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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: A Very Special Edition

Reads on reads on reads. By women. About women. For everyone. Read more »

Reigning from the Ground: The Gravity of Soledad O’Brien

There isn’t one way to describe Soledad O’Brien’s successes; they’re like vines—woven and connected, multitudinous and plentiful. Read more »

Backtalk: Good, Bad & Problematic at The Oscars

This week, Dahlia and Amy are back to grumble and celebrate the Academy Awards. They dig into the limits of #MeToo in an industry that would continue to celebrate known abusers Gary Oldman and Kobe Bryant and overlook Ryan Seacrest’s abusive behavior so he can stay on the red carpet... Read more »

5 Feminist Heroes for International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day! Read more »

Blackout Goals: How Sports Media Locks Out Women Athletes

By not covering women who are playing sports, sports media is making it impossible for people to invest in leagues and women athletes. Read more »

Adventures in Feministory: Women's Comics of the '70s and '80s

San Francisco was home to more than a few alternative cartoonists, and when women found out what a boy’s club the scene seemed to be, they took matters into their own hands. Read more »

Courtroom Fantasies: Legal Fiction Has An Atticus Finch Problem

Representations of the legal sphere are still dictated by a very narrow definition of what it means to work in law. Read more »

The Pleasure Dome: You Can Say Yes to Pornography and Accountability

Ideally, porn is a spark for, and an extension of, a vibrant sexual imagination. Read more »

When Women Are Always the Heel: WWE’s Attitude Era Mistreated Women In Service of Ratings

The Attitude Era’s tidal wave of toxic masculinity still poisons the WWE. Read more »

Ratings Gold: Women Showrunners Are Ushering In TV’s Golden Age

Joy Press presents the “golden age” through the lens of the women who are creating it. Read more »

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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »

Dear Bear: My Partner Makes No Money. Is That a Problem?

Our advice columnist offers a lesson in anticapitalist self-care. Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...

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