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By Alexandra Brodsky • 9 years ago

What makes this night different from all other nights?

Tonight is the first night of Passover. After I finish up my Feministing shift, my partner and I will drive to my grandparents’ house in Stamford. Before a kosher dinner free from leavened bread, we’ll take turns reading from long-worn paper copies of the haggadah, the scripted story of the Hebrews’ escape from Egypt.

Tonight is the first night of Passover. After I finish up my Feministing shift, my partner and I will drive to my grandparents’ house in Stamford. Before a kosher dinner free from leavened bread, we’ll take turns ...
By Lori Adelman • 12 years ago

Service Women’s Action Network to launch 11-11-11 website to honor women veterans

What kinds of narratives exist around the experiences of women veterans?

According to the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), not enough. That’s why SWAN announced this week that they will honor women veterans this Veterans Day with the launch of a special website capturing firsthand accounts of women veterans. The site, http://www.womenveteransday.org, houses digital stories of women who have served, and will be updated regularly with more women’s stories.

SWAN is a national human rights organization founded and led by women veterans. According to their mission statement, SWAN’s vision is to transform military culture by securing equal opportunity and the freedom to serve in uniform without threat of harassment, discrimination, intimidation or assault. SWAN also seeks ...

What kinds of narratives exist around the experiences of women veterans?

According to the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), not enough. That’s why SWAN announced this week that they will honor women veterans this Veterans Day with the ...