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Inconvenient Women: "Disobedience" tests religion, passion, and choice

Two women (Rachel McAdams, left, and Rachel Weisz, right) face each other, hands clapsed together
by Jourdain Searles
July 16, 2018 at 1:26pm
Disobedience is the kind of woman-at-a-crossroads film I love.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: "Sick" Questions How We View Women With Chronic Illness

by Bitch HQ
June 5, 2018 at 6:00am
There’s a class of illnesses—multi-symptomatic, chronic, hard to diagnose—that remain associated with suffering women and disbelieving experts.  Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The "Jessica Jones" Cast On Season 2 and #MeToo

by Bitch HQ
May 23, 2018 at 11:00pm
The team gathered for a Q+A at Netflix’s FYSEE panel event to discuss the show’s themes of trauma and PTSD, as well as the decision to have season two directed entirely by women. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Stephanie Beatriz's Bisexual Awakening

by Bitch HQ
May 22, 2018 at 11:00pm
She discussed how bisexuality is often portrayed as villainous, her own coming-out process, and what she wants to see in the next season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Black Actresses Protested at Cannes

by Bitch HQ
May 17, 2018 at 11:00pm
They’re done being told they can’t play prestigious parts. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The end of "Transparent"

by Bitch HQ
May 7, 2018 at 11:00pm
The decision to end the series came after sexual assault allegations against lead actor Jeffrey Tambor were unveiled. Read more »
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Untethered Women: Witches Are Celebrating the Resiliency of Spring

by Shannon Weber
April 30, 2018 at 8:36am
Why do modern witches celebrate a holiday that was initially associated with Christianity? Read more »
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Feminist Snack Break: "I am tired of being a Jewish man’s rebellion" is a Rude and Ridiculous Hate-Read

by Dahlia Balcazar
April 4, 2018 at 12:51pm
But I read it and I’m ready to complain about it. Read more »

I Kissed Consent Goodbye: Purity Culture and Sexual Violence on Evangelical Christian Campuses

by Melissa Mayer
March 1, 2018 at 10:28am
Purity is tarnished by sexual contact, regardless of circumstances, and the only recourse is to pray for a “second virginity.” Read more »

Sympathy For The Devil: How Jex Blackmore and the Satanic Temple are Fighting for Reproductive Justice

by Dahlia Balcazar
February 23, 2018 at 2:47pm
And they’re already scoring huge wins. Read more »

Starved for Sainthood: The Divine Hunger of Catherine of Siena

by Ann Foster
February 20, 2018 at 6:00am
When 33-year-old Catherine Benincasa lay dying of starvation, her final words were of triumph; she had done this to herself, on purpose, for God. Read more »

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