After the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs, I was part of a legal team that challenged Ohio’s ban on abortion in court. A few months later, we had an initial victory: The restriction ...

As a historian, I appreciated Craig Fehrman’s reminding readers of the impact of women during the American Revolution (“The war for independence carved out space for women’s liberty,” Ideas, April 6), ...

The recent controversy surrounding Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s claims of being Indigenous has once again shone a spotlight on the issue of “pretendians” — people who have obtained privileged positions ...

Last week, I received an email from a reader highlighting situations where married women could not make decisions without their husbands, and asking whether a woman becomes the charge of her husband ...

“The law supposes that your wife acts under your direction.” When at the end of Oliver Twist, Mr. Bumble the Beadle is informed of what was formerly known as the Principle of Coverture under English ...

US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional Astronauts exit spacecraft after successful splashdown The original show was a sensation during the first Trump presidency.

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