WMC FBomb
An Interview with Sara K. Gould
It seems like you can’t turn on the news anymore without hearing about the disastrous pit of doom that is our economy. As often happens when people find themselves in a situation they have little cont...
WMC FBomb
The Oxymoron of Being BOTH a Female Musician & a Feminist
AKA: Do I Really Have to Put a Paper Bag Over My Head Just to Get You to Listen to What I Have to Say, Rather than Stare at My Ass?
I remember a few years back, I received the biggest insult of my l...
WMC News & Features
George Tiller: A Legacy of Trust
With jury selection complete, the trial of the man accused of murdering Dr. Tiller began Friday, on the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The author, an ob/gyn at the beginning of her career, here speaks for doctors who are inspired by the slain man.
WMC FBomb
January 24, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
A Feminist Break Up
A few weeks ago, one of my best friends broke up with her boyfriend. I'm a teenager, so I should probably be used to this by now. It seems as though I can't make it through an entire week at school wi...
WMC FBomb
January 23, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Elle King
So I came across Elle King this week pretty unexpectedly by browsing through Jezebel. And...well, you'll see.
The fashionable 19-year-old Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter’s piercing voice and heartfel...
WMC News & Features
Sarah Weddington: On the 37th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
The author, who learned in high school about the Supreme Court case that gave women reproductive choice and control over their lives, talks to the lawyer who won that victory.
WMC FBomb
January 21, 2010 | Helen H |
Feminism
Wajeha Al-Huwaider: A Feminist in Saudi Arabia
A while ago I stumbled upon a blog post from the blog "Sand Gets In My Eyes" about Wajeha Al-Huwaider, a feminist in Saudi Arabia.
(In fact the blog itself is pretty cool. It's written by an American...
WMC News & Features
January 20, 2010 | Amanda L. Furness |
International
Haiti: Absent in Life, Death and On the Evening News
The author, who has worked in Cite Soleil, a poor district hit hard by the earthquake, asks us to see her partner and friends in Port-au-Prince through her eyes, not as they are customarily portrayed in the media.
WMC FBomb
An Interview with Amy Richards
Here at The FBomb, we certainly do our part in defining what feminism means to teens today. While we’re still trying to figure out what our effect on feminism will be, the one thing we’re certain of i...
WMC News & Features
Women Healthcare Executives—Where Are They in the Health Reform Debate?
The author, an activist for women’s health and safety, looks in vain for leadership from women in corporate healthcare boardrooms as negotiations on reform reach the final stage.
WMC FBomb
Burn Your Bra Color Status Updates
I was wondering why, starting on about Thursday, my Facebook friends were posting words like "black," "hot pink," and "beige" as their statuses. Then I got the mass message: "Cancer awareness: Write ...
WMC FBomb
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., graduated from Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), and Boston University (Ph.D., 1955). The son of the past...
WMC FBomb
January 14, 2010 | Maggie B |
Feminism
What My Husband Thinks
I am a young wife. I've been married for almost a year now and I am not quite 23. I love my husband more than I possibly ever imagined I could, but his views toward women make me gag. I work between ...
WMC FBomb
January 13, 2010 | Amber Q |
Feminism
What My Father Taught Me About Feminism
Men weren't really the enemy - they were fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill. - Betty Friedan...
WMC News & Features
Creating Molly Ivins, Red Hot Patriot
How twin sisters are inspired to write their first theater piece and, with the help of some well-placed friends, go on to entice Kathleen Turner to star in the vehicle—all to provide a legendary journalist with her “second act.”
WMC FBomb
Wear The Pants
Transcript: Once upon a time, men wore the pants, and wore them well. Women rarely had to open doors and little old ladies never crossed the street alone. Men took charge because that’s what they did....
WMC FBomb
January 11, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
International,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
It's Feminist Video Time
Yesterday was Human Trafficking Awareness Day. While my timing with this one is obviously impeccable, it doesn't change the seriousness of this issue. Please visit The Council of Daughters here or her...
WMC News & Features
Mary Daly, 1928 to 2010
The leading feminist philosopher and theorist died January 3. Here, her friend and former student explains the extraordinary reach of Mary Daly’s fierce intelligence and strong will.
WMC FBomb
Impulse Control
I have been told that I have impulse control problems.
I have a tendency to put in my two cents in for every little issue that passes me by, whether it was asked for or not. My mother has always told...
WMC FBomb
January 09, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: La Roux
La Roux are an English Electropop/Synthpop band made up of singer Eleanor Jackson and synth player, co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their respective roles as "very much a hal...
WMC FBomb
January 07, 2010 | Kate S |
Arts and culture,
Media
Monster
there was never a pat from dad
there only was a slap on the head
unconditional love that lasted a blowjob
a dollar bill measuring her worth
how many men does it take to crush a girl
millions could ta...
WMC News & Features
Seven Days to Preserve the Internet
FCC rules are about to be made that will either keep the Internet a forum for free exchange of ideas or else reward corporate entities that want to make money by controlling the flow. It’s time for the public to weigh in.
WMC News & Features
Yemeni Women Take Control of Their Lives in Brooklyn
Women from a country in the news for its dysfunction and poverty are reaching out to grasp economic opportunities in their new U.S. home, even as they stay true to traditional roots.
WMC FBomb
The Lovely Bones
I read the book The Lovely Bones a few years after it came out. I was about fourteen and I couldn't remember having ever read a book where the protagonist reminded me so much of myself, or at least...
WMC FBomb
A Walking Chest
I was on an online forum when I saw that a girl asked the question: "Girls: would your life be easier without boobs?"
I thought about this for a moment. My chest is awkwardly large, a pain when it co...
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