To borrow from Twelfth Night: Some are born feminists, some achieve feminism, and some have feminism thrust upon them. Those in the first category received Ms. rolled up in their Christmas stockings and started advocating for gender equality in the playground. My reluctant transition into feminism, however, puts me squarely in the second category. I […]
Author: Francesca Tarant
Newsflash: Assaulted Service Women Sue the Military
Seventeen veteran and active-duty service members who were raped, sexually assaulted or harrassed while serving their country announced today that they have filed a groundbreaking class-action lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. They charge the Department of Justice leaders for failing to prevent, investigate and prosecute the […]