From queer fiction to celebrity memoir, these new releases featuring LGBTQ+ voices belong on your Pride Month reading list.
Joan Baez on the Silence of Celebrity Women Amid Attacks on Democracy
The musician and activist reminds the rich and prominent – and everyone else – that privilege is a platform, and should be used for more than seeking personal glory.
6 Motivational Quotes From Awesome LGBTQ Entrepreneurs
LGBTQ Pride Month is officially underway. We’re sharing words of wisdom from successful entrepreneurs in this large and ever-growing community.
DOJ Reportedly Opens Criminal Investigation Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll
The Justice Department’s pursuit of Carroll, who successfully sued Trump for sexual assault in civil court, is the latest in a string of investigations into Trump’s opponents.
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Talking Dogs, Dudes Named ‘Chris’ Get More Lead Roles Than Women Over 60, Study Finds
The new research is bleak when it comes to who (or what) is far more likely to star in films than older women. Actresses like Emma Thompson are speaking up.
Financial Stress Takes a Toll on Women’s Health. A New Report Shows How Dire It Is
“Women are in crisis,” says Cleveland Clinic women’s center co-founder Maria Shriver.
For All Your Healthy Butt Needs, This Teleheath Service Offers Discreet Care
Bummed, co-founded by Jennifer Dwork, provides telehealth assistance to customers grappling with hemorrhoids, fissures and other anorectal issues.
Helping People With Disabilities Experience the World
Through her nonprofit, Accessible Travel Planners, Karen C. Dwire is making the process of exploration easier for those with accessibility needs.
A Course Focused on Reproductive Health and Wellness
Entrepreneurial duo Zsofia Jamieson and Marta Han launched The Fertility Class to get hopeful moms-to-be moving.
Sick of Doomscrolling? This App Aims to Get You Out of a Rut
Listless, founded by Courtney Johnston, provides virtual guidance to customers who are feeling stuck.
Podcast
The Indigenous Women Chefs Reviving Native American Cuisine
Long before European settlers arrived, Indigenous communities shaped the original cuisines of North America. Today, Native chefs are reclaiming that history.
Celebrating Pride Month
6 Motivational Quotes From Awesome LGBTQ Entrepreneurs
LGBTQ Pride Month is officially underway. We’re sharing words of wisdom from successful entrepreneurs in this large and ever-growing community.
‘We’re All People’: First Out Trans Woman to Lead New NYC Office
Taylor Brown, who works in the state Attorney General’s office, will head the newly created Mayor’s Office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs in New York City.
U.S. Health Department Is Rooting Out DEI, ‘Gender Ideology’ with Palantir’s AI
Palantir’s AI tools are aiding HHS in enforcing Trump’s DEI policies, generating significant revenue growth for the company.
MacKenzie Scott Throws LGBTQ+ Youth Hotline a Lifeline with $45 Million Donation
The billionaire philanthropist continues her streak of funding equity and social justice causes and nonprofits.
Our Podcast Series on Culinary Pioneers
“Seasoned” explores the women who defined American food culture.
Trailer for ‘Seasoned’ Podcast on Women Who Defined American Food Culture
Listen to the trailer for the 6-part podast series Seasoned on women culinary pioneers who taught us how to eat, cook and think about food.
Seasoned: Culinary Pioneers – MFK Fisher
Our 6-episode podcast kicks off with the California writer who invented the food memoir. Long before Anthony Bourdain, there was a woman who taught us how to enjoy food, drink and life.
Seasoned: Women Culinary Pioneers – Cecilia Chiang
In San Francisco, an immigrant restaurateur brings authentic Chinese cuisine to the U.S. via The Mandarin. It’s a love letter to her childhood in China, pre-Communist Revolution.
Seasoned: Women Culinary Pioneers – Lena Richard
Down in the Big Easy, a Creole chef experiments with bold flavors and becomes one of the first multihyphenate food personalities, even as her life is cut short.
Seasoned: Women Culinary Pioneers – Edna Lewis
This celebrated Virginia chef introduced the farm-to-table movement and showed the rest of the country the fresh flavors of Southern cuisine.
Seasoned: Culinary Pioneers – Elena Zelayeta
She elevated Mexican cuisine in America, and later enjoyed success as a cookbook author and TV host despite a disability that once plunged her into despair.
The Indigenous Women Chefs Reviving Native American Cuisine
Long before European settlers arrived, Indigenous communities shaped the original cuisines of North America. Today, Native chefs are reclaiming that history.
