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In India, Married Couples Teach the Next Generation About Contraception and Family Planning

Anita Kumari and Mithlesh Kumar in Nanand, Nalanda, in the Bihar state of India. (Sarah Peck) When Anita Kumari and her husband Mithlesh first started to visit villages in their communities, they weren’t welcome. “Initially, when we went to villages,” said Mithlesh, “we weren’t even allowed to enter. They thought we were here to sterilize…
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Letter to the Editor: When Women Travel the World Alone

I love solo travel. So when The New York Times published “Adventurous. Alone. Attacked,” I felt compelled to respond. My letter is published here, and below: To the Editor: Re “Adventurous. Alone. Attacked” (Travel section, March 31): I have traveled the world, mostly alone, and I have one piece of advice for women: Go! Being…
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Against Trump, and for America

I’m so utterly, terribly sad on this day. I don’t believe the electors will do what I have hoped, in my gut, they *could* do, if they could find the courage and conviction to reject the demagogue we are about to put into place. But knowing that this outcome, a Trump Presidency, is all but…
