When I first discovered Frida Kahlo many years ago, something about her work called to me. During her lifetime her politics were decidedly leftist and revolutionary. She engaged in affairs […]
Author: Stassa Edwards
Not-So-Subtle Sexism at the Kagan Hearings
It’s true that Supreme Court confirmation hearings can be vacuous and hollow, as Elena Kagan herself suggested in 1995. In recent decades, they seem little more than an opportunity for […]
Guns, Gays and God: 5 Things the Right Will Say About Elena Kagan
The disinformation about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began immediately after her nomination, particularly over her record on Second Amendment Issues and abortion and her role in Harvard’s removal of […]
It’s Feminist-Tweets-to-Follow Friday!
If you’re a feminist, you may already follow some of the following women online, but some may be new to you, and you might not be familiar with their Twitter […]
Title IX Turns 38–And It’s Still Under Attack!
Happy birthday, Title IX! Principally authored by Rep. Patsy Mink (1927-2002), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in any program or activity at educational institutions […]
High School Blogger Unmasks Seventeen’s Fairy Tales
Some of you might have already heard of Jamie Keiles. The 18-year-old high school senior from suburban Philadelphia has made a feminist splash with her blog The Seventeen Magazine Project. Keiles’s blog […]
Guess What Friday Is? Abortion Blackout Day!
Hey everyone! Guess what Friday is? If you guessed that it is Abortion Blackout Day, you’re totally right. Yes, the war against abortion continues, but this time it’s a sartorial […]