Ten Big Feminist Wins in 2022
Ten Big Feminist Wins in 2022
12/20/2022 by Sophia Panigrahi
Its been a year for the history booksbut it wasnt all bad. Remember when
1. Feminists throughout the U.S. mobilized in response to the overturn of Roe.
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Demonstrators gather in front of the Supreme Court on May 3, 2022, after a leaked initial draft majority opinion indicated the end of federal protection of abortion rights. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
In every state, from red to blue, feminists took to the streets to show anti-abortion lawmakers what they thought of abortion bansand to protest the loss of a fundamental right that women and girls have held for 50 years.
2. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at an an event marking her Senate confirmation for the Supreme Court on April 8, 2022. (Liu Jie / Xinhua via Getty Images)
Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.
3. The Green Wave in Latin America secured major abortion wins.
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International Womens Day demonstrations in Bogota, Colombia, on March 8, 2022. (Perla Bayona / Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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6. Nevada became the 21st U.S. state to add an ERA to its state constitution.
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President of the Feminist Majority Foundation Eleanor Smeal (right) and Nevada State Sen. Pat Spearman attend a news conference to call for ratification of the national Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Nevada voters decided to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment in their state constitution. Nevadas new ERA is the first to include explicit LGBTQ+ protections.
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