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Bye Sharam: Indian Women Are Tapping into the Enduring Power of Memoir

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by Madhuri Sastry
July 17, 2019 at 10:19am
Sharam, or shame, is one of patriarchy’s most powerful weapons, and it begins early.
Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction

Join the Club: Gabrielle Moss on the Golden Age of YA Literature

by Dahlia Balcazar
October 30, 2018 at 11:29am
Gabrielle Moss takes us on a nostalgic and hilarious tour through teen bookshelves and the Golden Age of YA literature. Read more »
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Eloquent Rage: How Brittney Cooper Created a Black Feminist Manifesto

by Evette Dionne
October 25, 2018 at 9:46am
When Dr. Brittney Cooper speaks, the world stops to listen. Read more »
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Naming the Problem: Rebecca Solnit on Activism, Outrage, and a Way Forward

by Andi Zeisler
October 23, 2018 at 1:02pm
If there’s less violence against women, we have less to be angry about. Read more »
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Inventing Adulthood : Four Novels Reveal the Magic of Queer Self-Actualization

by Sara Gregory
October 10, 2018 at 1:25pm
What does it mean to come of age as a 20-something queer person with no money, no resources, and no illusions about respectability? Read more »
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BitchReads: 15 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read This Fall

by Evette Dionne
October 10, 2018 at 8:28am
In tumultuous political and social times, I turn to nonfiction books. Read more »
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Et Tu, Brutes: Donna Zuckerberg on How Misogyny Red-Pilled the Classics

by Dahlia Balcazar
October 8, 2018 at 3:14pm
When the Red Pillers—online communities of far-right, anti-feminist men—need to back up their misogynist and racist claims, they look to Ovid, Euripides, or the Stoics. Read more »
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A New Day: Can Hollywood and Publishing Maintain the Momentum of #AsianAugust?

by Evette Dionne
September 17, 2018 at 10:41am
Helen Hoang, Lillian Li, and R.O. Kwon offer insight into why Hollywood and the publishing industry are finally beginning to wake up. Read more »
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Ancestral Roots: Bernice L. McFadden Sings An Enslaved Black Woman’s Song

by Evette Dionne
September 13, 2018 at 2:56pm
After the darkness, there’s light. Read more »
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Brutal Entertainment: “Sadie” Turns True Crime Upside Down

by s.e. smith
August 30, 2018 at 3:09pm
Not many people get to build a platform on writing the most brittle girls imaginable. Read more »
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Unapologetically Free: Charlene Carruthers Gives Us A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

by Jenn Jackson
August 27, 2018 at 12:04pm
If we see our work through a Black Queer Feminist Lens, we can actually move toward and be engaged in that work of collective liberation. Read more »

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Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

by Zetta Elliott
December 17, 2013 at 3:19pm
What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Mock & Awe: Janet Mock on Truth-Telling, Community Building, and Writing the Story She Had Been Waiting for Her Whole Life

by Tina Vasquez
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
"Redefining Realness" is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »

A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
November 17, 2014 at 5:07pm
Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »

Demanding the Impossible: Walidah Imarisha Talks About Science Fiction and Social Change

by Kristian Williams
April 13, 2015 at 2:23pm
Before she was a poet, journalist, documentary filmmaker, anti-prison activist, and college instructor, Walidah Imarisha was fascinated... Read more »