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Alexandra Petri on anti-choicers in Kansas: “Whoops, we forgot women could vote!”
Also in KS: You may remember Aaron Coleman, who was elected to the Kansas State House at age 19 as a “progressive,” then turned out to have a history of domestic violence and revenge porn. After being arrested twice during his term, Coleman lost his primary this week to newcomer Melissa Oropeza. (Actually he came in third, behind another woman, Faith Rivera.)
The biggest happy surprise of the week– Pro Choice voters send ‘Value them Both’ down to defeat in Kansas! Considering the confusion over what the bill actually said, this is some good studying it, KS!
Biden signs second executive order to protect US abortion access: “The directive equips the Health and Human Services department to expand coverage for patients seeking out of state care”
The Justice Department sues Idaho over its abortion ban, citing ‘medical emergency’ violation: “In its first legal move to protect abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit arguing Idaho’s abortion ban is unconstitutional.” Go get ‘em, DOJ!
‘We Were Forced’: Abortion Clinics Move Across State Lines to Stay Open
medscape Dozens of of University of Michigan medical students walked out of their white coat [new med student welcome] ceremony Sunday as assistant professor Kristin Collier, MD ‘s keynote speech began. A Twitter video of the walkout went viral, with over 9.5 million views by presstime. More than 340 medical students had petitioned to oppose the selection of the speaker based upon her anti-abortion views.
Crime and Punishment
On Monday, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for (a paltry) 6 games, after being accused by 30 women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments- in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.”
Then on Wednesday, the NFL (rightfully) appealed the 6 game suspension, “seeking a tougher penalty under the league’s personal conduct policy”.
This petition to Commissioner Roger Goodell demanding that Watson be suspended indefinitely, notes (bolding mine):
The punishment pales in comparison to the season-long suspensions recently handed out to Calvin Ridley (gambling) and Josh Gordon (weed); Judge Robinson’s decision is even more inexplicable since she found Watson guilty of sexual assault and posing a danger to the safety of others.
And a new development in the case of Brittney Griner (the WNBA star being detained in Russia for having a small amount of cannabis oil for personal use, covered in previous WOW diaries): she’s been sentenced to an outrageous NINE YEARS in prison. She is appealing, and Biden continues to work toward her release outside the court system.
Australia
Opinion: The deaths of Aboriginal women must spark outrage – and change: Indigenous women are not afforded the respect that many other victims of violence rightly receive. We all must act.
Aboriginal women face racism and sexism at every turn. The implicit messages they receive from the systems that are supposed to keep us all safe and supported, from the media and from the broader community, is that they are not worthy of safety and equality.
Football!
Pro Football Hall of Fame recognizes women’s impact:
The “Women’s Impact on Football” exhibit debuted ahead of this week’s enshrinement festivities. It features artifacts from women who have played, coached, officiated and broadcast the game at its highest level.
“There’s [sic] a lot of women involved in pro football and we wanted to recognize their contributions and tell their stories,” said Ben Ankrum, assistant curator at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “We’ve had other exhibits featuring women in pro football and it got to the point where we could do something larger and more permanent.”
volunteerism
Volunteers Step Up For Women’s Shelter, After Construction Hits A Snag:
Construction of a new women’s shelter in Jamestown [NY] has hit a roadblock after crews discovered more asbestos than they were anticipating, hiking the final price tag for the project. However, volunteers are now coming forward to help raise money.
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Using social media, volunteers have had success raising money from everyday people via a special fundraising webpage alaeq.com/ucan.
When complete, the new shelter would provide 85 beds specifically for women and children, helping them escape unsafe motels with crime, drugs, and sex trafficking.
Tribute to Nichelle Nichols
The first black actress to appear on TV as a future commanding officer (Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek) in the 1960s, she gave hope to many who could see themselves in the future for the first time. She recruited for NASA, and also used her stardom to agitate for women’s rights and black rights. She passed away last Saturday, July 30, 2022, at age 89. She had struggled for years with dementia and questions regarding the intentions of her caregivers, but the cause of death has been stated to be heart failure.
In 1975, Nichols established Women in Motion Inc. and won several government contracts to produce educational programs related to space and science. By 1977, she had been appointed to the board of directors of the National Space Institute, a civil space advocacy organization.
That year she gave a speech at the institute’s annual meeting. In it, she critiqued the lack of women and minorities in the astronaut corps, challenging NASA to “come down from your ivory tower of intellectual pursuit, because the next Einstein might have a Black face – and she’s female.”
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Nichols’ campaign recruited several trailblazing astronauts, including Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, Guion Bluford, the first African American in space, and Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space….
More Than “Just Uhura”:Understanding Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura, Civil Rights, and Space History by Margaret A. Weitekamp, at repository.si.edu.
Thank you, Ms. Nichols — it was a pleasure to watch you work!
As always, this column is a group effort! Many thanks to mettle fatigue, Tara (the Antisocial Social Worker), and SandraLLAP for links and discussion behind the scenes!
Also as always, I will be late as I need to take care of Mom. Please discuss amongst yourselves and I’ll jump in later tonight!
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