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A New Origin: Joan Morgan Changes the Narrative of Black Women’s Sexuality

by Briana Barner
March 8, 2019 at 9:00am

Finding and sustaining pleasure is crucial to living a good feminist life.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: First All-Women Spacewalk Coincides with Women’s History Month

by Bitch HQ
March 8, 2019 at 6:00am

It’s one giant leap for womankind.

Backtalk: YA’s Cancel Culture

by Amy Lam
March 7, 2019 at 5:27pm

This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into the world of YA drama. Recently, two YA authors have chosen to cancel their own debut novels after being called out by some readers for “problematic” issues in the text. Dahlia and Amy talk about the effects of a cancel culture that demands perfect art. Also, a Petty Political Pminute on what may be the road ahead to 45’s...
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America’s Forgotten Female Astronauts

by Elizabeth Yuko
March 7, 2019 at 10:00am

In the 1960s, a group of women spent months training for space travel. But they never got to go. 
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Black Women Worked as Some of NASA’s First Computers

by Sarah Mirk
March 7, 2019 at 9:00am

Back when “computers” referred to people, Black women were some of NASA’s most crucial mathematicians. 
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Could This New Bill Restore Net Neutrality?

by Bitch HQ
March 7, 2019 at 6:00am

Pelosi and Schumer just unveiled a new measure to bring back Obama-era net neutrality rules.
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Apostle of the Cacti: How Minerva Hamilton Hoyt Saved the Desert

by Rebecca Long
March 6, 2019 at 11:46am

Minerva Hamilton Hoyt’s erasure is so predictable because Americans have mythologized the creation of our national parks as an inherently masculine endeavor.
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Missing, Murdered, but Never Forgotten: Violence, Colonialism, and Justice for Indigenous Women

by Abaki Beck
March 6, 2019 at 9:00am

Today, sexual and gendered violence is one of the greatest issues plaguing Indian country. 
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Tragic Influence of Fox New’s Propaganda

by Bitch HQ
March 6, 2019 at 6:00am

Fox News’s propaganda isn’t just unethical and factually incorrect.
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From Information Superhighway to Digital Runway: The Complicated Legacy of Fashion Blogging

by Adwoa Afful
March 5, 2019 at 1:39pm

In its own way, fashion and beauty blogging is as aspirational as traditional fashion media.

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