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Small-town Texas voters issued a stunning defeat to Mark Lee Dickson and his antiabortion acolytes this November.

Some are worried that no-fault divorce could go away, as conservatives in some states have proposed—especially since that could trap domestic abuse victims.

"Here at Ms. we've always understood that women's lives are made up of these crucial moments—the things we save, the things we lose, the way we hold each other up afterward."

Ellie Smeal, president of Feminist Majority Foundation and publisher of Ms., was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal—the nation’s second highest civilian honors—on Jan. 2 by President Joe Biden for “defining the movement for women’s rights.” Congrats, Ellie!

"By fixating on the archivist or the president, we lose sight of the real obstructionists: Republican leadership and their anti-woman followers who block the ERA."

"In times like these, it feels important to acknowledge our movement leaders and celebrate our victories. Yet, we know the road ahead will be challenging. You can feel it in the air. The ugly pulse of something old and sinister reawakening."

2024 brought many challenges, changes & opportunities -- and while I'm not sad to see the year end, this bit of news was a big bright surprise. Thank you to Ms for putting me in this amazing company. Honor & Respect to all the amazing feminists working to make our world even a bit more livable for us all! https://lnkd.in/ezzY-swH

For our Winter issue, we spoke to some of the many leaders and organizations preparing to safeguard decades of hard-fought gains for women and girls, now threatened by the Trump administration and its Project 2025. Sign up now and you can get a year of Ms. for just $20!

Like FDA approval of the pill a decade earlier, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act “changed the trajectory of American women’s lives” overnight. A new Smithsonian exhibit documents the fight.

“Encouragement, counseling, and emotional support are plainly protected speech under Supreme Court precedent,” a federal appeals court ruled on Dec. 2, “including when offered in the difficult context of deciding whether to have an abortion.”