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Outdoors

The 10 Toughest Mountain Men (and Women) in American History.

Sign up for the Outdoor Life newsletter Get the latest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. There was nothing easy about frontier life. If you lived in the ’40s, you were a novelty. Those who survived were very good people and stories of their survival live on even today. We dug into the stories and found

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Books

Literary Center » What obstacles do women in science face when trying to publish?

I went to high school and college at the height of the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s. We knew gender discrimination was a problem—but we were to solve it. Article continues after ad My father, who was the head of our family, encouraged me to become a doctor. I was the eldest and golden

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Fitness

Michelle Hadley Now: Where are the women today in Netflix’s ‘A Toxic Love Story’?

caption for a toxic love story on netflix Reads, “A series of threatening emails turns into a revenge plot in this true-crime documentary involving a newlywed U.S. Marshal and his ex-girlfriend.” But who sent them? according to USA Today,Michelle Hadley “spent 88 days in jail for a crime she didn’t commit.” “I will find ways

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Books

Literary Center » Finding our heroes in three unsung women of America’s great outdoors

If someone asked you to name the world’s most common plot, you’d probably come up with something like this: A hero heeds a call to adventure – perhaps slaying a dragon or protecting their homeland – then they cross an unknown frontier, where they face trials, triumph over a great challenge, and come home with

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Books

What sacrifices do women writers make to pursue their passion?

In the mid-2000s, Guardian Weekend magazine ran a regular feature called “Writers’ Rooms”. As a secretly aspiring writer (is there even another kind of writer?) I couldn’t get enough of looking at photos of book-lined studies furnished with beautiful antique desks. These images seemed to represent literary success as well as the key to it.

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Books

Shahranush Parsipour, Iranian author of Women Without Men, dies at 80 Books

Renowned Iranian writer Shahranush Parsipour, whose subversive works of feminist fiction landed her repeatedly in jail, has died at the age of 80. A pioneer of women’s literature in Iran, Parsipour satirized the country’s patriarchal culture in novels including Women Without Men and Touba and the Meaning of Night. He was imprisoned four times under

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Outdoors

Symbiosis Gear Believes Women Deserve a Better Ultralight Backpack

The Aspen 38 is a rare ultralight pack designed by and built for women. Symbiosis Aspen 38 Pack (Photo: Nathan Pipenberg) Published July 2, 2026 01:35 pm While she was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Sarah Berkley observed three different packs and had a realization: Ultralight packs are made for men. A few years later,

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Podcasts

Read in The Sunday: As a female MP I face sexual abuse every day – the whole story Podcast | women in politics

Billboards mounted on trucks featuring AI-generated images of Victoria’s Prime Minister Jacinta Allen, which have been traveling around Melbourne for several weeks, have attracted considerable scrutiny. It depicts Allen wearing a black pointed hat with the phrase ‘Dutch the Witch’. Victorian Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party georgie purcellWoman who faced sexual abuse

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