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Barbara Kruger. Rage + Women = Power, cover for Ms. magazine. January/February 1992. Photolithograph. composition and sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 3/8" (27.4 x 21.3 cm). Lang Communications, New York. Lang Communications, New York. Purchase. SC728.1995. © 2024 Barbara Kruger. Drawings & Prints

Ms. has been reporting, rebelling and truth-telling for 42 years—and we have no plans to stop. Over the last four decades, we've been on the front lines of the women's movement and we've never shied away from taboo topics. Relive some of our history-making moments below, and tell us what Ms. means to you in the comments. Then, become a Ms. Partner by making a one-time or monthly sustaining donation. Help us keep our fierce, feminist reporting in print and online! 1972: Ms. Launches The…

Early contributors to Ms. came together on the 50th anniversary of its founding.

A look back at the groundbreaking feminist publication’s early takes on abortion, the wage gap, American childcare, and more.

We were sad here at Ms. to learn that Miriam Wosk--who created the iconic first cover of the magazine--has died at age 63. Wosk's cover depicted a modern version of the Hindu goddess Kali, tears streaming down her face while she uses eight arms to juggle an overabundance of work and household tasks. Meanwhile, a new baby is growing inside her belly. In charming style and vibrant color, this Wosk original illustrated Jane O'Reilly's much-reprinted story, 'The Housewife's Moment of Truth.'…

'Please don’t make me a joke.' —Marilyn Monroe ... Most surprising about Norma Jeane Mortenson Baker’s grave is this: It does not exist. No tombstone, mausoleum or urn marks her final resting place. Norma Jeane’s absence is telling, for her presence in the cultural imagination is unsettled and unsettling. Memorialized instead at Pierce Brothers Memorial Park in the Westwood area of Los Angeles is the legend “Marilyn Monroe.” This slippage between woman and icon speaks to a legacy of erasure…

Happy Women’s History Month, y’all.

Forty years ago, a group of feminists, led by Gloria Steinem, did the unthinkable: They started a magazine for women, published by women—and the first issue sold out in eight days. An oral history of a publication that changed history.

Ms. magazine has been at the forefront of feminist journalism for half a century. Our new book, 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution (Alfred A. Knopf, September 2023), is a celebration of that achievement. It's also a history of women's advancement, a testament to how far we have progressed in five decades—and a reminder of how far we still must go. Order it here! When Ms. was launched as a “one-shot” sample insert in New York magazine in December…