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WTF Files: Jan Brewer Thinks You're Pregnant Two Weeks Before Conception (and she signed a bill to prove it!)
If the “Women’s Health and Safety Act,” which defines pregnancy as beginning two weeks prior to conception, didn’t freak you out four months ago, maybe this news will: On Thursday, Arizona Governor (and on-... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Margaret Tucker
Margaret "Marge" Tucker was a 20th-century Australian Aboriginal activist, organizer, and writer.
Born on the Moonahculla Reservein 1904, Tucker (at the age of 13) and her sister (who was 11) were forcibly separated from their mother and sent to Cootamundra Girls' Home, where they were trained to... Read more »
On Our Radar: Queers of Color in Media, Todd Akin's Stupidity, and Amy Poehler's New PSA
Summer’s winding down, I’m reporting from the East Coast, and this has been another week. What’s up?
The latest episode of The Peculiar Kind features queers of color in media, plus, ... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Elizabeth Wurtzel Thinks You're Ugly
Elizabeth Wurtzel, lawyer, memoirist and pretty lady, is heartbroken that you aren’t trying harder to look hot. And what’s worse? You’re ruining feminism.
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Games On! Raise Your Voice (Unless You're a Female Sports Commentator)
Clare Balding has been a regular fixture on the sports scene since the early ’90s. She’s a former amateur jockey, and she’s one of the few out lesbians in British television. Her coverage of the 2012 Olympics drew rave reviews, and won... Read more »
BiblioBitch: PoC Zine Project
I’ll admit, I kind of fudged when I said this would be a three-part series about zine artists I love. Honestly, I could probably do a fifty part series on zine artists I love, then publish it as a memoir called Can I Be You? But I’m not doing that, and instead, I’m going... Read more »
On Our Radar: More "Casual" Racism, Gender Play, and Pussy Riot
Another week has gone by, and this one was my last (official) week at Bitch! Wanna be the (newest) new media intern? Check out the job description here!
Seriously?... Read more »
Bon Appetit! 100 Years of Julia Child
Today would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday. Though the legendary cook, author, and pop culture personality died in 2004, her delicious (feminist!) legacy lives on.
Happy Birthday! Photo by Arnold Newman/Getty Images
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B-Sides: In Defense of New Jersey, Screaming Females
One fateful evening in a kitchen in Brooklyn in the winter of 2008, I stood leaning on a window, freezing air seeping into the sweaty room. A woman emerged from the bathroom wearing a modest black dress with a white collar. In the smallest voice, she said, “We’re Screaming Females and we... Read more »
Games On! Fight Like a Girl
In the aftermath of the Olympics, ending as it did with a whimper rather than a bang thanks to Friday’s disappointing closing ceremonies, the impact of the past two weeks is only just starting to sink in. It marked... Read more »
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