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Feminist Friday 8/2

A weekly list of feminist thought from around the web. 

#ABOLISHICE, SKINCARE, & KINDESS

NEWS & COMMENTARY

Mary Ellis, wartime volunteer who flew Spitfires, dies at 101 by Phil Davison 

FEATURES & LONG READS 

Letters from Women Pleading for Abortion, Sent in 1917, Mirror Emails Sent Today by Callie Beusman 

Guatemalan Immigrant Lisa Moreno Was Expelled From the US for Her Ground-Breaking Labor Activism by Ryan P. Smith 

How "Abolish ICE" Went From a Twitter Slogan to a Litmus Test by Steven Perlberg

How the Suffrage Movement Betrayed Black Women by Brent Staples

How the world of skincare is encouraging more women to explore science by Angela Chen

What Happened When I Tried Talking to Twitter Abusers by Geraldine DeRuiter

What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer If You’re Not a Man by Lara Bazelon

Transaction Analysis: Violence  by Rachel McDaniel

Celebrating Girlhood and Feminine Identity by Rena Silverman 

Who Desegregated America's School? Women by Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant

Pop culture's comeback of kindness by Joshua Rivera