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This nursing mom's journey to figure out how much vaccinated breast milk is enough to shield her baby from COVID-19
Breast milk from vaccinated parents protects babies. But how much is needed?
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Britney Spears’ story underscores how courts can enable family abuse
Experts say the legal system often weaponizes women’s emotions to keep them locked in the very systems they are trying to escape.
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As child tax credit payments reach families, moms see a road out of poverty
Mothers told The 19th that the new monthly payments will help them preserve their basic human dignity.
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Before Zaila Avant-garde, these Black spellers made headlines
Avant-garde’s win follows a longer history of Black girls reaching the highest level of spelling competitions, and facing discrimination when they got to the top.
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How safe is summer camp? Depends on their COVID-19 precautions
Directors talk about a difficult year of planning and how vaccines, early testing and quarantine helped some of them safely lift mask restrictions altogether.
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#MeToo exposed how forced arbitration protects harassers. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to ban it.
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson said it will be her ‘greatest achievement in life’ to see the law enacted.
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Authors share stories of women rising up across the world to advocate for rights
Global #MeToo movement about more than individual men, Rachel Vogelstein and Meighan Stone say.
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Trauma on top of trauma: why more women are dying in jails
Jails, especially small and rural facilities, struggle to provide adequate physical and mental health care for women, experts say.
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Parent's vaccine protects babies best against COVID-19, studies show
Does COVID-19 immunity transfer to the fetus during pregnancy? Yes, for a little while.
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Niketa Patel to lead partnerships at The 19th
Niketa brings a wealth of expertise from an impressive career in journalism.