“She’s rich, she’s beautiful, she’s smart. She has everything…but does she have everything? Not if she doesn’t have a Rusco American Bidet!” This ad was reprinted in the June 1978 […]
Author: Alexandra Tweten
Dating While Feminist: The Veggie-Feminism Correlation
We’ve established that there are feminist men out there who are looking for like-minded women, but what about other compatibility issues? I’d like to answer a good question I received […]
From the Stacks: Our Maids Are Just Like Slaves!
This gem was reprinted in the No Comment section of the June 1978 issue of Ms. Seriously?! Oh, for those good ol’ days of the Depression, when maids were humble, […]
Newsflash: Pediatricians Rescind Female Genital “Nicking” Policy
After suggesting that American doctors should be allowed to “nick” girls’ genitals if it would save them from being sent overseas to have a full female genital cutting procedure done, […]
From the Stacks: Heavy Where She Has to Take the Strain
While we’re not exactly sure what this was advertisement was for, (some sort of construction equipment?) but it’s still ridiculously offensive no matter what you’re selling. Featured in the No […]
Feminist Online Dating Experiment Pt. 3: OKCupid
No new dates lately, but I’ve signed up for OKCupid, as per the suggestion of commenters to my previous posts. Overall, it’s a very nice site for finding feminists, since users […]
Harriet Tubman in Statuary Hall Campaign
Equal Visibility Everywhere (EVE) and Maryland’s NOW launched a campaign today to get a Harriet Tubman statue in the National Statuary Hall, where she would be the first African American […]
Feminist Craigslist Dating Experiment: The Good
As a follow-up to my first post highlighting the “bad and ugly” anti-feminist responses I received to my Craigslist ad for feminist dating partners, I promised to feature some of […]
From the Stacks: He Plays With Dolls
This Ann Landers column was featured in the No Comment section of Ms. in December 1974. It may be OK for girls to act outside of their stereotypical gender roles, […]
Feminist Craigslist Dating Experiment: The Trolls
The world of dating-while-feminist can be a challenge. For me, it is a prerequisite that my potential date identifies as a feminist, or at least is interested and can hold […]