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Along with October, May is one of the most densely packed months of the year. It's before the summer humidity and the last whole month of the school year. The weather is warming in t...
The solstice on the 20th marks the onset of summer (Northern Hemisphere) or winter (Southern Hemisphere). Many people, particularly in Europe, North America and Asia, will be embarking o...
Spring has sprung in the north, and the first hints of Autumn are on the horizon in the south. April is the month spring (or fall) gets underway, and it is filled with religious celebrations, including the Mu...
On October 18, 1929, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England ruled in the women's favor on whether women are "persons" according to the law. As persons, women would have the right to vote and the same legal standing as men. The court ruled that women are indeed people.
The fight is far from over for humans with XX chromosomes. For example, the Equal Rights Amendment guaranteeing women equal rights with men has never been passed in the United States, despite over 50 years of trying. Throughout the world, women face varying incursions to their rights and personhood, some imposed by religion, some by states and laws, and some through good old fashion misogyny. Currently, due to emerging social movements, even defining what a woman is has become contentious.
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