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How "The Great Gatsby" Fears the Flapper.
Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion.
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Meet Reductress: The Women's Magazine Parody We've Been Waiting For
This morning in the doctor’s office waiting room, I leafed through a copy of Ladies’ Home Journal and landed on an article called,“The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Cleavage.”... Read more »
Remembering "Titters": The Complicated History of "The First Humor Collection by Women."
When I first heard about a book called Titters: The First Collection of Humor by Women, it could be conservatively stated that I just about lost my frickin’ mind.
Published in 1976—smack in the middle of the both the height of second wave feminism and the golden years of “... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Good morning, all! Here’s the latest feminist news on our radar…
• The arrest of 16-year-old Florida high-school student Kiera Wilmot for conducting what she... Read more »
LEGOs Could Use a Makeover.
LEGOs are some of the most creative toys around for kids. When I was growing up, I loved mixing together sets and building whole worlds (including assembling a perfect replica of Jurassic Park whose quality... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the feminist news that caught my eye today!
• Nooobama! The president’s administration moved yesterday to challenge the science-backed decision to make ... Read more »
State Investigates Artist Venus DeMars for Not Making Enough Money Off her Art
It's not often that income tax audits make big news, but the mammoth of an audit that's been thrown Venus DeMars andLynette Reini-... Read more »
Women Warriors on Horseback: How Xena and Mulan Retell Mythology
There are all kinds of women warriors in pop culture: The Wonder Woman Amazon, the Black Widow martial arts expert, the Lara Croft tough-as-nails adventurer. And then there’s the including equestrian heroines, like Xena... Read more »
Q&A with Actress Mink Stole: "If Anyone's Going to Judge Me, Go Away."
You know Nancy Stole as a horrible person. She’s performed under the nickname Mink Stole in sixty films, but her morally corrupt roles in John Waters’ outrageous films are the ones that burn themselves into your brain.
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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Happy May Day everyone! Here’s what’s on our radar.
“Latina feminist,” not just “feminist.” On why today’s modern, “mainstream” feminism has yet to prove its commitment to... Read more »
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