4 hours ago by joelfrominwood

First, read Natasha Chart’s beautiful, tragic piece at OpenLeft on what abortion rights mean in terms of our valuation of women’s lives and labor, something that has become increasingly important to me as I continue to work at Hard Hatted Women. As a white, straight, upper-middle class, private coll ...

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4 hours ago by Erik Donald France

I. A book's title is at least as important as its cover. Certainly that's the case with Sue Kaufman and her legacy. Many many people have at least heard of her Diary of a Mad Housewife (1967). How many can say the same of one of her earlier novels, Green Holly (1961)? First, Green Holly is good, a t ...

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7 hours ago by Susan

So. I have been doing therapy, and so far so good. It’s really incredibly great to have a safe space to just be me, first off, and to talk about how I feel, transition issues, etc. It’s an excuse to do the full clothes/hair/makeup thing and head out into the world, which for a bunch of nuanced reaso ...

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15 hours ago by Jem

Kani-kanina lang, binanggit ko ang isang pag-amin tungkol sa bigat ng tungkuling naka-atang sa aming mga lalaki pagdating sa isang “pakikiisa sa umiibig na meron”. Napakalaki pala, kung tutuusin, ng tungkuling maging isang lalaki dahil sa sa amin nakasalalay ang magiging kinabukasan ng aming [magigi ...

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1 day ago by American Bedu

Engaging in a dialogue recently with other foreign wives who are married to Saudis made me realize something that over time I and others have come to accept about marriage to a Saudi and that is abnormal is normal. What one would take for granted and find to be very straightforward in other places o ...

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1 day ago by Anne Elizabeth Moore

(Anne Elizabeth Moore is an author, editor, artist, teacher, and Groundswell guest blogger. She divides her time between Chicago and Cambodia, where she teaches young women the art of self-publishing.) Perhaps by accident, Groundswell has invited someone who thinks obsessively about text and vocabul ...

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1 day ago by Sezin

In spite of its horrifying nature, I must thank you for this post, Ms. Sax. It is a testament to the woman-unfriendly world we live in that these disgusting crimes against humanity take place right under the authorities’ noses. It appears that women’s health and safety quite simply is not a general ...

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1 day ago by Fred Stopsky

Societies all over the world are in a fierce competition to prove their children are superior to those in other nations. The quest for “perfection” certainly is vital for the political, economic and social survival of many countries. The father of a three year old girl in Sweden wonders if the desir ...

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1 day ago by Bondo

From a Feministing discussion of the film Precious: In the book, the description of Blue Rain, the half-messiah, half-educator that delivers Precious from the bondage of illiteracy and abuse is as follows: “She dark, got nice face, big eyes, and…long dreadlocky hair.” (39-40) This character in the m ...

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2 days ago by Emerging Women

A friend of mine, Caitlin, has started a fantastic project at school that I wanted to let Emerging Women know about. She is passionate about helping young women have a healthy view of their body and to love themselves, and this project will help collect and highlight images and stories of girls find ...

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