Abigail Kramer's Salon stories

Thursday, May 28, 2009 13:27 PDT

Unshackling female prisoners in labor

New York becomes the fourth state to ban an inhumane practice
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:49 PDT

Dirty girls

Women have a complicated relationship with housework, as explained by the author of a new anthology on the subject.
Monday, May 18, 2009 11:30 PDT

Stop the biopharmaceutical bodysnatching!

The ACLU is suing to end corporate patents on the breast cancer gene.
Monday, May 11, 2009 07:04 PDT

Houston pulls a Palin

Rape victims are being billed for the investigation of their own assault
Monday, May 4, 2009 10:58 PDT

Pakistani pop singer killed

Ayman Udas was shot to death last week for the sin of appearing on TV. Video
Friday, May 1, 2009 13:05 PDT

Britain's first female poet laureate

Once called a "poetess" by her male colleagues, Carol Ann Duffy becomes the first woman to hold the prestigious post.
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009 14:58 PDT

Domestic workers of the world unite!

Nannies, housekeepers and caregivers rally at New York's state capitol for a bill of rights.
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009 06:50 PDT

A feminist's first 100 days

How has the president performed on women's rights?
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 15:22 PDT

Another victim of homophobic bullying

The stepfather of a fifth grader who hanged himself tells the paper, "They called him gay and a snitch. All the time they'd call him this."
Monday, Apr 20, 2009 10:37 PDT

Miss USA's gay marriage controversy

Something interesting actually happened at that boring old beauty pageant? Video
Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 06:01 PDT

The gay marriage apocalypse is coming!

At last, conservative Christians find the long-sought connection between same-sex weddings and mass murder.
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 15:06 PDT

Plan B: Trouble in Illinois

A judge rules the state can't force pharmacists to dispense morning-after pills.
Monday, Apr 6, 2009 08:40 PDT

Rockefeller Drug Laws: The end of an error

New York finally overturns the egregious laws that left minor offenders like Elaine Bartlett in prison for 16 years.
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 03:22 PDT

12,000 rape kits, untested

The LAPD continues to ignore evidence that could help prosecute sexual assaults.
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 11:40 PDT

Outsmart Mother Nature!

Tampax's ad campaign sells girl power ... at $4.99 a box. Video
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 07:47 PST

Teens and the sex trade

A recent FBI sweep represents a long-overdue shift in the way the government responds to child prostitution.
Friday, Feb 13, 2009 11:28 PST

Grandma doin' time

A disturbing look at the growing number of geriatric women in prison.
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009 13:39 PST

Fired lesbian gets justice (kind of)

The attorney fired amid rumors that she was gay gets her job back, along with whopping legal fees.
Friday, Jan 30, 2009 13:31 PST

Hell hath no fury like a mommy scorned

Why are married mothers so pissed at their husbands?

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