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'''Rivka Solomon''' is a writer and patient advocate for [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] ([[ME]]). She resides in Massachusetts. In 1990, while studying international relations at graduate school, Solomon became ill with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]]/[[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (ME/CFS) and has remained ill since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msmagazine.com/2011/06/02/rivka-solomon-acts-up-chronic-fatigue-be-damned/|title=Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned – Ms. Magazine|website=msmagazine.com|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> Her advocacy work includes coordinating protests and writing articles about [[ME/CFS]]. | '''Rivka Solomon''' is a writer and patient advocate for [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] ([[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]]). She resides in Massachusetts. In 1990, while studying international relations at graduate school, Solomon became ill with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]]/[[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (ME/CFS) and has remained ill since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msmagazine.com/2011/06/02/rivka-solomon-acts-up-chronic-fatigue-be-damned/| title = Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned – Ms. Magazine|website=msmagazine.com|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> Her advocacy work includes coordinating protests and writing articles about [[ME/CFS]]. | ||
==Articles, talks & interviews== | ==Articles, talks & interviews== | ||
*2011, [http://msmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/02/rivka-solomon-acts-up-chronic-fatigue-be-damned/ Ms Magazine - Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned] | *2011, [http://msmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/02/rivka-solomon-acts-up-chronic-fatigue-be-damned/ Ms Magazine - Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned] | ||
*2015, [http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Chronic-fatigue-syndrome-recognized-at-last-6620617.php San Francisco Chronicle - Chronic fatigue syndrome recognized at last] by Rivka Solomon | *2015, [http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Chronic-fatigue-syndrome-recognized-at-last-6620617.php San Francisco Chronicle - Chronic fatigue syndrome recognized at last] by Rivka Solomon | ||
*2015, Interviewed for [[Forgotten Plague]] documentary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1036289059735282&id=572661299431396|title=Forgotten Plague|website= | *2015, Interviewed for [[Forgotten Plague]] documentary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1036289059735282&id=572661299431396| title = Forgotten Plague|website=facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> | ||
*2015, [https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2015/11/02/nih-chronic-fatigue-syndrome?fbclid=IwAR3OQnRNm0jRj8Rr0cHJOqpxBXVWUOi4x8hlxRKds08cBc-brz1rMVkRLzY Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome] for WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2015/11/02/nih-chronic-fatigue-syndrome|title=Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome|website= | *2015, [https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2015/11/02/nih-chronic-fatigue-syndrome?fbclid=IwAR3OQnRNm0jRj8Rr0cHJOqpxBXVWUOi4x8hlxRKds08cBc-brz1rMVkRLzY Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome] for WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2015/11/02/nih-chronic-fatigue-syndrome| title = Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome|website=wbur.org|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> | ||
*2016, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfG-FTFBUsM Rivka Solomon speaks] at [[Millions Missing protests|#MillionsMissing protest]] in San Francisco. | *2016, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfG-FTFBUsM Rivka Solomon speaks] at [[Millions Missing protests|#MillionsMissing protest]] in San Francisco. | ||
*2016, [https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/24/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-myalgic-encephalomyelitis/ Why we shouldn’t call it ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’] by Rivka Solomon | *2016, [https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/24/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-myalgic-encephalomyelitis/ Why we shouldn’t call it ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’] by Rivka Solomon | ||
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*10 May 2017, [http://msmagazine.com/blog/2017/05/10/mothers-day-fighting-womens-health-equality/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare "This Mother’s Day, We’re Fighting For Women’s Health Equality"] in ''Ms. Magazine Blog'' | *10 May 2017, [http://msmagazine.com/blog/2017/05/10/mothers-day-fighting-womens-health-equality/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare "This Mother’s Day, We’re Fighting For Women’s Health Equality"] in ''Ms. Magazine Blog'' | ||
*16 May 2019, [[Ronald Tompkins|Ronald G. Tompkins]], MD, ScD, has a candid conversation with patient and advocate, Rivka Solomon - [https://www.omf.ngo/2019/05/16/omf-conversations-increasing-understanding-of-me-cfs/ (Video)] | *16 May 2019, [[Ronald Tompkins|Ronald G. Tompkins]], MD, ScD, has a candid conversation with patient and advocate, Rivka Solomon - [https://www.omf.ngo/2019/05/16/omf-conversations-increasing-understanding-of-me-cfs/ (Video)] | ||
*2021, Interview for ''Brief But Spectacular'', a PBS News Hour segment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/brief/377889/rivka-solomon|title=Rivka Solomon, Disability Advocate|date=2021-04-22|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> | *2021, Interview for ''Brief But Spectacular'', a PBS News Hour segment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/brief/377889/rivka-solomon| title = Rivka Solomon, Disability Advocate | date = 2021-04-22 | website = PBS NewsHour|language=en-us|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> | ||
*8 May 2021, ''For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/chronic-illness-pandemic-isolation-mecfs/2021/05/07/315f3fec-ad21-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html|title=For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community|last=Solomon|first=Rivka|date=8 | *8 May 2021, ''For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community'',<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/chronic-illness-pandemic-isolation-mecfs/2021/05/07/315f3fec-ad21-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html | title = For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community | last = Solomon | first = Rivka | date = May 8, 2021 | work = The Washington Post | access-date = May 11, 2021 | authorlink = Rivka Solomon }}</ref> in The Washington Post, Health Perspectives section | ||
==Books == | |||
*2002, Take That, Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts (Editor) | |||
::A collection of non-fiction female empowerment stories | |||
==Online presence== | ==Online presence== | ||
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[[Category:Advocates or allies]] | [[Category:Advocates or allies]] | ||
[[Category:American advocates or allies]] | [[Category:American advocates or allies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:52, March 30, 2023
Rivka Solomon is a writer and patient advocate for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She resides in Massachusetts. In 1990, while studying international relations at graduate school, Solomon became ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and has remained ill since.[1] Her advocacy work includes coordinating protests and writing articles about ME/CFS.
Articles, talks & interviews[edit | edit source]
- 2011, Ms Magazine - Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned
- 2015, San Francisco Chronicle - Chronic fatigue syndrome recognized at last by Rivka Solomon
- 2015, Interviewed for Forgotten Plague documentary[2]
- 2015, Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome for WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station[3]
- 2016, Rivka Solomon speaks at #MillionsMissing protest in San Francisco.
- 2016, Why we shouldn’t call it ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ by Rivka Solomon
- 2017, Rivka asks Senator Markey at Town Hall for NIH Funding
- 10 May 2017, "This Mother’s Day, We’re Fighting For Women’s Health Equality" in Ms. Magazine Blog
- 16 May 2019, Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, has a candid conversation with patient and advocate, Rivka Solomon - (Video)
- 2021, Interview for Brief But Spectacular, a PBS News Hour segment[4]
- 8 May 2021, For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community,[5] in The Washington Post, Health Perspectives section
Books[edit | edit source]
- 2002, Take That, Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts (Editor)
- A collection of non-fiction female empowerment stories
Online presence[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rivka Solomon Acts Up, Chronic Fatigue Be Damned – Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Forgotten Plague". facebook.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Often Bedridden For 25 Years, Advocate Welcomes NIH Move On Fatigue Syndrome". wbur.org. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Rivka Solomon, Disability Advocate". PBS NewsHour. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ↑ Solomon, Rivka (May 8, 2021). "For years, my chronic illness kept me isolated. The pandemic helped me get closer to my community". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
