Gertrude Garway and Sandra Krause discuss their efforts to improve the reproductive health and rights of refugee women. Then, Jill Quadagno examines why the US has no national health insurance in One Nation Uninsured. Elizabeth Swados draws a portrait of her struggle with depression in an illustrated memoir: My Depression. Finally, Mercedes Ruehl describes her one-woman show about Peggy Guggenheim: Woman Before a Glass.
Reproductive Health
Refugees are forced to deal with many critical issues throughout the world. In today’s Underreported feature, we’ll examine some of the specific issues that refugee women are struggling with, including gender-based violence and grossly inadequate reproductive health care. Gertrude Garway, a former refugee from Liberia, tells us about her work ...
One Nation Uninsured
One in eight, or approximately 43 million, Americans are uninsured. In One Nation Uninsured, Jill Quadagno looks at why attempts to create a national health insurance program have failed in the US.
Music: Soundtrack to Erin Brockovich, music by Thomas Newman: “Useless” / “Classifieds”
Music: Soundtrack to Erin Brockovich, music by Thomas Newman: “Useless” / “Classifieds”
Picturing Depression
» Slideshow of illustrations from My Depression.
Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James ...
Woman Before a Glass
Mercedes Ruehl tells us about her portrayal of Peggy Guggenheim in the one-woman play Woman Before a Glass.
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