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Not "Crazy," Just Dedicated
When girls are young, Cinderella tells them “dreams really do come true.” As we get older, that philosophy changes and we learn that life isn’t actually a fairytale. You have to work hard in order to ...
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Saturday Vids: The Girls of Atomic City
I personally love uncovered stories of how women shaped history, which is why I'm adding The Girls of Atomic City to my reading list. The book covers how at the height of WWII, thousands of young girl...
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February 20, 2014 | Emily Z |
Arts and culture
Woman
Ridges of her spine like fish
emerging from the water:
she stands, condensation dotting
the mirror. Swift shock,
change snapped from the fingers.
Past tense, present: glass,
arrows in knees, nev...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Jessica Childress
Jessica Childress is an explosive talent poised to take the music industry by storm. She is reminiscent of the golden age of classic soul, with a voice that will move and inspire you. This LA soulstre...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: London Grammar
English trio London Grammar combined sparse electronic pop in the model of the xx with dramatic, big-voiced lead singer Hannah Reid, whose vocals evoke contemporaries Florence Welch and Natasha Khan o...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Caitlin Rose
Caitlin Rose's inspirations, from Gram Parsons to Bonnie Raitt to Linda Ronstadt, belied her late-‘80s birth. The offbeat Nashville, Tennessee-based singer/songwriter and guitarist debuted in February...
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Saturday Vids: Ten Responses to the Phrase 'Man Up'
Thanks so much to reader Monique for submitting this fantastic video of spoken-word poet Guante describing ten ways to respond to the phrase "Man Up."
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Sexist Jokes: Still Not Funny
One of my male teachers has repeatedly made a joke about girls belonging in the kitchen. Usually, he'd make that comment, some girls in my class would jokingly yell "hey!" and he'd laugh, say he's jok...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Betty Who
Australian-born pop singer Betty Who makes vivacious yet bittersweet music that calls to mind divas such as Whitney Houston, Robyn, and Katy Perry. Born Jessica Anne Newham in Sydney, she began playin...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Lizzo
Melissa Jefferson, better known by her stage name Lizzo, is an American alternative hip hop artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a founding member of indie hip hop groups The Chalice, Grrrl ...
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Advice to My Thirteen-Year-Old Self
I was inspired to start Advice to My Thirteen-Year-Old Self, an anthology of advice letters written by fifty women to their teenage selves, because next year, my daughter will be turning thirteen. I w...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Beatrice Eli
Beatrice was born in 1987 and received much of her musical upbringing via MTV and the American soul / R & B / hip-hop videos that channel served. Alongside the influential music channel she grew u...
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Saturday Vids: Support Obvious Child
Gillian Robespierre, Writer/Director: "I first made the 'Obvious Child' short film in the Winter of 2009 with my friends Anna Bean and Karen Maine. We were frustrated by the limited representations of...
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December 04, 2013 | Emily Wilson |
Arts and culture
Cultural History Meets Multimedia: Stories of Chinese Women Immigrants
Two new works by dancer and choreographer Lenora Lee give a new perspective on human trafficking, past and present.
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Can You Tell Just By Looking?
I'm a Communication Design student and for a recent Feminist & Gender Studies class, I was asked to produce a ‘Public Gender Intervention’ project: so I designed this info-graphic flowchart calle...
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Where Are All the Young Feminists? Meet the Girls of Generation Now
In the midst of media-perpetuated victim-blaming surrounding the highly publicized sexual assaults and cyberbullying young women have suffered from Maryville to Steubenville, a group of New York City teens are using theatre to raise awareness and take a stand against slut-shaming in schools.
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The SNL Scandal
I love Kerry Washington. She is probably one of my all time favorite actresses. Her character on Scandal is smart, intelligent and well written, a rarity for black actresses today. When I found out Wa...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Pearl and the Beard
Pearl and the Beard is three voices, one cello, one guitar, one glockenspiel, one melodica, several drums, one accordion, ninety-six teeth, and one soul.
Former strangers Jocelyn Mackenzie, Emily Ho...
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A Feminist Wave of Fury
I'm not walking 'before' Anybody.
I'm not here to parade my body,
Or prance and flit about.
Cause under all the prettiness,
There beats an Amazon heart.
To wear what We want.
To do what We dream.
To...
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Mary Lambert's "She Keeps Me Warm" Does Queer Representation Right
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You might have heard of Mary Lambert, or maybe not. You’ve probably heard her—she is the woman’s voice in the chorus of ...
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September 07, 2013 | Brian C |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: The Ettes
Ever wonder what Heart would sound like had it been a punk band? Welcome to The Ettes.
The Ettes are a rock band consisting of Lindsay “Coco” Hames, Maria “Poni” Silver, and Jeremy “Jem” Cohen. The E...
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Saturday Vids: Best 'Blurred Lines' Parody Yet?
Every bigot shut up.
Follow and support The Law Revue girls at: https://twitter.com/LawRevueGirls.
Vocals: Zoe Ellwood, Olivia Lubbock & Adelaide Dunn
Lyrics: Adelaide Dunn
Video credit to Mil...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Alex Winston
A classically trained opera singer and a former opening act for Chuck Berry, with influences ranging from Little Richard to PJ Harvey, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alex Winston isn't th...
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August 29, 2013 | Riya S |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
The Universal Sisterhood of Puberty
Pain dripping down my legs.
Bumps growing from my chest.
Doubled up. Feel the heat.
Mum, I NEED something to eat!
Checking out the guys,
Just when did they turn out so nice?
Look at myself in mirror ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Clara Engel
Toronto-born Clara Engel, a multi-faceted artist whose musical voice is guided by the likes of Jacques Brel, Robert Johnson and Diamanda Galas, is quickly gaining an online following and carving a nic...