed, well, anyone. It was slightly above center, no…

Mar 3, 2016

When Your Pain Doesn’t Matter, Because You’re A Woman

Mar 3, 2016

Published in
The Cauldron

A Guy’s Guide To Figuring Out If A Woman Really Likes the NFL

A recent column suggests women should fake interest in football to please their significant others. Yeah, so, about that.

Dec 11, 2015

A Guy’s Guide To Figuring Out If A Woman Really Likes the NFL

Dec 11, 2015

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The Cauldron

Wait, Now We’re Blaming Women For Athletes’ Poor Performance?

QB Russell Wilson is not playing very well. And he’s dating Ciara. For some (less-than-enlightened) fans, these facts are linked.

Nov 22, 2015

Wait, Now We’re Blaming Women For Athletes’ Poor Performance?

Nov 22, 2015

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Human Parts

Why I’m Smiling

You think my smile means days are effortless, and I’m consistently beaming because my borderline-annoying joy hasn’t paused…

Oct 16, 2015

Why I’m Smiling

Oct 16, 2015

Published in
Human Parts

To My Lady Friends: The Promises I Can Keep

We used to scribble them in heavy yearbooks. We wrote elongated promises of endless summers and forever friendships, all laced with the…

Jul 21, 2015

To My Lady Friends: The Promises I Can Keep

Jul 21, 2015

Published in
Human Parts

What An Abuser Really Looks Like

Well, that doesn’t sound like him. At all.

Jul 9, 2015

What An Abuser Really Looks Like

Jul 9, 2015

Published in
Human Parts

What It Means When You Say I’m Hot “For A Mom”

I was walking my son to the park a few blocks from our apartment; him, asleep in his stroller and me, attempting to stay cool on a…

Jun 23, 2015

What It Means When You Say I’m Hot “For A Mom”

Jun 23, 2015

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Human Parts

What My Mother Taught Me About Fathers

My mother wasn’t a single mother, in that she was married to my father for the entirety of my childhood and well into my twenties. When…

Jun 21, 2015

What My Mother Taught Me About Fathers

Jun 21, 2015

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Human Parts

I Never Got the Chance to Meet One of My Twin Sons

I had been pushing for three consecutive hours, my partner by my side from beginning to end, perspiring and coaching and nervous in a way…

Apr 30, 2015

I Never Got the Chance to Meet One of My Twin Sons

Apr 30, 2015

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Human Parts

My Son Ruined Everything

When I announced my pregnancy I swore I could hear the whispering. While some were genuinely excited, others feigned it. Mumbles shadowed…

Apr 7, 2015

My Son Ruined Everything

Apr 7, 2015

Published in
Human Parts

Why You Can’t Give Up On Love

Mar 26, 2015

Why You Can’t Give Up On Love

Mar 26, 2015

Published in
Human Parts

Why My Mother Stayed

I’ve asked myself this question countless times.

Jan 28, 2015

Why My Mother Stayed

Jan 28, 2015

Published in
Human Parts

Love at First Sight Is a Lie

I looked at him and felt this aching pain in the center of my chest. It sunk deep between my lungs, cultivating an incomparable longing for…

Dec 2, 2014

Love at First Sight Is a Lie

Dec 2, 2014

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Human Parts

One Woman’s Success Is Another Woman’s Failure (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves)

I love women. I think their bodies are beautiful and their emotions are courageous and their minds are endless. Their capabilities and…

Nov 19, 2014

One Woman’s Success Is Another Woman’s Failure (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves)

Nov 19, 2014

Published in
Human Parts

Accept What You Can’t Change (Which Is Mostly Everything)

I’m leaning over the bathroom sink, my nose thisclose to a relatively clean mirror. I’m as terrible at applying makeup as the day I started…

Nov 6, 2014

Accept What You Can’t Change (Which Is Mostly Everything)

Nov 6, 2014

Published in
Human Parts

Moms Are Fucking Sexy

I’m not sure how we arrived at the painfully stereotypical image of mothers we seem to collectively have.

Nov 4, 2014

Moms Are Fucking Sexy

Nov 4, 2014

Danielle Campoamor

Danielle Campoamor

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