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May 18, 2010 | Charlotte Bunch | Feminism, Health, International
Rhonda Copelon—An Architect of Feminist Human Rights Law
When Rhonda Copelon died this month of ovarian cancer, she was 65 and the influence of her ground-breaking legal career could be appreciated around the world. Here, adapted from a tribute at an awards ceremony last year, friend and colleague Charlotte Bunch describes her extraordinary personal and professional contributions.
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May 17, 2010 | Katherine C | Education, Feminism, Science and tech
Brilliance is Human
We’ve all read about the studies and statistics on girls in school- that we self-defeat in math and science, that we don’t speak up in class. That we’re afraid. But what about when our teachers and ...
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May 16, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Misogyny, Online harassment, Science and tech, Violence against women
National Punch a Slut Day
The facebook trolls who think they're hilarious for their misogynistic groups and events are at it again, folks! Some FBomb readers and a recent Jezebel article alerted me to a series of "slut punchi...
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May 15, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Electrik Emily
Electrik Emily is a 26 year old rock musician, blogger, and all around "women in music" buff, currently living in Seattle, WA. Born in rural Pennsylvania, her musical career began as a rebellious tee...
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May 14, 2010 | Marissa B | Feminism
Swearing
I guess I should tell you (being the reader) about me. I'm not going to say my name and school and age, because then I might as well just give you my social security number and blood type and invite y...
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May 14, 2010 | Betsy Wade | LGBTQIA, Politics
The Marriage Thing
That the sexual identity of the Supreme Court nominee might be regarded as anyone’s business but her own strikes the author, lead plaintiff in the 1974 women’s discrimination law suit against the New York Times, as a sad anachronism.
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May 13, 2010 | Talia W | Feminism, Media
Females and Four-Letter Words
58% of women curse in public. Are you of that 58%? Is it a fact that you’re proud of, or a bad habit that you’re trying to kick? Cursing is something that should be avoided, and definitely by girls, b...
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May 13, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Kiana Firouz
Today I received an email from FBomb reader and contributer Katherine C. She alerted me to the situation involving filmmaker Kiana Firouz. Kiana is a 27 year old Iranian LGBT rights activist who stars...
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May 12, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
The Bronte Sisters Action Figures
I want to buy this for everybody I know / how cool would it be if there actually WERE commercials like this... ...
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May 11, 2010 | Morgan SW | Body image and body standards, Feminism
A Good Look In The Mirror
Big. Small. Fat. Ugly. Moles. Flat. Round. Mediocre.Voluptuous. I’d say I think about my body and my body size at least 10 times a day. After all, any time I go out (or stay in my house) I see images...
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May 11, 2010 | Debbie Hines | Politics
Elena Kagan—The President's Choice
For his second nomination to the high court, President Obama once more chooses a woman—one who lacks a paper trail of judicial opinions and has a history of pulling support from more than one ideological sector. And that, argues the author, is what makes some people nervous.
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May 10, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Education, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Media, Violence against women
Yeardley Love: Why Domestic Violence Is Serious
Many of you may have heard by now about the murder of Yeardley Love, a senior lacrosse player at the University of Virginia. Last Monday, Yeardley was found by one of her roommates in bed, face down a...
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May 10, 2010 | Marianne Schnall | Arts and culture, International, Violence against women
Shining a Light Under the Veil
The author, whose interviews have been widely published, talks to playwright Mary Apick about the stories of women who spend their public lives shielded from our view.
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May 09, 2010 | Zoe Y | Feminism, Online harassment, Violence against women
Why Was I The One Who Was Ashamed?
The other day, I was home from college and sitting at the back table with my mother where we were talking about the state of the world. I had brought up an article sitting before me in The Week about ...
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May 08, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday (Mother's Day Edition): Carly Simon
My Mom is obsessed with Carly Simon. I'm pretty sure I knew the lyrics of Let The River Run before I knew my own name, which I suspect was inspired by the Carly song "Julie Through The Glass." So this...
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