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Adventures in Feministory: Kip Tiernan, Founder of Rosie's Place
In 1974, upon discovering that many homeless women in Boston were dressing up as men to get into homeless shelters, Kip Tiernan founded Rosie’s Place, one of the very first shelters for women in the United States.
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Mad Men: Take This Christmas Waltz
The Christmas episode of Mad Men put us in a holiday mood:
And by “holiday mood” we mean a state of Don-and-Joan-induced euphoria.
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Lady Business: Breaking News! Women Like Marriage and Work
The Pew Research Center offers startling, groundbreaking numbers on “Today’s Woman” who “often balances her career with her husband and children.” (Yes, this is a study from 2012, not 1975.) It is called “A Gender Reversal on Career Aspirations: Young Women Now Top Young Men in Valuing A High... Read more »
On Our Radar: Privilege Meets Video Games, Beth Ditto Meets The Dictator, and Feminism Gets PROBLEMATIC
Before you do anything this weekend, ask yourself: IS THIS FEMINIST? Then check out these links:
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Watch Nate Smith's Hilarious "Hot Rom Comedy White Guy" Impressions
This video of Nate Smith and Freddi Scheib acting out romantic comedy press junket interviews reminds us that rom coms are usually ridiculous and starring some white guy plus Jennifer Aniston. The faux movie posters are my favorite part—I would be the first in line to see Justin Timberlake in ... Read more »
Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival Starts Today
The sixth annual Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival (or QDOC) is happening this weekend at the Kennedy School (nearby our office!) You can check out the full line-up of films at their website... Read more »
Lady Business: You'd Make as Much as Men If You Shined Shoes
There’s been a lot of discussion about the gender pay gap. But there are some jobs that pay women many more pennies than 77 cents to the dollar. Among them: Shoe Shiner, Butler, Secretary, and Computer Repair Technician.
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Once Upon a Time There Was an Indian Village and Everyone Lived Happily Ever After
As a teacher to high school children, whenever we discussed social justice in the worlds of books we read, one question that would repeatedly come up was, “How do we understand privilege, if you say it is all around us—how can we work with the ‘lowest’ common denominator if there will always be... Read more »
End of Gender: Kate Bornstein Saves Lives, Including Her Own: A Review of A Queer and Pleasant Danger
Trans icon Kate Bornstein’s memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today, shines a bright, unflinching light on self-image, gender, and life on the... Read more »
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