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Bitch in a Box: A Sex-Positive Gift Guide

This week, we're putting together just-for-fun holiday gift guides. Today's edition of Bitch in a Box is a gift guide... Read more »

On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s what’s on our radar today! • Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a common sense but incredibly vital bill that would prevent employers from using credit checks in the hiring... Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens in the conversation below, where  Zetta Elliott (below left), a black... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: An Electro-Shock Vibrator

Intrepid artist Erika Moen tries out a different sex toy each week for Oh Joy Sex Toy and illustrates the result. This week: the shocking Intensity vibrator.  Read more »

BitchTapes: DIY Feminist Punk Still Rules

Big exciting news! Bitch has now put together 200 mixtapes. That's right. We have 200 free feminist mixtapes highlighting the music made by women, queer... Read more »

Mapping the Margins of Middle Earth

It’s interesting to consider the impact of shooting an epic fantasy about conflict and conquest in a land with a real-world history of colonization. Read more »

On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s all the news on our radar this Wednesday.  • We wrote a couple weeks ago about how McDonalds gave tasteless advice to its... Read more »

It's Time to Face the Racist Dutch Tradition of Dressing up in Blackface

In mid-November in the Netherlands, Dutch families take to the streets of Amsterdam to celebrate the arrival of their favorite winter guests, Sinterklaas and his whimsical helper Black Pete. The air is crisp and cold. Pepernoten, bortsplaat, marzipan, and other sweet holiday fill the pockets of... Read more »

An Interview with “Rookie” Editor Tavi Gevinson

The reason the headline is just, “A website for teenage girls” is because we don’t want to create a clubhouse feeling. Read more »

On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

Here’s what’s on our radar today! • They’ve finally cast Wonder Woman! Actress Gal Gadot of the Fast and Furious movies will be appearing as the Amazon in the upcoming... Read more »

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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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In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Mad Science: Deconstructing Bunk Reporting in 5 Easy Steps

British scientists have uncovered the truth behind one of modern culture's greatest mysteries: why little girls play with pink toys. Is it...

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The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »