By Lori Adelman • @ladelman • 11 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet, plus a #TimesTen Kickstarter status update

This Thanksgiving, the Feministing crew truly has a lot to be thankful for. As of the writing of this article, our #TimesTen Kickstarter has broken $25k! To our 500+ backers at the $1, $2,500 level, and everyone in between, we say: thank you. Every dollar counts. To those who have yet to join our movement, please consider giving today. And look out next week for some exciting new perks and a brand new stretch goal!

In other news…Happy Thanksgivvukah everybody!

B̶a̶b̶y̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶a̶c̶t̶o̶r̶i̶e̶s̶  ladies regret one night stands, according to flawless science reporting (make sure your snark detector is on for this one).

Remembering Harvey Milk.

For Black women, everything is a feminist issue.

Why is no one talking about the second Steubenville rape case?

LGBT immigrants face higher risk of assault and abuse.

Oldie but goodie: Suffrage postpones Thanksgiving feast.

Civil rights activist Faya Rose Toure was arrested in Selma today for protesting the memorial of a KKK founder.

Lori Adelman links out. 

Brooklyn, NY

Lori Adelman started blogging with Feministing in 2008, and now runs partnerships and strategy as a co-Executive Director. She is also the Director of Youth Engagement at Women Deliver, where she promotes meaningful youth engagement in international development efforts, including through running the award-winning Women Deliver Young Leaders Program. Lori was formerly the Director of Global Communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and has also worked at the United Nations Foundation on the Secretary-General's flagship Every Woman Every Child initiative, and at the International Women’s Health Coalition and Human Rights Watch. As a leading voice on women’s rights issues, Lori frequently consults, speaks and publishes on feminism, activism and movement-building. A graduate of Harvard University, Lori has been named to The Root 100 list of the most influential African Americans in the United States, and to Forbes Magazine‘s list of the “30 Under 30” successful mediamakers. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Lori Adelman is an Executive Director of Feministing in charge of Partnerships.

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