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A Dive into History: Marsha P. Johnson

TW: sexual assault, murder, prostitution, violence, mental illness. Marsha P. Johnson was an American drag queen and transgender gay...

A Dive Into History: Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino

Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino was a political leader and activist who was the eleventh and first female president of the Philippines,...

A Dive into History: The Ethics, Medicine, and Race of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks, born Loretta Pleasant in August 1920, in Roanoke, Virginia, was nicknamed ‘Hennie’ as a young girl. Her mother passed...

A Brief History of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Gender-based violence is a worldwide issue. It exists in almost every culture and country on earth and has been accepted and condoned in...

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