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Nude Awakening: Can the Nudist Movement Get Its Groove Back?

by Victoria Bekiempis
August 12, 2019 at 9:00am
There’s a lot more to the nudist/naturist lifestyle than can be summed up with cute cracks about tan lines and adipose folds. Read more »

Two Moms Share Stories of Migration and Breastfeeding

by Sarah Mirk
August 5, 2019 at 11:41am
What is it like to breastfeed while in immigrant detention? Read more »

Twist of Faith: Q&A With “God Land” Author Lyz Lenz

by Jessica Jernigan
August 1, 2019 at 9:00am
“Cultural Christianity’s power as moral currency is something society still uses to define who’s good and who’s bad. For women, for people of color especially, how you look, how you dress, how you act shapes how we interpret who’s in and who’s out.” Read more »
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Nest Eggs: The Booming Baby-Shower Industry Empowers Anti-Choicers

by Rachel Klein
July 30, 2019 at 11:24am
Baby showers and gender-reveal parties reinforce a dangerous narrative perpetuated by anti-choice groups. Read more »
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We’re Here, We’re Beer, Get Used to It: Brewing up a Tasty New Paradigm for Female Beer Enthusiasts

by Celena Cipriaso
July 29, 2019 at 11:00am
Why has a libation with such a female-centric origin story become coded, over time, as the near-exclusive reserve of men? Read more »
Sioux-style tepees at El Cosmico, a bohemian, nomadic hotel and campground in Marfa, Texas

Cabin Fever: The New Luxury of Adult Summer Camp

by Nneka M. Okona
July 29, 2019 at 9:00am
Scroll through the websites of most of the adult summer camps and look at the founders, counselors, and instructors. You’ll rarely see a Black person or person of color. Read more »
A woman sits with her back to the camera in a pose of meditation. She's sitting outside and has her hair in a high bun.

From Butt Masks to Glass Dildos: The Commercialization of Self-Care and Wellness

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 24, 2019 at 11:40am
If your brand claims to value mental health and wellness, then it should go beyond lip service. Read more »
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Cake Is Never Just Cake: The Fraught Politics of Fatness, Desire, and Eating Your Feelings

by s.e. smith
July 24, 2019 at 8:00am
Within the framework of capitalist systems, eating “right” has been tied to financial and social privilege in a way that further marginalizes people who are already struggling. Read more »
Image of Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring overlaid with a photo of Rhianna lighting a cigarette

Bad Mouths: The Long History of Sanitizing Women’s Language

by Rachel Klein
July 15, 2019 at 2:12pm
Many of us think of washing someone’s mouth out with soap as an outdated punishment for ill-tempered children, but for a long time it was also commonplace as a corrective for women. Read more »
an Indonesian woman with soda cans as curlers in her hair lean out of the window with a pie

Culinary Poet: For Chef Miranti, Unapologetic Feasting Is a Gift and a Goal

by Emily Linstrom
June 27, 2019 at 11:11am
“Our biggest issue in America is the fact that people have a very toxic relationship with food.” Read more »

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Target Market: Black Women with Guns: Frontier Feminists or Insurrectionists?

Pam Grier plays Coffy, a Black woman with an afro who's sitting on the floor and pointing a gun at an intruder, in the movie Coffy
by Joshunda Sanders
Spring 2012 • Frontier
The guns Black women carry are symbols of their abilities to be both frontierwomen and nurturing warrior mothers birthing a new generation of revolutionaries. Read more »