Tag Archives: Bad-Ass Women
Mary Thom dies at 68
TweetFormer executive editor of Ms. Magazine and current editor-in-chief at the Women’s Media Center, Mary Thom died suddenly in a motorcycle accident on Saturday April 27th. Julie Burton, president of the Women’s Media Center writes, “Mary was one of the great writers, editors, and visionaries of the women’s movement, and the heart and soul of Women’s [...]
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Quote of the Day: “Radical bitches” edition
TweetAre you kidding me? Steve Kush is the executive director of the Bernalillo County Republican Party in New Mexico. On Tuesday, the county commission considered a proposal to raise the minimum wage. Kush apparently spent this time on social media mocking the Working American advocates–or “chicks”–who came to testify in favor of the proposal. Here’s [...]
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Quick Hit: Grimes rails against sexism in the music world
TweetIn this awesome rant, Grimes offers some #realtalk about her frustrations as a woman in the music biz. A taste: i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction [...]
Lesson #5: Martin Luther King said “I have a dream.” He did not say, “I have a list of compelling facts and figures.”
TweetEditor’s note: To close out Women’s history month we are running this series of guest posts from Emily May and Samuel Carter, co-founders of Hollaback, as they reflect on taking an idea and moving it to action, the best practices they have learned along the way and documenting for us that feminist history is happening right now. From the beginning, Hollaback! set [...]
“Let’s show our girls the REAL women they can be.”