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Dare To Be A Feminist
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"Having a female body was the factor most likely to render one vulnerable to being called a witch...the truth about the majority of persons accused of [witchcraft]: old, unattractive, disliked, and FEMALE" — Witchcraze: A New History of European Witch Hunts by Anne Llewellyn Barstow
The past few months the GOP has waged a war on women that places them firmly in bed with religious lobbyists, treating women like they are subhuman all in the name of patriarchal religion. N 
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by KATE S, fbomb
The International Women’s Rights Collective (IWRC) went to the third annual Women in the World Summit last weekend....
My favorite moments from the panel somehow came together when Shelby Knox (who, despite being one of the younger panelists, was a TOTAL BOSS) responded to the question of why this generation of young women is not as active in the movement as its suffragette and radical feminist predecessors. This was a question I often struggled with; in fact, I used to read about national protests against Miss U.S.A. pageants and riot grrl movements with jealousy. Shelby said that the young women in our generation grew up thinking that they are equal—that we live in a world of post-racism, post-feminism, post-imperialism. But as we grow up subconsciously chafing against glass ceilings and double standards, we internalize our frustration; individual women feel that their lived experience contradicts what they have been told. In her own words, “The most challenging thing for my generation is that we were told that we are equal, and when we go into the work force we hit these barriers, and we think it must be our fault, that it’s an individual problem. My generation’s problem is figuring out how do we get there not only individually but collectively, because the solutions for my generation are not going to be individual.” [MORE] Via J'nene Solidarity Kay
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By Judy Kurtz, The Hill
Susan Santos is a 55-year-old Colorado blogger and housewife, but these days, she’s doubling as a uterus-knitting machine.
Yes, you read that right.
The mom and knitting fanatic is an organizer of a campaign called the “Government Free VJJ Project.”
The goal of the initiative: to knit or crochet a vagina or uterus and send it to every male lawmaker in Congress. ... Government Free VJJ’s website, which comes complete with patterns such as “Happy Uterus,” claims the initiative is aimed at telling America’s men in government: “Hands off my uterus! Here’s one of your own!” [MORE] Via Lynda Park
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My mother, an avid reader, read Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. She believed in some of the tenets of feminism, but not all of them.
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by STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is pointing to his mother's history of abusive relationships with men as he pushes for renewal of a domestic violence law that has met with opposition from some fellow Republicans over proposed expansions of its protections. [MORE] Via J'nene Solidarity Kay, Deanna Dahlsad
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Look at this sketch closely… My first thought was that this was the agonizingly personal doodles and notations of a woman contemplating abortion. There are lists of check-marked points, like...
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Wall-to-wall naked breasts on the newsagents' shelves, sexist banter from work colleagues, violent sexual-orientated abuse on blogs, physical attacks whilst reporting and broadcasting obsolescence at the age 45.
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In Palo Alto, California, members of the Raging Grannies Action League said that men who want drugs such as Viagra to treat impotence should be required to have strict testing before receiving said drugs.
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by CINDY PEARSON, Guest Blogger,
Feminist Majority Foundation
For the tenth #HERvotes blog carnival, we’re celebrating the second anniversary of the new health-reform law, the Affordable Care Act, or ACA.
Why are women so excited about the ACA? Well, for a start, the law has already started removing barriers to health care and improving services for millions of women and our families, helping us access the care we need to stay healthy.
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"Shit Men Say to Men Who Say Shit to Women on the Street" was inspired by International Anti-Street Harassment Week. It was created by a group of women and m...
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Last night I dreamt of being cloaked and shuffling around in a black burka. This burka covered my eyes and prevented me from seeing anything outside my line of sight. I remember the feeling of being suffocated and restricted as I fought the...
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Moroccan activists have stepped up pressure to scrap laws that allow rapists to marry their victims after a 16 year old killed herself. Amina Filali drank ra...
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If we’re seeing any renaissance in American politics at the moment, it comes from a backlash against an ever-advancing policy against the ability for...
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by JESSICA PIEKLOBY, Care2.com
Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood and advocate for women’s rights, had her Fort Worth office firebombed Tuesday afternoon. Two staffers were in the office when the office was attacked, though reports at this time indicate no one was hurt. The suspect remains unidentified and on the loose.
The incident is the latest in a series of escalating attacks and rhetoric targeting vocally pro-choice legislators and family planning clinics. Previous attacks on clinics in Florida and California underscore the threat women and health care providers face simply trying to access or provide reproductive care. [MORE]
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by SORAYA L CHEMALY, The Feminist Wire
What are you, as a woman or a man related to one, willing to trade when you vote for a presidential candidate who signed the Personhood Pledge or supports a personhood-based legislation? Are you really going to vote to trade womens fundamental rights for what are often campaign talking points ?
