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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic  Artist

SCOTUS should be protecting protesters’ rights | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano April 24, 2024
The Supreme Court, if possible, needs to reconsider its choice not to hear the case of Mckesson v. Doe. They must put a foot down and protect the First Amendment right to protest, especially for peaceful organizers.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Don’t settle for adequate rights: A generational approach to defending Roe | EDITORIAL

Editors January 30, 2023
In light of the Supreme Court overturning the novelty Roe v. Wade doctrine, people across all different generations took to the streets of Boston for the 2023 Women's March to demand back their right to bodily autonomy.
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Men’s March protest met with pro-abortion protest at the State House

Daily Free Press Staff October 17, 2022
Anti-abortion protestors gathered outside Planned Parenthood at 1055 Commonwealth Avenue and walked to the Massachusetts State House at a “Men’s March for Life” rally on Saturday, a national organization that calls on men to abolish abortion, rally for personhood and be “men of god,” according to the Men’s March mission statement.
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GALLERY: Hundreds march through downtown Boston in support of abortion rights

Clare Ong October 16, 2022
As part of the Oct. 8 Women's Wave movement across the U.S., pro-abortion activists held a protest for reproductive rights.
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Women’s March protest in Boston continues to raise issue of abortion

Julia Goujiamanis October 11, 2022
Ahead of midterm elections, protestors gathered outside the Mass. State House on Saturday to show support for female and abortion rights candidates. A pro-choice counter protest happened as well.
Miss Leading: We did it! The future really is female

Miss Leading: We did it! The future really is female

Namu Sampath November 12, 2018

It is with pride I write this article today. This past week, after the midterms — with the Republicans keeping the Senate and the Democrats taking back the House — two of three Boston University alumni,...

Boston University sophomore Sarah Horn leads a protest Thursday afternoon in front of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building. The speakout was organized as a show of solidarity with Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bostonians gather in support of Ford, sexual assault victims on day of Kavanaugh hearing

Mackenzie Finnochiaro September 27, 2018
Boston residents of all ages gathered outside Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office — at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building — Thursday to support Christine Blasey Ford, who accused U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, on the morning of her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Miss Leading: Say (her name) louder for the people in the back

Miss Leading: Say (her name) louder for the people in the back

Namu Sampath March 20, 2018
Why must people be killed for change to occur? We’ve seen this be the case with the assassination Martin Luther King Jr., with the death of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — and most recently — with the passing of Marielle Franco. Franco, an Afro-Brazilian politician who dedicated her entire life to fighting for women’s rights and rights for people of color in Brazil, was assassinated in her car along with her driver last week.
Miss Leading: Forward together, not one step back

Miss Leading: Forward together, not one step back

Namu Sampath January 25, 2018

I am an American citizen. I am a person of color. I am a woman — a nasty woman, I might add. For these three facts about myself, I have the power to fight for my rights. On Saturday, as a continuation...

EDITORIAL: Progress in the feminist movement after a year of Trump

Editors January 22, 2018

Countless instances of misogynistic, hateful and mean-spirited comments made by President Donald Trump have plagued his presidency ever since he took office a year ago. His election into office fueled...

Thousands attend Women’s March in Cambridge

Haley Lerner January 22, 2018

  Thousands of women and men gathered for the Women’s March at the Cambridge Common in support of women’s rights Saturday afternoon. The march was a reiteration of the Women’s March held...

Emma Stone stars as tennis player Billie Jean King in biographical film "Battle of the Sexes." PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: ‘Battle of the Sexes’ triumphs with inspiration

Caroline Aaron September 29, 2017

In 1973, women's tennis champion Billie Jean King played against one-time superstar athlete Bobby Riggs in a match deemed the "Battle of the Sexes" to prove not just which gender produced better tennis...

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