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Harvesting Amaranth, a Superfood of Indigenous Agriculture
The farming collective Qachuu Aloom shares ancestral knowledge of growing this ancient grain, a climate-resilient crop.
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A Course Focused on Reproductive Health and Wellness
Entrepreneurial duo Zsofia Jamieson and Marta Han launched The Fertility Class to get hopeful moms-to-be moving.
Helping People With Disabilities Experience the World
Through her nonprofit, Accessible Travel Planners, Karen C. Dwire is making the process of exploration easier for those with accessibility needs.
For All Your Healthy Butt Needs, This Teleheath Service Offers Discreet Care
Bummed, co-founded by Jennifer Dwork, provides telehealth assistance to customers grappling with hemorrhoids, fissures and other anorectal issues.
Entrepreneurial Women
The Growing Chorus of Resistance, and The Women Holding the Baton
Protests against the Trump administration have been increasingly scored by voices joined in song. It’s a return to form for U.S. movements – and it’s largely women leading the way.
An Innovator in Pest Control Has Her Sights on Invasive Species
Pam Marrone’s startup, Invasive Species Corp., is developing biological ways to tackle non-native plants and animals. A potential blockbuster weed-killer is in the works.
The Woman Behind Those Seaweed Snacks in Your Kids’ Lunch Box
Korean-born Annie Chun grew up watching her mother roast seaweed on the stovetop. She’s now the co-founder of Gimme Seaweed, a popular, healthy and sustainable brand.
Her New Line of Drinks Is Inspired By Nature
Dana Thompson, who built the celebrated Owamni restaurant, is now turning her attention to functional beverages. Her social-impact brand, Heti, also plans hempcrete housing.
Women to Watch in Science
These women scientists are fighting for the planet’s health.
Saving Nature: 11 Women to Watch in Science
These women are using their hard-earned knowledge to protect our planet already ravaged by brutal storms, epic floods and intense wildfires.
This Scientist Studies Better Grazing Practices – for Cows, and the Earth
Paige Stanley of Colorado State University studies carbon in the soils and works with ranchers to heal their land.
Making Butter Without Agriculture – No Plants or Animals Needed
At Savor, Kathleen Alexander is using organic chemistry to create fats and cooking oils that won’t damage the planet.
Protecting the Earth, One American Rancher at a Time
Rural sociologist Ada Smith helps ranching communities in the West adapt to climate change. The work is more mental than you’d think, she says.
She’s Helping Cities Manage Stormwater Floods
In South Carolina, Sarah Waickowski investigates the use of green streets, rain gardens and permeable pavements to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
Imagining a World Without Food Waste
Yagmur Yegin’s biodegradable food technology, developed at MIT, could extend shelf life without refrigeration and reduce emissions from decomposing food.
After Wildfires, This Scientist Reads the Future of the Land
In Yellowstone and beyond, Katherine Siegel blends high-tech data with on-the-ground conversations to help save iconic landscapes.
Latest Videos
The Surprising Way Seaweed Could Replace Plastic
Sway, a California-based startup, has turned to the kelp forest to find a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic.
The Race for the States
Melissa Walker of The States Project believes that state lawmakers are the most important policymakers in the country. Watch our 8-minute video.
Climate Protesters Target Wall Street in ‘Summer of Heat’
We follow Marlena Fontes of Climate Families NYC as she preps for a season of activism. Watch our 10-minute video.
Once NASA’s Dream, a Food Startup Is Making ‘Air Protein’ a Reality
We tour the facility where Lisa Dyson, founder of Air Protein, literally makes meat out of air. She might just transform the future of food. *Named “2024 Best Short Video” by the Newswomen’s Club of New York.
Latest Podcasts
The Indigenous Women Chefs Reviving Native American Cuisine
Long before European settlers arrived, Indigenous communities shaped the original cuisines of North America. Today, Native chefs are reclaiming that history.
Seasoned: Culinary Pioneers – Elena Zelayeta
She elevated Mexican cuisine in America, and later enjoyed success as a cookbook author and TV host despite a disability that once plunged her into despair.
Seasoned: Women Culinary Pioneers – Edna Lewis
This celebrated Virginia chef introduced the farm-to-table movement and showed the rest of the country the fresh flavors of Southern cuisine.
Seasoned: Women Culinary Pioneers – Lena Richard
Down in the Big Easy, a Creole chef experiments with bold flavors and becomes one of the first multihyphenate food personalities, even as her life is cut short.