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It's (Un)Equal Pay Day!
April 17 is Equal Pay Day, marking how many extra hours women have to work in order to make as much as their male counterparts did the year prior. Not only is this day depressing because we’re still “celebrating” it nearly half a... Read more »
Feministory: Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet
Anne Sexton was born in Newton, Masachusetts in 1928. Sexton was the youngest of three daughters and quickly earned the title of the wild child. At seventeen, her parents sent her to Rogers Hall Boarding School in Lowell, Massachusetts to try and cure the rebellious side in her. After graduating... Read more »
Mad Men: TKO!
Last night’s episode of Mad Men was a knockout!
You wanna take your teeth out? Or you want me to knock them out?
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GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: Did you watch the pilot episode?
OK, so we’ve all seen it now, yes? Let’s discuss.
Sup, GIRLS?
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On Our Radar: Beyonc
It’s Friday the 13th! We’re not superstitious or anything, but these links are bound to bring you good luck (or at least some weekend reading material):
Bitch editorial director and co-founder Andi Zeisler was on... Read more »
Fertile Ground: Children's Book Review: The Last Wild Witch
When I found out that Starhawk, famed Earth Activist, spiritual feminist, Witch and permaculturist, had written a children’s book, I bought it before I knew I was ever going to be pregnant. The pictures, done by artist Lindy Kehoe, are beautiful paintings. The story centers on an herbalist (... Read more »
End of Gender: Not Your Mother's Storybooks
A new wave of children’s books depicts families who encourage their kids to be who they are.
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Douchebag Decree: Governor Scott Walker, General in the War on Women
It comes as no surprise that when Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed over 50 bills last Thursday, several of those bills limited women’s... Read more »
Happy 96th Birthday, Beverly Cleary!
As a Portland native and book lover, I’ve spent my whole life obsessed with Beverly Cleary. I wore the spines out of all of her books, my mom took us to Grant Park when they unveiled the Beverly Cleary statue garden (and Madame Cleary herself was there!), my cousin works at Beverly Cleary... Read more »
Fertile Ground: A Witch's History Lesson
To me, witches are the quintessential ecofeminists.
“Witch” is a word that was sullied by various groups of long ago, but it’s been reclaimed by herbalists like me. Witches and the word “witch” have many meanings in many cultures, but for the purposes of this post, I will touch on just one... Read more »
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