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There came a point in the long dark year of 2020 when it appeared that American democracy might crumble. The…
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Callie Russell, a competitor on the reality-TV series Alone, appears tirelessly optimistic—even with a porcupine…
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It would have been enough for singer/mogul/personality Jessica Simpson to get the last laugh in her 2020 memoir Open…
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Last year, Lydia Kiesling and her husband decided they couldn’t afford to live in San Francisco anymore. Her husband…
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In January of 2019, weeks into Donald Trump’s government shutdown, Sara Nelson accepted the labor federations’ MLK…
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Every year, Jezebel compiles a list of the most inspiring women, femmes, and nonbinary people who have shifted our…
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After a long night of anxiety over vote tabulations in Florida and slow vital Midwestern swing states, Democratic…
Dec 17 2019
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The women that inspired Jezebel this year to be better people are an eclectic bunch, much like the strong and feral…
Nov 26 2019
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Yesterday Conan, the military dog who chased Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi down a tunnel before he…
Feb 8 2019
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Today we bring you the tale of a medieval shero: Sister Joan of Leeds, who faked her death to escape a convent for a…
Jan 18 2019
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Last Friday, a woman was banned from Walmart in Wichita Falls, Texas after she was accused of spending several hours…
Dec 17 2018
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Jezebel’s annual list of Best Women is always invigorating for us to put together. But 2018 had a special tenor to…
Oct 5 2017
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There’s a new advocate for road safety. Her name is “Betty Go-slow” and she’s a mannequin.
Dec 27 2016
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A lot of men got away with it this year, and plenty of women didn’t do much to help. We’d like to take a moment to…
Oct 27 2016
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A former Arkansas county employee is being (unfairly in the opinion of this blog) prosecuted for her alleged use of…
Oct 13 2016
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Michelle Obama campaigned for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Thursday, where she delivered a blistering,…
Jun 2 2016
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Sue Taylor is an African-American grandmother who runs three miles a day and describes her late 60s as the time of…
May 16 2016
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The record-breaking career of 87-year-old Jane Little, the world’s longest-serving orchestra musician, came to an…
May 13 2016
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Katherine Dunn, the author of the darkly beautiful, disturbing, surreal carnival novel Geek Love, died on May 11 at…
May 10 2016
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On the second Saturday of April, 44-year-old Mahsa Torabi put on a pair of black running pants and a blue sweater…