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Exploring Gender in Cowgirl Narratives
Cowgirl narratives—films, shows, and books featuring women and horses—often show women who are at home in their bodies, connected with nature, and many times, disrupting traditional gender roles. As cowgirls, women are shown in acts of blissful physicality. They follow their dreams. They are... Read more »
Food, Family, and Identity: Q&A with Author of New Memoir Licking the Spoon
There’s a difficult scene in toward the beginning of Candace Walsh’s memoir, Licking The Spoon, where five-year-old Walsh is essentially force-fed her dinner amidst tears, gagging, and vomit. This particularly heartbreaking image... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: All the Advice You Asked For, and Some You Didn't
Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist values—as well as advice on what to do when they don’... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
You’ve made it to the proverbial hump. Here’s some of the latest news to get through it.
With the prevalence and move towards “neat and tight” labia, women who don’t fit into this category and don’t care to are taking to the Internet to support one another... Read more »
RuPaul's Drag Race Comic Recap: The Six Best Moments from Episode Four
Continuing our weekly illustrated recap of the most fabulous show on TV, in the fourth episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the competition gets fierce in a dance battle. Ghosts of mothers are present. The whip is cracked. One... Read more »
Girls, Girls, Girls: Recap of Episode Six, “Boys”
Last week’s weirdly controversial Girls episode “One Man’s Trash”, was defined by melancholy. This week’s episode, “Boys”, articulates that melancholy in a precise way... Read more »
Six Tips From Women Working Male-Dominated Engineering Fields
One of my greatest high school regrets is that I never took an auto shop class. I would have had a chance to learn some practical skills like changing oil and changing a tire. At the time, I doubt it fit into my schedule, but entering a class of mostly boys scared me as well. It’s not that I... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Hey, it’s Friday! Happy early weekend, and here’s a bunch of news from around the web.
• The champion Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of... Read more »
RuPaul's Drag Race Comic: The Six Best Moments from Episode Three
In the third episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, twelve queens remain to fight tooth and nail polish for the crown. In this leg of the competition, a children’s show challenge separated the Muppets from the babies. I’ve illustrated my six favorite moments from ... Read more »
Ms. Opinionated: All the Advice You Asked For, and Some You Didn't
Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist values—as well as advice on what to do when they don’t... Read more »
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