To honor the 100th anniversary of the U.S ratification of the 19th Amendment — which guaranteed women the right to vote — we’ve curated 19 of our favorite Orion articles written by women.
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The Land Has Memory by Priscilla Solis Ybarra and Cherríe Moraga (Winter 2019)
A discussion on Latinx identity and intersectional environmentalism. |
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Women and Standing Rock, introduction by Layli Long Soldier (35th Anniversary Issue)
Where does the body end and sacred nature begin? |
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10 Skills to Hone for a Post-Oil Future by Ana Maria Spagna (May/June 2013 issue) |
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Speaking of Nature by Robin Wall Kimmerer (March/April 2017) Finding language that reveals our kinship with the natural world. |
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7 Gentle Ways to Use a Broom in Spring by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (March/April 2015)
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Gods Among Us by Terry Tempest Williams (Autumn 2019)
Humanity is not the center of the universe but part of an expanding, contracting, and uncertain future. |
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The Fracking of Rachel Carson by Sandra Steingraber (September/October 2012)
Fifty years ago a book changed the way we think about nature—or did it?
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“Exposed” by Jennifer Lunden (September/October 2013)
The mammogram myth and the pinkwashing of America. |
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One but Not the Same by Leah Tyus (Autumn 2019)
Racial microaggressions in the backcountry. |
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Waste Land, Promised Land by Kimberly Meyer (Spring 2018) Refugee farmers replant home in post-hurricane Houston. |
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Where It Begins by Barbara Kingsolver (November/December 2013)
Knitting as a creation story. |
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Fear Itself by Melanie Challenger (Spring 2018)
The biological and cultural origins of being scared. |
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Dear Mr. Abbey by Amy Irvine (Autumn 2018)
A feminist critique of Cactus Ed’s legacy.
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Twibuke by Terry Tempest Williams (September/October 2008) Beauty and healing amid the shards of Rwanda. |
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Uncommon Gratitude by Trebbe Johnson (July/August 2015)
On giving thanks to wounded places. |
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In Real Life by Carmella de los Angeles Guiol (Summer 2018) The question of connection in the digital world. |
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Sunrise on the Medicine Wheel by Elizabeth Dodd (May/June 2008)
Change is no stranger to this place we call home. |
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Deep Intellect by Sy Montgomery (November/December 2011)
When you gaze into the eye of a giant octopus, don’t underestimate what’s going on inside that big, squishy head. |
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What Hangs on Trees by Glenis Redmond (November/December 2012)
Legacy and memory in the southern landscape. |
