As Black History Month begins, there are a plethora of lists circulating on the web of resources to use for learning more about Black History. Black history is American history. In this space, I wanted to briefly share the stories of some girls who were visible parts of the Civil Rights Movement. When I wrote … Continue reading
A Ghost of Christmas Past Remember Delia’s? If you were an adolescent girl in the 1990s or early 2000s, surely you must. The Delia’s catalog would come in the mail and I wanted everything. I had previously had a smaller version of this experience with the American Girl doll catalog, but with that wishlist I … Continue reading
This month, there was a flurry of press about the women being sworn into the House of Representatives, among them Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress; the first two Native American women elected to Congress, Deb Haaland and Sharice Davis; and Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress, and one … Continue reading
This is haunting and moving. Amazing installation on the National Mall by artist and activist Naomi Natale.
Two great finds today. 1) I read an article at Feministing saying that “The majority of women voters consider themselves feminists”. I think what’s especially great about the information is that they polled both with the woman’s personal understanding of feminism–because there are many feminisms and feminism is a lived experience as well as a political … Continue reading
Happy Sunday! (Also, Happy St. Patrick’s Day) I’m still working through a ton of papers and things getting ready for my conference season starting soon. Posts will resume this week. In the meantime, watch this TED talk by Tavi Gevinson, editor of Rookie Mag. It’s wonderful! (found via Upworthy and my friend Nevada on Facebook) … Continue reading
Ph.D.s and Pigtails 