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Update: Civil Rights Commission Chairwoman Forced to Resign
Just weeks after release of the report criticizing Bush's civil rigths track record, Mary Frances Berry, chairwoman of the US Civil Rights...
Off Our Backs, 01/01/05 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
CULTIVATING EQUALITY: NO MATTER WHERE LIFE TAKES US
Four years ago on a kayaking trip, I met a person who was interesting, fun, and a great paddler. Over the next couple years we became acquainted...
Off Our Backs, 05/01/04 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
More Pain Less Gain: Reauthorizing Welfare
In June of 1997, off our backs wrote about the changes in the social support network brought by the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...
Off Our Backs, 01/01/04 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
Michigan moments
Michigan Moments The 2000 Michigan Women's Music Festival was again a feast of the senses for all who attended. Although coverage of concerts often...
Off Our Backs, 10/01/00 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
Nedra Johnson: Big mouth girl
Nedra Johnson: Big Mouth Girl Nedra Johnson is a singer, songwriter, and guitar, bass and tuba player, of Welsh and African-American descent. She...
Off Our Backs, 11/01/99 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
Michigan as journey
Michigan as Journey After an entire year of anticipation, once again thousands of women converged upon the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. This...
Off Our Backs, 10/01/99 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
"Transgender Menace"?
"Transgender Menace"? The issue of transgender people being at the Festival came to a head this year when it became clear that a group of...
Off Our Backs, 10/01/99 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
Music, The
The Music Some of my favorite performers this year were Betty, Nedra Johnson, Tribe 8, and Jamie Sieber. I liked these shows for their level of...
Off Our Backs, 10/01/99 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
Disparate welfare benefits ruled illegal
disparate welfare benefits ruled illegal In a decision affecting 15 states, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on May 17, 1999 that a California law...
Off Our Backs, 06/01/99 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication -
Fiji put TV on a diet
Yet another reason to kill your TV. In Fiji, the culture has traditionally appreciated the beauty of rounded, full-figured women. However, the...
Off Our Backs, 06/01/99 by Butterbaugh, Laura · More from publication
