Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival
It was a brief remark during a mundane session of Parliament. But to Harini Amarasuriya, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, it was the moment she realized that her country, wrecked not…
Judith Bernstein at 82 Comes Back Swinging
Judith Bernstein and her work share a striking trait: a potent brew of provocative humor edged with anger. An indelible cackle with a crackle, as powerfully expressed in vividly hued…
Carol Downer, Feminist Leader in Women’s Health, Dies at 91
Carol Downer, a leader in the feminist women’s health movement who drew national fame for her role in a case known as the Great Yogurt Conspiracy — so named because…
She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.
The couple had been together for some three decades before they divorced. She blamed his work for taking a toll on their marriage. But in 2019, a French court ruled…
Book Review: ‘Bright Circle,’ by Randall Fuller
Both she and Lydia Emerson, who married Ralph Waldo, sustained their marriages by compromising their own intellectual talents. Lydia — a staunch abolitionist, committed to the rights of women and…
How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall
The end of a presidency tends to bring a rush of last-minute monument making, and Joe Biden’s was no different. In his final week in office, he designated nearly 850,000…