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November 20, 2011
La Intellectuelle: Manic Pixie Dream Girl
La Intellectuelle is a feminist pop culture nerd looking for smart things in dumb places. Today she begins a series…
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November 20, 2011
Bless You, Clarissa Darling
I, like many children of the 1990s, was thrilled upon learning that Nickelodeon, starting in late July, would be rerunning…
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November 11, 2011
Footloose: The Feminist Review
Have you ever watched a movie meant for kids and wondered how on earth it got a PG-13 rating? This…
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November 4, 2011
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin made one of the most important scientific discoveries of the last century, but she died without receiving much…
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November 4, 2011
All Women Are Like That: Sexism in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”
It is never surprising to find instances of gender inequality and problematic constructions of women in pop culture. However, I…
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November 2, 2011
Karma Raines
Every week, blogger Kerry Esrey interviews an inspiring fitness instructor from the Wooden Center. These are their stories. When dance…
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October 29, 2011
New Girl, Same Character
Have you ever watched a TV show or movie and thought it could use some feminism? Take a look at…
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October 28, 2011
“Up the Career Ladder, Lipstick in Hand”
A recent story in the New York Times entitled “Up the Career Ladder, Lipstick in Hand,” by Catherine Saint Louis…
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October 28, 2011
Halloween Costumes: Sexy or Just Slutty?
“Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress up like a total slut and no other…
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October 24, 2011
Kickass Women You’ve Never Heard Of
Name something that a woman invented. You have five seconds. Go! Stumped? Don’t be surprised. With the persistent erasure of…
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