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Allison Herrera

Correspondent, Across Women's Lives
Allison Herrera is a multimedia reporter living in Minneapolis. She's covered issues ranging from the environment to women in prison. Before joining PRI, Herrera worked in Oklahoma covering Native American communities for KOSU Radio. Her project Invisible Nations was part of AIR's Localore project Finding America.  
Cherokee constitution strikes language claiming citizenship ‘by blood’
In a historic ruling on Feb. 22, the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court struck the term “by blood” from its constitution and laws.
Cherokee Nation Supreme Court rules citizenship not determined ‘by blood’
Women stand together and hold sings in Spanish in a city.
Lifestyle & Belief
Photos: The women of Argentina’s abortion debate
Marcela Juan
Women & Gender
These Argentine women fight against a justice system ‘written by men, for men’
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Education
Mandatory sex ed curriculum stirs controversy in Argentina
social worker in soccer field
Health & Medicine
Argentina is divided over abortion — even the feminists
Joanna
‘Maternity jail’: Women in Argentina and the US find ways around restrictive abortion laws
Meskee
Sexual violence
Advocates strive to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women in the US and Canada
members of the Ethiopian diaspora
Women & Gender
Ethiopian women abroad give abuse survivors a new platform — and a new voice
Ciara McCormack plays soccer
Sports
Vancouver Whitecaps accused of mishandling abuse allegations against former coach
Amal Clooney
Conflict & Justice
A UN resolution condemning sexual violence against women should’ve been uncontroversial
Alice directing
Arts, Culture & Media
Ready for her close-up, Guy-Blaché was a film pioneer lost to history
Rwanda
Health
Abortion pardons in Rwanda leave rights activists hopeful
automation
Automation could have a disproportionate effect on women’s jobs
A collage of four photos shows women from various travel pictures
Women travelers on why they go solo: ‘I never thought that I couldn’t’
TripAdvisor logo
Conflict & Justice
Are online travel platforms responsible for your safety?
Activists hold hands outside the National Congress in Argentina.
Health & Medicine
Legal abortions remain elusive in Argentina, especially for the most vulnerable
dedication
Conflict
The Choctaw of Oklahoma stepped up to help the Irish during the potato famine
Trudeau
Trudeau apologizes for mistreatment of Inuit during tuberculosis epidemic
tennis court royal box
Women & Gender
Are trans athletes ‘cheating’? Tennis legend Navratilova’s controversial comments provoke debate.
day care
What we can learn from Canada’s universal child care model
domestic abuse discussion
Women & Gender
UK lawmakers push to include financial abuse in domestic violence law
people marching
Global Women’s Marches persevere despite divisions among US activists
a woman with a sign
Women & Gender
Argentine actress’s #MeToo story provokes national outrage
serena williams
Finally, more than ‘love’ for Serena Williams: Tennis star inspires new rules
gomperts
Health & Medicine
As access to abortion gets harder in the US, women turn to an online service in the Netherlands
Anti-abortion activists march in front of the US Supreme Court with banner.
Politics
Before he was president, H.W. Bush championed family planning
closeup of hands shucking corn
Culture
Indigenous chef Sean Sherman wants you to know the truth behind Thanksgiving
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez greets supporters at her midterm election night party
Politics
Can quotas solve gender inequality in government?
Democratic congressional candidate Deb Haaland reacts upon learning that fellow Native American Sharice Davids of Kansas also won her midterm election
Politics
After midterms, women fill a new-look Congress
Woman sits on sofa, smiles for camera
Politics
‘In love with democracy,’ Ilhan Omar draws diverse supporters in bid for Congress
antifa gym
Culture
Members of this leftist London gym ‘train together for the struggle’
two women standing
Business, Economics and Jobs
Chicago hotel workers join #MeToo, demand protections against sexual assault
The Honourable Hunter Tootoo from Nunavut talks with two others
Media
This Canadian TV show wants to address racism. Some Indigenous people say it’s doing more harm than good.
A couple of signs
Women & Gender
‘Transgender women are women,’ organizers say after controversy over women-only pond in London
and old woman in a field
Environment
Despite the risks, holdouts refuse to abandon Ukraine’s radiation hotspots
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Music
Ukrainian folk punk band DakhaBrakha sings a decidedly feminist message
A woman by a police car
Justice
Ukraine’s first female police officers won’t be posing for selfies anymore. They’re too busy doing their jobs.
A woman sits by a stove
Conflict & Justice
After four years of conflict in eastern Ukraine ‘women do better’ than men when it comes to rebuilding their lives
A woman in a coffee shop
Health
Reactions after US tries to weaken UN breastfeeding measure: Breastfeeding is already ‘pretty damned hard’
A woman walking towards a lake
Her Body, My Baby
In Ukraine, surrogacy is legal, but some ask if it’s exploitation
CIA director nominee Gina Haspel raises her right hand as she is sworn in to testify at her Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation, May 9, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
For some, Haspel for CIA head ‘would be promoting a torturer’
two people
Arts, Culture & Media
We asked you to tell us about your random acts of kindness. These were our favorite stories.
A woman in a factory
Conflict
In one Oklahoma county, the number of women in prison is falling. This treatment program might be why.
Cherise Greer in the backyard of her home in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Economics
‘I don’t want to miss any more’: One woman tries to stay clean and out of jail
women at a prison
Lifestyle
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
A scene during a play
Arts
Native playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle resurrects her past to tell a story in the present
A cow
Economics
The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma
A woman
Arts
Singing in Choctaw, Samantha Crain aims to create new traditions
A lady
Books
One of America’s most famous librarians says our battle over banned books is far from over
Women marching
Conflict
Why Oklahoma has the highest female incarceration rate in the country
A woman sits at a table
Conflict
Cherokee Freedmen overjoyed by federal court ruling granting tribal citizenship
Vice President Mike Pence points towards North Korea
Conflict
Can you find North Korea on a map?
Cacti line a desert roadway
Conflict
President Trump, will Native American sovereignty make a difference when you decide to build a wall or not?
President Donald Trump Speaks at a Podium
Conflict
President Trump, More than 80% of gun owners say they would support some new restrictions on guns. Do you?
A scientist doing an experiment
Global Politics
President Trump, what will you do to draw immigrant scientists to the US?
A panel protesting the death penalty is unfurled at the supreme court
Conflict
President Trump, how do you think states should ensure executions are humane?
Annual White House Easter Egg Roll
Global Politics
President Trump, are you worried about this year’s Easter Egg Roll — one of the largest public White House events?
Marijuana displayed at a store
Global Politics
President Trump, will you be cracking down on the billion-dollar marijuana industry?