Following up on the Sydney feminist blogger meet-up
Some folks who couldn’t make it requested that the picnic be blogged, so here we are! We had loads of fun with much conversation (oh, you wish you were there for the discussion of Middle English slash, I know how you do) and laughter and food. I was particularly taken with the boob cupcakes made [...]
...read moreGlobal Maternal Health Conference 2010: Empowering the Next Generation
This is the first in a series of posts coming from the Global Maternal Health Conference in New Delhi, the first conference of its kind. According to EngenderHealth‘s Maternal Health Task Force’s website, ‘Every minute, a woman dies from complications related to childbirth or pregnancy. While most maternal deaths are preventable, poor health services and [...]
...read moreWatching Buffy for the First Time
So I’ve finally been getting around to watching Buffy — the original vampire obsession. Well, maybe not quite the original. I think that would be Dracula. All the feminists (and feminist dudes) I know have been telling me I’ll love it. So far, I’m only up to season two, but I’m really enjoying it. I’m [...]
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Tuesday True Blood Roundtable, “I Smell a Rat”
Happy Tuesday, fangbangers. With the penultimate episode of this season now under our belts, Sally and Thomas and I get together to discuss the latest from the hellmouth at Bontemps. Season Three is almost over, but dry your bleeds, kids. You know we love you more when you’re cold and heartless.
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Talking to Students About Women in Popular Culture
A reader writes in looking for resources: I would love some help. I teach high school at small private school and in two weeks, I will be one of the chaperones on a four-day camping trip with about 80 10th graders. One aspect of this trip will be separating the boys and the girls and [...]
...read moreLessons from Camp.
It seems as though everything I encounter this week is a reminder than summer is coming to an end (well, except the weather. It’s 90 degrees outside. In Maine). Whenever I think about summer, I think about camp. I was a camp person (I could write you a novel about camp and the difference between [...]
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