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issues   January 2005 Reproductive Autonomy: Crossing the
Species Border By Helen Matthews   Leon and Cat  From Matthew’s
online slideshow: This picture, titled Break the Dull Beef
Habit, which was on a t-shirt sold at Urban Outfitters,
juxtaposes the fragmentation of women’s and animals’ bodies.  If
we are serious about animal liberation, then we must work for
the liberation of all animals, human and nonhuman. If we are
serious about feminism, then we must shun speciesism just as we
shun sexism. No one is free while others are oppressed. And, if
we work together, understanding how seemingly different
struggles are related to one another, then someday we will all
be free.—Pattrice Jones  The first chilling moment of awareness
I had about the connection between feminism and animal
liberation occurred back when I was 15, sitting on the porch
with my family about to eat dinner. My dad had barbecued a
chicken and it was sitting in the middle of the table