Unladylike2020: Grace Abbott, Social Work Pioneer
Broadcast on American Masters. With our support, UNLADYLIKE2020 brings Grace Abbottâs vision and story of social good back to life through rare archival imagery, captivating original artwork, and animation.
Jackson
Film by Maisie Crow. Premiered at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival and the LA Film Festival. Maisie Crow expands on her Emmy-nominated documentary The Last Clinic, revisiting the last remaining abortion clinic in the
The Case for More Female Cops
Co-published with Longreads. Nearly nine out of ten cops are men. Sarah Smarsh discusses the police forceâs gender problem and a Wichita womanâs efforts inside the criminal justice system that failed her.
Mississippiâs Last Abortion Clinic, Captured in Photos
Published by The Cut. Maisie Crow's Jackson tells the story of the lack of abortion access in Mississippi, revisiting the only remaining clinic in the state which was the focus of her Emmy-nominated film The Last Clinic. Produced
Where Is America’s Elena Ferrante?
Co-published with BuzzFeed Books. The most successful contemporary novels about poverty and The American Dream are coming from Italy.
It Is Expensive to Be Poor
Co-published with The Atlantic. Â Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can't save up enough to move on.
It’s Women’s War on Poverty
Co-published with Creative Time Reports. While womenâs responsibilities have grown both inside and outside of the house, their pay has not.
Crushed by the Cost of Child Care
Co-published with The New York Times. Increasingly, even middle- and upper-class parents are finding that day care is nearly impossible to afford.
Sandberg Left Single Mothers Behind
Co-published with CNN. Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" venture is being rightly attacked for all the wrong reasons. What's been missed is a real opportunity that Sandberg's proposal unintentionally spotlights: the opportunity to talk honestly about feminism
Old, Female and Homeless
Co-published with The Nation. Life on San Franciscoâs streets for women over 50 is filled with hardships, small and large.
The Last Clinic
Co-published with Atavist. Written excerpt in The Atlantic by Alissa Quart. Photos in Wired and Slate. Quart's reported piece accompanies Crow's Emmy-nominated documentary The Last