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Revolutionary
So today I watched a movie called Revolutionary Road. I was on a plane coming home from Italy and I had 3 hours left so I figured I might as well fill it with an insightful film that would relax me an...
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"Serena Williams cruises to Wimbledon victory"
says the nytimes.
all i'm gonna say after writing this is you can take your "pretty" and shove it, Wimbledon....
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Growing up too fast
It scares me that things have changed so vastly in the 2 years since I've been in middle school. It seems to me that there is a very different standard for popularity nowadays then there was when I wa...
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Bridezillas 24/7
The New York Post reported yesterday that Cablevision is launching a 24/7 wedding channel sometime in the near future.
To which I responded: WTF?
Why are we so obssessed with weddings? Do we enjoy w...
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Appointed: a White House advisor on violence against women
Obama just appointed Lynn Rosenthal, a former executive director of the National Netowrk to End Domestic Violence, to the position of "White House adviser on violence against women." Apparently this i...
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Oh Wimbledon
Wimbledon. I had respect for you. With your penchant for serving tea and strawberries with cream while watching non contact sports instead of artery-blocking glorified fat while watching supposedly he...
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Women's Sports Leagues
It was right around 4th or 5th grade that I, an intramural basketball champ at just under five feet tall, decided that I was going to be a point guard for the "NBA" as I told my parents. "But Julie," ...
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NCRW Conference & Blog
With things being so crazy with my internship at the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) I've decided to fill y'all in on the great work I've been doing there.
Almost 2 weeks ago, the NCRW...
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Father's Day: Obama Style
Okay, I know Father's Day has come and gone, but I just gotta add this one thing that would really be relevant at any time.
President Obama wrote an article for Parade Magazine in honor of Fa...
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June 20, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
The History of Father's Day
This is history from the history channel's website, so you know it's legit:
The first known celebration of Father's Day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, where it was commemorated at Wi...
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Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?
So, I came across this post on feministing. Although feministing is normally a site concerned with women’s rights issues from the perspectives of 20 and 30 something feminists, this post by a high sch...
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The Invisible Glass Ceiling
It was only since Twilight – which was directed by Catherine Hardwick- was released, and the box office totals clearly spelled out success, that I’ve realized what little presence women have in the fi...
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Games for Girls
Why hasn’t anyone made any computer games for girls?
*the vid really picks up around the 7 minute mark- but up till then is still good exposition
I’ll be honest, I don’t actually know that much a...
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Rebecca Rubin: The First Jewish Doll
Remember American Girl Dolls? It used to be a huge thing to have one of those dolls. Every one had its own little story. Dolls with identities. There was Samantha, who was from the Victorian era, and ...
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Target Women: Laundry
"Laundry makes you feel like a cute a little bear is putting you in a tub of fuzzy"
I love Sarah Haskins with an intense passion....
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Facts of Looove
So normally I don't pay any attention to articles promoted by e-mail services. Especially articles listed under "AOL Personals." But my friend just showed me this article entitled "25 Fascinating Lo...
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The Art of Handling Public Affairs: Gloria Allred and Tina Brown on Elizabeth Edwards
I think it’s so easy for feminists to view a relationship in which a man cheats on a woman and say, “Girl, dump his ass.” It’s situations like these that the phrase “easier said than done,” was made...
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May 25, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
Female Soldier that Killed Herself to Avoid Torture
Greg Mitchell recently wrote about Alyssa Peterson, a US soldier who killed herself in Iraq because she refused to take part in interrogations, a broad term that undoubtedly included torture.
Peterso...
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The MileyDisney Generation
Okay, take a deep breath. This post is not about my feelings for Miley Cyrus. I will comment on neither her talent nor her personal life. What I'm going to comment on is the generation that worships...
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REAL Deal Blog Guest Blog: My Thoughts On Women, Leadership and Politics
Back in December, I guest-blogged on the National Council for Research on Women's blog The Real Deal
The prompt was: What are your thoughts, as a young woman leader, on women, leadership and politi...
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To Have a Cause...
It seems like to be a respectable teenager now, you need to have a thing. More specifically a cause. In order for people to understand your identity, your personality, even to just remember you, you h...
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Christie Hefner
So I was browsing the Huffington Post, just to see who's blogging, and who should i come across? None other than Christie Hefner.
Hm, I thought to myself, I didn't know Hugh Hefner even had a daughte...
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Girlmom.com
Doesn't it seem like teenage pregnancy has been coming up a lot lately? I mean, it has always been a favorite way for the media to proclaim young girls as stupid, wild tramps. But it sort of seems lik...
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The State of Religious Debate In Our Nation
So here's what some fine churches in our nation have been debating lately. Have they been debating the scriptures? No. Our fates after death? Sort of...
Yes, two churches down south are debating whet...
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It's Cute That Conservatives Think Colbert is Serious
According to a study by OSU conservatives don't know that Colbert says ridiculously conservative things as a form of hilarious satire. Yeah, they would think that.
Here are just a few of the reasons ...