For generations, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault often reached out for help only to find that the institutions meant to protect them did…
Category: Social Justice
1979 — CEDAW Creates a Global Framework for Women’s Rights
Across the world, discrimination against women was built into law, family authority, education, property ownership, citizenship, healthcare, work, and political power. Governments often defended those…
1975 Iceland Women’s Day Off
On October 24, 1975, nearly 90 percent of Iceland’s women did something extraordinary. They stopped. Women across the country refused to go to paid jobs,…
1973 — Roe v. Wade Protects Abortion Rights
Before Roe v. Wade, state law could force a woman to continue a pregnancy regardless of what it meant for her health, safety, family, education,…
1972 — Title IX Bans Sex Discrimination in Education
Before Title IX, many girls learned early that schools could dream bigger for boys than they did for them. Boys often received better teams, better…
1971 — Reed v. Reed Challenges Legal Preference for Men
Sally Reed was not asking for special treatment. She was a grieving mother asking to administer her son’s estate. But Idaho law said that if…
Environmental Justice: Protecting Communities Most at Risk
Explore how environmental harms disproportionately affect marginalized neighborhoods, hear real stories of community advocacy, and learn concrete ways to support environmental justice.