Public Health Law, Social Movements, & the Feminist Remaking of AIDS
Journal/Publication Title
Health Law, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Abstract
Aziza Ahmed, Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS (2025).
For more than forty years, HIV/AIDS has been understood as a paradigmatic public health crisis. The HIV/AIDS crisis generated extraordinary social movement activism and resulted in significant public health reforms. Yet, the dominant narratives of AIDS too often marginalize women’s experiences and obscure how deeply feminist advocacy reshaped not only the law but also the science of AIDS. In Risk and Resistance, Aziza Ahmed offers a powerful corrective to the historical narrative surrounding AIDS while also provoking broader questions about the nature of scientific knowledge itself.
External Links
https://health.jotwell.com/public-health-law-social-movements-and-the-feminist-remaking-of-aids/
Repository Citation
Maya Manian, Public Health Law, Social Movement, and the Feminist Remaking of AIDS, 2026 JOTWELL: J. THINGS WE LIKE, March 2026