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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: the new wave of women photographers – in pictures

May 13, 2026
From Black debutantes to Bolivian matriarchs, this year’s Saltzman-Leibovitz prize shows the diverse subjects being tackled by the next generation of female storytellers. Winner: Marisol Mende…

Celebrating Women in April and May

April 23, 2026
April and May are months dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness about women’s rights and challenges. Here are some key observances during these months: April: Informed…

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women—Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

April 23, 2026

AT LARGE by Katherine Soniat

April 2, 2026
in The Thinking Republic The winged-warrior pathologies  antiquely arranged are meant to stay.     Why blame old cartographer  for plans on water?                        Or latter-day men wh…

Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery 2nd Edition

March 30, 2026

Dear Friends: I very rarely write “political poems,” but here is one that was just published in the journal One, online.

March 19, 2026

Women’s History Month feels more serious than usual…

March 7, 2026

ADRIAN DOMINICAN SISTERS PUBLIC STATEMENT February 2026

February 16, 2026

THE MATILDA EFFECT: How Women Are (still) Becoming Invisible in Science

February 11, 2026

THE ECOSYSTEM ECONOMY

January 31, 2026

MARIE THARP and the Continental Drift Theory c1946

January 30, 2026

Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

January 29, 2026