Tag Archives: Women's Health

Women Still Treated as Hysterical

By Robin Bates | Published: July 13, 2012

While an enjoyable romantic comedy set in Victorian times, the film “Hysteria” touches on issues raised by the GOP’s “war on women.”

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Unruly Women Playing Cards

By Robin Bates | Published: February 27, 2012

The Folger’s revival of Susanne Centlivre’s 1705 comedy about unruly women playing cards has coincided well with battles in Congress over who has the right to control women’s bodies.

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