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• Dear Ellen Hopkins

  

  I really liked your first books. Honestly, my least favorites were Crank and Glass, the ones that made you famous. But Identical? Burned? They were absolute... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shining Stars of Davida: Emma Goldman

  

  Emma Goldman’s two-volume autobiography Living My Life has sat on the first shelf of the bookcase in my dining room since I could remember. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 HISTORY

• Women Chefs

  

  Over the past several months, I’ve begun to watch competitive cooking shows obsessively. I mean, I don’t really know how to turn on my own oven and have never... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 DEBATE, FOOD & DRINK, SOCIETY

• The Evolution of Disney Princesses

  

  I saw the above graphic and totally fell in love with it. I was raised with all of the Disney princesses above (except for Tiana), and my mom can vouch for the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Equal Pay is Still Important

  

  Tuesday, April 17 was Equal Pay Day, celebrating women’s gains in pay equity.I’ve always felt the equal pay for equal work is one of the most important... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Never Forget

  

  “Where’s your bubby?” my seven-year-old camper, Kayla, asks me on Bring Your Bubby to Camp Day. “She died a few years ago,” I explain. “Oh, I’m sorry!” Kayla... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tell Your Senators: Support the ERA!

  

  I received the following email from Jacqui Ceballos, the extremely amazing early NOW member and founder of Veteran Feminists of America. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shining Stars of Davida: Shelley Berkley

  

  Shelley Berkley (D-NV) is just anall-around awesome Jewish woman in Congress. Born Rochelle Levine, her workingclass family moved to Nevadawhen she was a... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jewish Women Songwriters

  

  Women have always been importantin music. In biblical times, women like Deborah and Hannah composed songs ofthanks for God. In more recent times, women have... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Yiddish Women Poets

  

  Most people mistakenly think thatYiddish literature and poetry was solely written by men. It’s unfortunate thatthis gross misconception exists, because there... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, RELIGION

• Women of Ancient Egypt

  

  In the ancient world, women wereusually considered on a level below men. In ancient Greece, women were stereotyped ashaving strong emotions and weak minds, in... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Call for Teenage Feminist Bloggers

  

  Do you identify as a girl? Are you into feminism? And do you blog?If the answer is yes, then you could participate in a research/book project about girlhood,... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 SOCIETY

• She Suffers

  

  Girl suffers.It hurts Girl every day, hauntsher nightmares and waking dreams, makes her curl up under the covers and try torock herself to sleep. Girl stays up... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• International Anti-Street Harassment Week

  

  This week is InternationalAnti-Street Harassment Week! The organization Stop Street Harassment, which was created by Holly Kearl, defines street harassment as... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shining Stars of Davida: Elizabeth Warren

  

  Based on the amount of emailsI’ve received about Elizabeth Warren from various feminist and women’sorganizations, I feel like she’s the political poster child... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Menstruation is Marvelous

  

  As I write this, I have myperiod. And I know it sounds corny and dorky and trite and like flat-outhyperbole, but I’m happy because of it. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Women's Health is Not Up for Debate

  I thought I would share this excellent video, called Not Up for Debate, which was made through the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Jewish Women and Space

  

  While most people don’t usuallyassociate Jewish women with space and astronomy, they have a surprisingly richhistory in the subject. Caroline Lucretia... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• Who Are We Really Trying to Impress?

  

  I don’t thinkI’m generalizing when I say that everyone wants to look good. But at the end ofthe day, who are you really trying to impress?Is it some boyin... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Black Bus Driver With the Yarmulke

  

  A while ago, my mom and I gotonto a bus, not giving the African-American driver a second look as we climbedup the steps and paid our fare. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 DEBATE, RELIGION, SOCIETY