I Pick the America of Yovanovitch.
Meet Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch, a principled woman that corrupt men don’t like very much and a true American Patriot. Yovanovitch was born to Russian parents in Canada and moved to Connecticut when she was 3. She became a US citizen at 18. After college she…
Women in American History? Nah.
It’s not lost on any of us, that women in American history are pretty much non-existent. We’re basically low-level supporting actors who don’t make the history books. The white men hold those honors in our society. And when you do hear a story, we are…
Monica Lewinsky talks Feminism and Fame
Monica Lewinsky talks feminism and fame. A Brief Introduction to Monica Lewinsky, and her rise to fame: What a woman. Monica Lewinsky talked a great deal about feminism and fame throughout her Ted Talk from 2015. She also touches on shame, humiliation, and compassion in…
Betsy Ross is a Fable & Other Truths about Women in American History
If you scan your brain for important women in American history the well is not very deep. Give it a second. How many can you name? Most people can name 5. Pocahontas, Betsy Ross, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Sacagawea. (and that’s on a good…
Feminist Gooooaaaaaals! The Women’s U.S. Soccer Team.
If you’re a man, I think it would be difficult to understand what the Women’s U.S. Soccer team signifies to many of us evolving feminists. How could you? For thousands of years it’s the men’s games that have attracted all of the attention. You may…
Simone de Beauvoir was imperfect. And an incredibly aware genius.
“SHE ARGUED THAT BECOMING A WOMAN WAS DIFFICULT IN DISTINCTIVE WAYS, BECAUSE HISTORY, LITERATURE, PSYCHOANALYSIS AND BIOLOGY PRESENTED WOMEN WITH INCOMPATIBLE MYTHS OF FEMININITY INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING THEM TO BECOME FREE, FALLIBLE AND FULLY HUMAN.” Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com
The Feminist Press Salutes Women Trailblazers
Strong women doing strong things. Recognize them. Soraya Chemaly and Rebecca Traister are a couple of my favorites. Their discussions about women’s rage really hit my mark. Chemaly wrote, Rage Becomes Her (her website can be found here ) and Rebecca Traister wrote Good and…
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