Tag Archives: badass women
Photo of the Day: Hillary Clinton and Aung San Suu Kyi
Tweet Secretary Clinton embraces Aung San Suu Kyi at the villa where she’d been under house arrest for 15 years. President Obama said, “I’m proud to be the first American president to visit this spectacular country, and I am very pleased that one of my first stops is to visit with an icon of democracy [...]
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What we can learn from women rappers
Tweet Ed. note: This post is part of the second round of the Feministing “So You Think You Can Blog” contributor contest (background here). Stay tuned all week as our six finalists take turns turns covering the blog and giving us a sense of their personal contributor style. The winner of the contest and newest [...]
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Quick Hit: Teen sex educator in Mumbai breaking taboos and saving lives
TweetThis profile of 16-year-old sex educator Aparna Bhola warmed my heart and reminded me of all the incredible work being done by young people around the world to educate, inform, and break taboos in the name of social change. “There’s nothing to giggle or be shy about; there’s no shame in it. It’s important for [...]
Badass woman athlete of the day: Christina Saenz de Santamaria
TweetSince many of us spent yesterday celebrating a game that women aren’t really allowed to play, it seems fitting to spend a moments today celebrating a woman athlete. And this woman is a total badass. She doesn’t throw or catch or tackle, but she does dive 60 metres (that’s about 197 feet) down into the [...]
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