Danielle Shapiro

Danielle Shapiro is a freelance journalist based in New York City. Most of her reporting is about women, children and human rights in the developing world.

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How a T-Shirt Company Could Save Liberia

A Liberian-American apparel manufacturer is battling Ebola’s aftermath with a T-shirt company that provides the littlest survivors with a key to education: school uniforms.

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‘My Dad Transitioned into a Woman’

Denise took the gun out of her mouth. She wasn’t going to give up her kids. She wasn’t going to say goodbye to Fran, her high school sweetheart and wife of 34 years.

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One Sick Day Away From Broke

For working middle- to lower-income moms, a family emergency can easily spell financial disaster.

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Children of War

As Libya lurches forward to its landmark parliamentary election in July, its children are fighting a brutal new battle on the playground.

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Liberian Writer Forced Into Hiding

Liberia’s Mae Azango has been hit with death threats since she wrote a story about female genital cutting. Danielle Shapiro reports.

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