Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Heroine Meme
My friend Debbie Siegel started a meme (as she says, so 2008) about modern day heroines. In short, she asked us bloggers to ask ourselves: Who are the women in your life who exemplify the traits of a modern heroine, and why? So here’s just a few of my answers to get you rolling, either [...]
Tagged Bad-Ass Women Comments closed
The Feministing Rom Com Review: The Back-up Plan
The Back-up Plan, starring Jennifer Lopez and some dude with killer blue eyes who you’ve never heard of, is about Zoe, a woman in her mid-thirties – I’m assuming, because her age is never specified – who, finding herself without a significant other and determined not to miss her chance to have a baby, decides [...]
Thank You Thursdays: The National Network of Abortion Funds
Strike the Patriarchy 4-EVA Just wanted to give a quick shout-out to the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) for putting together an amazing Bowl-a-thon for Abortion Access this Monday in NYC. There were tons of incredible teams bowling for reproductive rights and justice and our team, Strike the Patriarchy!, had an awesome time. And [...]
Tagged Events, Feministing, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights Comments closed
Unmarried black women: “We’re here, we’re fierce, get used to it.”
A guest post from Dani McClain, a writer living in Oakland. She is on the campaigns team at ColorOfChange.org. Aside from a few online clips, I didn’t watch last week’s ABC Nightline special titled “Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?” But I’ve been following enough of the recent media frenzy around straight, [...]
Tagged Queer Issues, Race, Relationships Comments closed
A Feministing congratulations