Did you know the Code of Hammurabi mentions wet nursing, and that European women in the 13th century earned more money from wet nursing than by any other profession? And did you know that the tradition of wet nursing continues today through a  network of milk banks?
If you’ve been following my posts, you already know [...]

Happy World Breastfeeding Week, people!
I know, I just found out today that it runs August 1-7. I’m a little late to the party. But I still have a couple of hours to think about my lactivism. To paraphrase my skateboarding friends: breastfeeding is not a crime (but in some states you can be asked to [...]

World Population Day was July 11. How did you honor it?
I read a statement from the United Nations Development Fund’s Executive Director, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid. We’ve written in the past about maternal mortality, and now is the time to revisit it. When women have access to reproductive health care (and by that I mean access [...]

Someone just told me about Sistren, an amazing, transformative theatre company in Jamaica. Sistren stages community theatre productions that reflect socio-economic issues as they relate to gender roles. From their site:
Sistren Theatre Collective (STC) is an independent women’s organization, established in 1977 that has effectively employed the use of artistic expression as a means of [...]

Although I’m a few weeks late, I still think the late-January reversal of the Mexico City Policy is something worth mentioning.
Many are more familiar with the term “Global Gag Rule” which opponents of Reagan’s anti-choice executive order (unveiled at a UN Conference in Mexico City ) have deemed the policy. Under this rule, no U.S. [...]