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If Alice Paul had gotten her way, the United States Constitution would read:

Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

This, her proposed text of the Equal Rights Amendment, has never come to pass. Drafted by Paul and...

You know how every once in a while someone comes into your life–be it in person or in book, music, film, or some other form–and totally blows you away because they’re saying everything you’ve been thinking, but in a way that is smarter and better than you’ve been thinking it? Like they took what was inside your brain and made it make sense? Jean Kilbourne is one of...

Attorney, activist, author (and Bitch Media supporter!) Abby Dees is traveling to our fair city of Portland tomorrow to give a reading from her new book Queer Questions Straight Talk at In Other Words Women's Books and Resources. We're excited! We're also lucky, because Abby was kind enough to grant us an interview before her arrival.

Interview after the jump!

2. Even female action stars must submit to the Makeover trope.

The trailer for the hotly anticipated Salt finds Angelina Jolie rocking the mess out of a pencil skirt and taupe heels, only later to revamp her exterior with some snug black clothes and Miss Clairol’s bluest black. While it certainly makes sense for a person to alter their looks when being...