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Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀ and Menopausal Mapping: How Black Womanist Cartographies Make People Into Place

Ms. Magazine — msmagazine.com [Unofficial] February 10, 2026
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A Black feminist menopause convening in Durham reimagines “place” as something created by bodies and community—mapping care, memory and power across physical, digital and spiritual terrains often erased from mainstream menopause discourse.

(This essay is part of the latest Women & Democracy installment, published in the middle of Black History Month, in partnership with Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause. Menopause is not only a physical transition—it is also cultural, social and political. Recognizing its full scope is essential to advancing true health and civic equity.)

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