Category: Women’s Rights
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La Operación: The Forgotten Atrocity—How U.S. Colonial Rule in Puerto Rico Led to Mass Sterilization of Women
A Historical Examination of Colonial Power, Reproductive Violence, and the Legacy of Coercive Public Health When the United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, it ignited a new colonial era marked by political domination, economic restructuring, and social engineering. Among the most devastating outcomes of this colonial relationship was the systematic sterilization of Puerto Rican…
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Policy, Power, and Parenthood: How U.S. Fiscal Choices Shape the Lives of Single Mothers (2020–2025)
(Feminist Academic & Policy Analyst) Between 2020 and 2025, the United States underwent some of the most turbulent economic and political shifts in decades. From pandemic recovery packages to major tax reform bills, these policies shaped not only GDP curves but the lived realities of millions of families — especially single mothers, who continue to…