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January 29, 2015 | Jules C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media

When I was a little girl my grandma told me that there were princes. Sitting in our house in the Sunset, the N rumbling by, the sky grey and the ocean roaring, she’d tell me about them as I sipped my ...

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January 27, 2015 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media

An Interview with Melissa Silverstein

It's no secret that the film industry is hardly hospitable to women. The Women's Media Center found that only six percent of the 100 top films of 2012 cast the sexes in equal numbers, and only 28.4...

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January 25, 2015 | Kathleen W | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women

What The Way We Share Viral Videos Can Teach Us About Feminism

Hi, my name is Kathy and I’m a Pinterest-aholic. I love to pin recipes that make me hungry, workouts I’ll never do and, most of all, quotes. Maybe it’s the writer in me, but there’s nothing I love mor...

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January 22, 2015 | Dylan M | Education, Feminism, Misogyny

The Feminist Reflections of a Recent College Grad

While I have always felt passionate about advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all people, I didn’t find my feminism until my Junior year of college. After having several personal experie...

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January 20, 2015 | Martine K | Feminism, Media

The Case Against 'Fad' Feminism

Although feminism was once ignorantly considered a radical subculture full of man-hating, bra-burning lesbians, the movement has now arguably been integrated into mainstream culture. Pop culture icons...

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January 18, 2015 | Vicki Soogrim | Education, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity

Lost Women of History: Maria Stewart, the First Black Feminist-Abolitionist in America

“Let our girls possess what amiable qualities of soul they may; let their characters be fair and spotless as innocence itself; let their natural taste and ingenuity be what they may; it is impossible...

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January 15, 2015 | Chloe Hallinan | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Politics

Nicki Minaj's Abortion Story: Why We Still Need Feminism

Nicki Minaj has always taken pride in and ownership of her sexuality in her work. While some deem these choices to be controversial, it seems that she's trying to demonstrate that women's sexuality an...

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January 13, 2015 | Carolina G | Media, Race/Ethnicity

Why Gina Rodriguez's Golden Globe Win Is So Important For Young Latinas

If you tuned into the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, you may have noticed an unfamiliar face beating out powerhouse women like Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Taylor Schilling, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Best Ac...

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January 11, 2015 | Pippa B | Feminism, Media

Free To Be...You And Me: My First Feminist Theory Class

I took my first class in feminist theory from a car seat in the back of my parents' blue station wagon. As we pulled out of the driveway and embarked on adventures to the grocery store, school, or ski...

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January 08, 2015 | Carolina G | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Race/Ethnicity

Many of us are fans of Janet Mock's work as a transgender activist and her incredible New York Times Bestselling book Redefining Realness. Now we have a new medium through which to appreciate Mock's f...

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January 06, 2015 | Augusta G | Arts and culture

Womantra

If you can’t handle me, If my girl-power, middle-finger, bra-burning bothers you Then reevaluate Because I am only gaining momentum I am charging, Ignited by the tide of my moon Surrounded by my...

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January 04, 2015 | Katarina F | Feminism, Misogyny, Politics, Religion

Feminism In Slovenia: Behind Closed Doors

“You're a feminist?” That's the most frequently asked question when you reveal your “secret identity” to someone in Slovenia. In the Slovenian “urban” dictionary, feminism is defined as being a hater...

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January 01, 2015 | Vicki Soogrim | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Race/Ethnicity

Why <em>The Legend of Korra</em> May Be the Best Cartoon Show Ever

On December 19th, Nickelodeon released the final episode of the series The Legend of Korra, a fantastical animated series set in a world where four tribes, each of which is associated with an element ...