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A Brief History of Batgirl
Batgirl started life oddly: she was introduced in 1961 as part of an attempt to make the Batman series seem less homoerotic.
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"Glena" Raises the Bar for Films About Female Fighters
When Portland, Oregon documentarian Allan Luebke began working on Glena, about mixed martial artist Glena Avila, he’d envisioned a month... Read more »
Sleater-Kinney is Reuniting!
Sleater-Kinney performing in 2005. Photo by Damon Green.
Excellent news, friends. Carrie Brownstein ... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what we’re reading today:
• Photographer Sage Sohier has a beautiful collection of portraits of ... Read more »
New Book "A de Activista" Teaches Activism Along With the Spanish ABCs
There’s a new book out for socially conscious parents who want their kids to learn some culture along with their ABCs: A de Activista is a Spanish-language book for young kids that teaches the... Read more »
Meet the Awesome League of Female Magic: The Gathering Players
This past week at Geek Girl Con in Seattle, I met other women who had seen every episode of The X-Files, played every Legend of Zelda game, read every... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news we’re reading today:
• Underneath some of the media frenzy around Ebola is subtle and not-so-subtle anti-African discrimination. [... Read more »
BitchTapes: Getting Global
No Americans allowed on this upbeat mixtape of female artists from around the world.
Getting Global from BitchTapes on 8tracks Radio.
Track list below the cut.
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what we’re reading today:
• President Obama has nominated Vanita Gupta to lead the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. As the deputy legal director of the American Civil... Read more »
Not All Nerds
It’s a strange time to be a nerd. Recent conversations—ranging from responses to the UC Santa Barbara shooting earlier this year and... Read more »
















