By Maya Dusenbery • @mayadusenbery • 9 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

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200 Black men ask President Obama: What about our sisters?

“Ending abuse in the sex trade requires action that is less telegenic than a photo op or a gala.”

The anniversary of Dr. Tiller’s assassination is this weekend.

Pharrell doesn’t think he can be a feminist since he’s a dude.

A beautiful open letter to Jane Doe from Janet Mock.

On the erasure of Maya Angelou’s history as a sex worker.

An interview with the creator of the Critique My Dick Pic Tumblr.

A study on sexism in Doctor Who.

Could I be any less surprised that the Tea Party is overwhelmingly male?

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Maya Dusenbery is executive director in charge of editorial at Feministing. She is the author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick (HarperOne, March 2018). She has been a fellow at Mother Jones magazine and a columnist at Pacific Standard magazine. Her work has appeared in publications like Cosmopolitan.com, TheAtlantic.com, Bitch Magazine, as well as the anthology The Feminist Utopia Project. Before become a full-time journalist, she worked at the National Institute for Reproductive Health. A Minnesota native, she received her B.A. from Carleton College in 2008. After living in Brooklyn, Oakland, and Atlanta, she is currently based in the Twin Cities.

Maya Dusenbery is an executive director of Feministing and author of the forthcoming book Doing Harm on sexism in medicine.

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