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The patriarchal holiday fantasy is exhausting America’s mothers.
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Santa Is a Woman
As Americans prep for the holidays and the time off from paid work, women and working moms need rest, and dads need to do emotional Christmas labor.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Preparing for some ...awkward dinner table discussions this holiday? Arm yourself with these tips on how to effectively talk about abortion at your family gathering:
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How to Have Effective Conversations About Abortion at Family Gatherings
How to have effective conversations and talk about abortion at family gatherings this holiday season – Thanksgiving and Christmas
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December 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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In 2025, our most-read articles ranged from investigations into secret maternity homes to explorations of American masculinity—and so much more.

Coming in at #10, an exploration of the case of Adriana Smith—who Georgia kept on life support as a result of the state’s strict abortion ban.
Adriana Smith and the Legal Horror of Reproductive Servitude in the U.S.
Declared brain-dead in February, Adriana Smith is on life support in Georgia against her family’s wishes because of the state abortion ban.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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In the year since the Trump administration returned to office, there have been hundreds of executive orders, many of which district courts have ruled unconstitutional and illegal. But hard-hitting attorneys general have fought back.
Fighting for the People: Attorneys General on the Front Lines Against Trump (With AGs Dana Nessel and Andrea Campbell)
Background reading: "Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell: A Reproductive Justice Champion" — Carrie Baker "Michigan Got Rid of Most Abortion Restrictions. Now AG Dana Nessel is Challenging ...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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You’ve read the other “Best of” lists—now read the other one … you know, for the rest of us. Here are Ms. magazine’s top feminist books of 2025.
2025 ‘Best of the Rest’: Our Favorite Books of the Year
You’ve read the other “Best of” lists—now read the other one, for the rest of us. Here are Ms. magazine's top feminist books of 2025.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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From devastating dramas to sharp satires and genre-bending thrillers, this year’s feminist fiction on screen refused easy answers—and demanded our attention. Here's what we loved:
The Best Feminist Fiction Films and TV Shows of 2025
From devastating dramas to sharp satires and genre-bending thrillers, this year’s feminist fiction on screen refused easy answers—and demanded our attention. These films and series center women’s agen...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Violet and I chose these 48 books as our top feminist reads of the year for @msmagazine.com!

Feat @mskellymhayes.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social @annanorth.bsky.social @kweingarten.bsky.social & more

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2025 ‘Best of the Rest’: Our Favorite Books of the Year
You’ve read the other “Best of” lists—now read the other one, for the rest of us. Here are Ms. magazine's top feminist books of 2025.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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As Congress takes their holiday break, Americans will spend their week watching their premiums skyrocket due to the deadlock.
Congress Went on Recess. Americans Got Higher Healthcare Bills.
Is Trump's attack on transgender young people an attempt to divert attention from the ACA tax credit healthcare crisis hitting families?
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December 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Women have 13 percent less free time than men, and among women aged 35 to 44, that free-time deficit jumps to 23 percent.
The Patriarchal Holiday Fantasy Is Exhausting America’s Mothers
As Americans prep for the holidays and the time off from paid work, women and working moms need rest, and dads need to do emotional Christmas labor.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Behind procedural questions in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin lies a sweeping threat to consumer protection, public health and reproductive rights post-Dobbs.
The Supreme Court Case That Could Shield Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics From Oversight
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin is the Supreme Court case on anti-abortion unregulated crisis pregnancy clinics oversight.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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As our CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social always says: Courage is the new currency.

Last month, @msmagazine.com honored Skye as the “Resister in Law” at their 17th annual Global Women’s Rights Awards and Gala.
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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I'm so far behind! ICYMI, here's my December #Reads for the Rest of Us with @msmagazine.com, featuring titles by @allynwalker.bsky.social @angelafrederick.bsky.social @wordsiren.bsky.social @bnwosu.bsky.social and more!

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December 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in December 2025 make great gifts.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Refugees, including Afghans, are taking the brunt of the new measures. That is not a coincidence.
How the Trump Administration Used a National Guard Tragedy to Accelerate Its Anti-Immigrant Agenda
The Trump administration used a National Guard tragedy to accelerate anti-immigrant agenda, harming women fleeing Afghanistan and the Taliban.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Fixating on specific celebrities’ appearances obscures the larger, deadlier return of extreme thinness as a cultural ideal.
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What the 'Wicked' Weight-Loss Discourse Gets Wrong
What the 'Wicked' Ariana Grande weight-loss discourse gets wrong: the larger, deadlier return of extreme thinness as a cultural ideal
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December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The U.S., trapped in a twisted love affair with the Second Amendment, continues to block meaningful reform.
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Two Mass Shootings, Two Countries—and Two Very Different Responses
Two mass shootings—Bondi Beach and Brown University—expose how the U.S. treats gun violence as a tragic but tolerated norm.
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December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of a critical drug. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case. #MsReads via @propublica.org
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Fighting for Breath: The FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk
Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of the critical drug tacrolimus. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always…
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December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Every book, doll and story quietly teaches children who they are expected to be and how they should treat others, writes @jodibondinorgaard.bsky.social.
The Gifts We Give Children Matter More Than We Think
As we give kids feminist gifts, choose with an eye toward the future we want our girls and boys to inherit and the world they will lead.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Scrambling for a last-minute gift for a feminist in your life? Ms. has you covered with subscriptions, T-shirts and more: msmagazine.com/shop/
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Women make the holidays happen—even as policymakers undermine the programs meant to support families.
Women’s Labor Makes the Holidays Possible
Women and moms make the holidays happen, even as policymakers undermine the programs meant to support families like SNAP and Affordable Care Act.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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As Trump carries out his mass deportation operation, residents are banding together to block raids and distribute groceries. #MsReads via @theguardian.com
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Ordinary Americans are fighting back against ICE: ‘We’re going to outlast them’
As Trump carries out his mass deportation operation, residents are banding together to block raids and distribute groceries
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December 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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The average monthly number of abortions has risen from 79,600 in 2022 to 98,800 in 2025--a 24 percent increase in just three years. And telehealth abortion increased 61 percent over the last year. @msmagazine.com @plancpills.bsky.social
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Abortion Continues to Increase in 2025 as Telehealth Expands, Especially in States with Bans and Restrictions
The latest #WeCount report finds that abortion access is growing as patients turn to telehealth abortion pills and shield law providers.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The latest #WeCount report finds that access is shifting—not disappearing—as patients turn to telehealth and shield-law providers.
Abortion Continues to Increase in 2025 as Telehealth Expands, Especially in States with Bans and Restrictions
The latest #WeCount report finds that abortion access is growing as patients turn to telehealth abortion pills and shield law providers.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Texas launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week over the agency’s approval of mifepristone, marking the state’s latest effort to crack down on access to abortion pills.
Texas and Florida Sue FDA in New Bid to Block Abortion Pill Access
Texas and Florida launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the agency’s approval of mifepristone abortion pills.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Young, educated women, across party lines, are opting out of using birth control—not because of religion or politics, but because of the internet.
What 200 Gen Z Women Told Me About Birth Control Should Alarm Every Woman in America
Young, educated women, across party lines, opt out of birth control, not because of religion or politics, but misinformation on social media.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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"People have often asked me what it was like to grow up as the daughter of a women’s movement progenitor, and I’ve always said that it’s all I ever knew." #MsReads via
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Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom
In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM