2007 Femmostroppo Awards
The long-awaited 2007 Femmostroppo Awards have been announced! Head on over to read some really great feminist writing. The Femmostroppo Awards honor (what this group of judges deems to be) the best 40 feminist or womanist blog posts of the year. Congratulations to everyone who made it in. I’m happy to see several of the [...]
...read moreFountain of Smart
Sudy says: The question is not what makes the issue feminist, but has a feminist perspective been applied to the issue? Thinking cap? Check. Reading this is highly recommended. Note: comments off. Go there.
...read moreThe mountaintop
40 years ago, the day after delivering this speech, he was assassinated.
...read more
Review: Still Broken by AJ Rossmiller
Moving this up to the top because the book comes out today and it’s fabulous. Go get it. Really, go now! You can read an excerpt here. And more on the book from AJ himself here. Order it on Amazon by clicking the image below. -ed I don’t do book reviews as often as I’d [...]
...read moreOdds & Ends
I’m catching up on a week’s worth of news and blog-reading, which is bringing me to a lot of great articles that I just don’t have the time to individually post on. And it’s actually rather frustrating because I have a whole lot to say about each and every one of these, but finals are [...]
...read moreInstant good karma.
If you’ve got money to spare, wing it over Blackamazon’s way. Any amount is welcome, but she’s got a special deal going on too. Heres the deal: Donate an amount over $25 ( the amount I make for a one hour tour) and with your donation submit a topic. If I accept your donation I [...]
...read more
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Well, it’s been quite the week, hasn’t it? My time here at Feministe is coming to an end, and I just wanted to say a quick thanks to Jill et. al. for handing over the keys to the Porsche. I hope I didn’t put too many dings in it. In all seriousness, this has been [...]
...read moreMy last post and a call for writers
This will be my last post as a guest-blogger, it’s been a lot of fun to be able to interact with so many of you versus at my place where I only get the occasional troll who likes to make sure I know what he thinks of me. Thanks Jill, I look forward all of [...]
...read morebook recs for children
One of the consequences of being the only literature person in a room full of doctors (parents’ friends, usually) is having to come up with endless recommended reading lists for their children. A lot of Indian parents, and I’m not sure if this happens elsewhere, seem to believe that there’s something inherently virtuous about the [...]
...read moreGirls on the Stand
A guest-post by Scott Lemieux. For those interested in reproductive freedom, I can’t recommend Helena Silverstein’s new book Girls on the Stand strongly enough. I’ve written about Silverstein’s work before, and it’s very important. While many pro-choicers are able to talk eloquently about the importance of reproductive freedom, and its importance to women’s equality, there [...]
...read moreLove Ponies, Sans Corral
We got your big, wet cat pics right here. No puns please. Hilda Won’t Be Rushed Into Anything: A couple have finally tied the knot – after 49 years, nine children, 22 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Every time Ted Towle, 83, proposed to Hilda Clark, 73, she turned him down, reports the Daily Mirror. Then [...]
...read moreThe Best and the Worst
This article made me cry like a little baby. Read it, read it, read it.
...read more
Recent Comments