Tag Archives: Interviews
The Feministing Five: Reshma Saujani
Tweet “We live in a society ashamed of failure.” Those are words from Reshma Saujani, who’s fighting to change that norm and leading by example. She’s founder of Girls Who Code, an organization helping girls in low-income neighborhoods succeed in technology and engineering. She was also the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress, with [...]
Also tagged Bad-Ass Women, Education, Politics, Science, Technology, women in technology Comments closed
The Feministing Five: Dregs One
Tweet Dregs One is a rapper, activist, and community worker born and raised in San Francisco, CA. Dregs has been rapping since he was 14, and his music has always been deep. After studying ethnic studies at UC Riverside, however, his music took a turn for the political. His latest album, The Wake Up Call, [...]
Also tagged feminist men, Music, Popular Culture Comments closed
The Feministing Five: Merle Hoffman
TweetMerle Hoffman is a legendary women’s rights activist, journalist and health care pioneer. Since the early 1970s, she’s fought on the front lines of the war against women, standing up against anti-choice activists since before Roe v. Wade was passed. In 1971, Hoffman helped found one of America’s first ambulatory abortion centers: the Flushing Women’s [...]
Also tagged abortion, Feministing Five, reproductive health, Reproductive Rights, ultrasound laws Comments closed
The Feministing Five: Zerlina Maxwell
TweetIf you haven’t noticed, we’ve had quite a few new additions to the Feministing crew over the past year. Zerlina Maxwell, who also writes for Ebony, The Grio and Loop 21, is one of these new contributors. When she’s not writing her amazing commentary on the presidential debates and much more for this site, she [...]
Also tagged Feminism, Law, Michelle Obama, Politics, Racism Comments closed
The Feministing Five: Bonnie McFarlane