Sascha Cohen

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This Is What Breast Cancer Activism Looked Like Before the Pink Ribbon

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Sascha Cohen

A Brief History of Sexual Harassment in America Before Anita Hill

Anita Hill's story is the subject of a new HBO movie—but she was not the first woman to speak up

By Sascha Cohen

How a Book Changed the Way We Talk About Rape

Looking back on the 40th anniversary of Susan Brownmiller's groundbreaking book 'Against Our Will'

By Sascha Cohen

The Day Women Went on Strike

The Women's Strike for Equality March took place on Aug. 26, 1970

By Sascha Cohen

Helen Keller’s Forgotten Radicalism

Learning to communicate was only the first step for the iconic advocate

By Sascha Cohen

How One Movie Changed LGBT History

The Boys in the Band was released 45 years ago

By Sascha Cohen

Why the Woolworth’s Sit-In Worked

Lunch-counter desegregation wasn't just a matter of ordering coffee

By Sascha Cohen

Why Doesn’t America Have Its Own 'Charlie Hebdo'?

A brief history of American satire since the 1950s

By Sascha Cohen
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