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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.  Read more »

"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.  Read more »

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 »

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