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1 Murder, Plus 2 Mum Suspects Equals a Walk

By Wendy Murphy ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2013

Criminals often use a trick called cross-finger pointing resulting in many long-term unsolved cases of missing women and girls, including the disappearance of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in Colorado, says Wendy Murphy in this excerpt from the new edition of “And Justice For Some.”

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Holocaust Women’s Rape Breaks Decades of Taboo

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Arts & Culture ● May 30, 2011

The rape and sexual abuse of Jewish women during the Holocaust have been long overlooked. But when researchers probed, stories began to emerge as if they were old photographic film waiting for the right chemicals.

New Mexican Burial Sites Rise from Hidden Graves

By Laura Paskus ● Uncategorized ● September 24, 2009

Months later, the killings are unsolved. But the families of 11 slain New Mexican women now have a burial site to decorate and visit.

Katrina’s Gender Focus Offers Lesson for Recovery

By Gould & Schmae ● Arts & Culture ● August 29, 2007

After Hurricane Katrina, women’s funds were quick to respond and help women lead recovery efforts in their communities. Two years later, Sara Gould and Cynthia Schmae say a focus on women provides lessons for disaster relief and aids social change.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls Tiptoe Around Plan B

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● July 20, 2007

Republican candidates are either dodging discussions of emergency contraception or quietly opposing it. Pro-choice Republicans, however, think front-runners are all more moderate on the topic than the Bush administration.

Roe’s Sister Case Focused On Due Process

By Louise Bernikow ● Arts & Culture ● January 13, 2006

January 22, 1973: The “Other Roe” Case Expands Abortion Rights.

Stigma, Sex Bias Fuel AIDS in Kyrgyzstan

By Karen Louise Boothe ● Arts & Culture ● November 30, 2003

The theme of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 is that discrimination and stigma are fueling the disease. Evidence of that abounds in Kyrgyzstan, a front line for the disease where women are at higher risk and health workers struggle for funding.

Mothers Who Kill Often Give Warnings

By Cheryl L. Meyer ● Commentary ● June 27, 2001

Mothers suffering from profound depression differ from teens who kill their newborns and mothers who neglect or abuse their children. They often provide unheeded warnings and attempt suicide.