Breaking the Chains

A Socialist Perspective On Women's Liberation

Breaking the Chains
5 years ago

Alexandra Kollontai: The struggle for proletarian feminism and for women in the party

The following is the first of a two-part article based on a talk the author gave at the People’s Forum in July 2020. This first part focuses on Kollontai’s struggle for proletarian feminism against bourgeois feminism as well as her struggle to center gender equality within the party’s platform. Part two focuses on her writings on the family, love, and communism.
5 years ago

The war on abortion Reproductive rights: past to present

Ever since the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade established safe and legal abortion as our right, reactionary forces have sought to reverse this decision by any means necessary.
5 years ago

Transgender people and women win when we fight together

Transgender individuals face many barriers and obstacles when it comes to accessing adequate health care, including outright discrimination and the refusal to treat transgender patients altogether.
5 years ago

Jane: Providing safe abortions to all

Throughout the history of abortion criminalization, women have fought back against the misogyny inherent in controlling women’s bodies and reproductive rights.
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