Feminist books for five-year-olds
It all started with my son, Will, stamping his feet and saying he didn't want any girls invited to his sixth birthday party. Girls, he declared, are boring. At the same time I noticed my da...
Hindustan Times,
Fri Dec 11 05:15:31 PST 2009
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Keneally believes God is a girl
KRISTINA Keneally has a special female view of God. The Catholic feminist, who once wanted to be a priest, made the conclusion in her masters thesis at university.
Daily Telegraph,
Fri Dec 11 05:19:54 PST 2009
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Business NOW - National Organization for Women
Join the Santa Fe Chapter of The NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, the preeminent feminist organization in our country. Santa Fe NOW continually addresses issues affecting a multitude of wom...
Santa Fe Reporter,
Fri Dec 11 12:15:39 PST 2009
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For most of my life, I have been content to simply ignore the professional advice of Dr. Laura Schlessinger , Ye Olde Enforcer Of Gender Roles. But now that Schlessinger has been hailed as ...
Washington City Paper,
Thu Dec 10 11:54:33 PST 2009
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Getting to the bottom of an enduring appeal
From the country that gave the world Brigitte Bardot and topless sunbathing comes a fresh expose of the human anatomy: man's enduring fascination with bottoms.
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Thu Dec 10 23:24:42 PST 2009
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Yesterday, I counted down the top 5 pseudo-feminist anthems , the pop hits that are marketed on girl power but actually rely on the same-old anti-feminist messages. Readers: You
Washington City Paper,
Thu Dec 10 09:54:23 PST 2009
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The Year's Most Mesmerizing Mysteries
Holiday season have you feeling a touch homicidal? Critic Maureen Corrigan offers a selection of sleuth stories and hard-boiled whodunits to satisfy all your deepest literary desires.
NPR,
Thu Dec 10 22:09:35 PST 2009
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Celebrity wedding of the Year
WAY back in March we perhaps prematurely declared the nuptials of US internet billionaire Jim Clark and Australian model Kristy Hinze to be wedding of the year - and why not?
Daily Telegraph,
Fri Dec 11 05:00:00 PST 2009
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Stacey Radin: From Girls to Women: Struggling with the Dilemma of Naughty or Nice
Girls and women are repeatedly told that they have so many opportunities that did not exist decades ago. Girls can now engage in competitive sports, run their own companies, and aspire to b...
The Huffington Post,
Fri Dec 11 08:57:53 PST 2009
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Review: 'A Single Man'
Colin Firth soars in his portrayal of the title character in this beautifully told story of life and death. We're always looking for those performances that truly define an actor, where we ...
Los Angeles Times,
Thu Dec 10 19:09:58 PST 2009
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Staying in touch
The culture of hostility and indifference toward politics is unhealthy.
The Chicago Maroon,
Fri Dec 11 12:35:57 PST 2009
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Feast of Pope Damasus I, who reigned from 366 to 384.
For anyone who has wondered when and how and why women lost the influential positions they held in the early Church, an examination of the pontificate of St. Damasus will provide answers.
National Catholic Reporter,
Fri Dec 11 06:12:32 PST 2009
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Sensual tipping point
Before its recent appearance in American and European DVD editions, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman was one of those elusive films that it was easy to find tantalising references to but al...
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news,
Fri Dec 11 01:38:05 PST 2009
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Afghanistan's 'Bravest Woman' Pins Hopes on U.S., Not Obama
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 9 (New America Media) - Malalai Joya has been called "Afghanistan's bravest woman." When the Taliban ruled her country, she braved death, running an underground girls sch...
OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 10 16:12:49 PST 2009
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Izetta Segal: Educator
Izetta Segal studied to be a social worker, but a shortage of teachers after World War II led her to a career in education. She enjoyed teaching and encouraging youngsters, but her passion ...
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Fri Dec 11 00:56:18 PST 2009
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Life & Style
Lily wears sequined cardigan, £1,595, Burberry (020 7806 1303). T-shirt, £48, American Vintage at Matches (020 7221 0255). Leather trousers, £315, Helmut Lang at Joseph (020 7823 9500). Hea...
Evening Standard,
Fri Dec 11 06:00:17 PST 2009
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The woman who cried rape
False sexual assault accusations are a feminist issue
Salon.com,
Wed Dec 09 16:24:07 PST 2009
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Friends at CU-Boulder remember 'Tito' Torres, who was killed on U.S. 36
Eleven days shy of his 23rd birthday, University of Colorado senior Transito Eduardo Torres was buried in northern California.
Colorado Daily,
Fri Dec 11 07:49:28 PST 2009
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Bishops shape health care bill
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Park Hills Daily Journal,
Fri Dec 11 08:20:27 PST 2009
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