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madamegandhi.blog
“I am a drummer whose mission is to elevate and celebrate the female voice.” Los Angeles-based musician and activist Madame Gandhi uses her voice, music, and written work to empower her audiences to be their best and authentic selves.
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Lean in? Take off? Just Another Day.
“And no, I didn’t wear red. I wore black today. . . . I wore Black in recognition of our invisibility today, yesterday and tomorrow.” Black. Bunched. Mass. Mom. blogger K.C. Wise reflects on March 8, a “Day Without Women.”
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See Red Women’s WorkshopCreated by founding and former members of See Red Women’s Workshop, this site showcases the feminist posters and art the Workshop created to promote women’s rights.
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WOMANIFESTO
“You have handed me a box of matches and no chaperone / And a world made of lies and polyester. / Congratulations.” Angry, energized words from an angry, energized woman. (Editor’s note: strong language.)
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Bottle Magazine
Bottle is a no-holds-barred magazine written by women who “are whole human beings with careers and informed opinions who also happen to watch YouTube videos and bake cupcakes and have sex.”
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This is just how white supremacy works. Without vigilance, it seeps into everything: like an overlooked red sock that stains the whole laundry load pink. That one red sock that makes my whites look as if, pre-wash, I had soaked ’em all in blood.
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“It’s kind of related to this concept that Gloria Steinem writes about, the idea that we are linked, not ranked.”
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The true story of how Teen Vogue got mad, got woke, and began terrifying men like Donald Trump
“Teen Vogue, unlike Time or Newsweek, is drawing explicitly from a rich tradition of aggressive, opinionated, adversarial coverage of sexist white men.”
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“We Need to Be Braver”: Voices for Diversity in 2016
The past year has seen its share of struggles — and of important, tough conversations.
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We Laughed, We Cried, We Felt: The Posts We Loved in 2016
Curl up with some tea and a comfy blanket, and revisit our favorite reads.
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Celebrating the Rise of Superwomen
Carolyn Cocca on women superheroes and contemporary femininity: “But diversity, authenticity, and complexity in storytelling and characterization engender tolerance and empathy by showing us that anybody can be a hero.”
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So You Want to Wear a Safety Pin
“[D]on’t do it without a plan. Because the very last thing a tense situation needs is someone full of good intentions but with no knowledge of de-escalation tactics or self-defense.” Ideas for moving beyond symbolism to activism in the wake of the US presidential election.
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Reclaiming My Name
“My kids are adults. We are on our last overseas tour. I just turned 50—which stuns me a bit, but it does seem like a good time to make changes. And I have decided: I no longer need or want this name.” Kelly Sue Bembry is keeping the marriage, but ditching the last name.
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Girls’ Globe
The Girls’ Globe website is the central hub of an international network of bloggers and activists who fight gender inequality and promote women’s and girls’ rights around the world.
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