Jeffrey Nall, Author at Toward Freedom

Woman-Made: How Rethinking Pregnancy and Childbirth Could Undermine Sexism and Honor Women’s Reproductive Rights

Jeffrey Nall December 2, 2014 Jeffrey Nall

Our fundamental beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth shape how we think and feel about reproductive rights including not only what rights birthing women should have but also abortion rights. And these beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth are, for most of us, shaped by an often subtle yet deeply embedded and potent patriarchal worldview.

John Holt: Homeschooling Pioneer and Visionary Progressive

Jeffrey Nall October 4, 2014 Jeffrey Nall

One of the homeschooling movement’s foremost pioneers, John Holt, was an egalitarian atheist who explicitly opposed patriarchy, corresponded with progressive thinkers and helped initiate the still emerging children’s rights movement.