Personhood USA, the center of the movement, believes that a fertilized egg, from the moment of conception, is a fully human person with an inalienable right to life and that its rights and the state’s interest in protecting those rights, trump a woman’s. Personhood is how we’re dismantling equality by eroding women’s reproductive rights, passing rape sonogram legislation, taxing rape victims seeking abortions, and criminalizing basic health care. And, although personhood bills are being defeated, just their very introduction makes anything short of their passage seem like some kind of “gift” that women should be grateful for as opposed to the absurd assault on rights that they represent.
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Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance - Defining Sexual Freedom as a Fundamental Human Right...
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Thinking about the #futurewewant, what are your views on gender equality & women’s empowerment?
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by CAPERTON, Sourced from Feministe, via AlterNet
Which State is The Worst Right Now For Women's Health?
Several commenters have noted that calling Arizona the “worst state in the union” is kind of unfair, since a state is more than simply the sum of its legislation. As a resident of Alabama, I have to sympathize. States like Arizona (and Alabama) are, in fact, full of progressive-minded people who lack the resources to leave or just choose to stay and try to make things better. Those people deserve our support, as do the good people of....
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NARAL Pro-Choice America
In addition to calling for the defunding of the health-reform law that makes preventive care, including contraception, available to women without a copay or additional costs, Rep. Ryan’s budget proposal includes this line: “There is no way for ‘experts’ in Washington to know more about the health-care needs of individual Americans than those individuals and their doctors know.” [MORE]
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by LAURA BASSETT, The Huffington Post
The sponsor of an Idaho mandatory ultrasound bill, state Sen. Chuck Winder, made some highly controversial comments Monday during his closing arguments, suggesting women might falsely use rape as an excuse to obtain an abortion.
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by EMILY HARTMAN, The Brown Daily Harold
Emily Martin, vice president and general counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, painted a grim picture of current gender pay inequalities Monday night to a small, female-dominated audience in Petteruti Lounge.
Regardless of age, race, education level, industry and other demographic factors, women earn less than men, Martin said. One year out of college, women earn about 80 percent as much as their male counterparts, and the gap only widens with time. New female doctors earn nearly $17,000 less than new male doctors, a disparity that has risen over the past decade. Even when controlling for all external factors, there is still a significant wage disparity, Martin said.
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Blog by TINA DUPUY, Taking Eternal Vigilance Too Far
This idea of lying to women has been in the quiver of the our-choice-for-you movement since before Roe v. Wade when abortion was legal only at the state level. In 1967, the first of what are now known as crisis pregnancy centers or fake abortion clinics was opened by a man named Robert Pearson in Hawaii. The blueprint for these ruses is still The Pearson Foundation’s manual, “How to Start and Operate Your Own Pro-Life Outreach Crisis Pregnancy Center,” published in 1984. Pearson writes, “Obviously, we’re fighting Satan. A killer, who in this case is the girl who wants to kill her baby, has no right to information that will help her kill her baby.” [MORE]
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Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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A Marketing Mix
Adventures in advertising and marketing - the contemporary, the historical, and the hysterical. http://deanna.dahlsad.com/
Antiques & Vintage Collectibles
Collecting old things; heirlooms and new to you things! Companion to http://www.inherited-values.com/
Colorful Prism Of Racism
Racism past and present. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/colorful-prism-of-racism/
Consumption Junction
Consumerism meets marketing; who & what manipulates the free market of goods & services. See also: http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/ze-big-mouth-promotions-stuff/
Crimes Against Humanity
From lone gunmen on hills to mass movements. Depressing as hell, really.
Cultural History
The roots of culture; history and pre-history.
Dare To Be A Feminist
For Art's Sake-1
Art, crafts, and the people who make them. To inspire and purchase. Companion to http://www.ululating-undulating-ungulate.com/
Herstory
History as this woman sees it. The serious, the kitsch, the opinionated. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/
In The Name Of God
Mainly acts done in the name of religion, but also discussions of atheism, faith, & spirituality.
Kinsanity
Let's just say I have reasons to learn more about mental health, special needs children, psychology, and the like.
Kitsch
Mostly vintage and retro "badness" but you can decide how delicious it is. http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.com/blog/
Nerdy Needs
The stuff of nerdy, geeky, dreams.
Readin', 'Ritin', and (Publishing) 'Rithmetic
The meaning behind the math of the bottom line in publishing and the media. For writers, publishers, and bloggers (which are a combination of the two).
Sex Positive
Sexuality as a human right.
Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow
It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
Visiting The Past
Travel based on grande ideas, locations, and persons of the past.
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Stuff that makes me smile.
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