by Erin McKelle It’s that time of year again- the holiday season! While this season often brings about cheer, happiness, and togetherness, there can definitely be some challenges. If you have cousins, nieces or nephews, siblings, or any family at all, you’re probably aware of the nightmare that is finding presents. I remember being young…
This post is part of the 2013 Feminist Reads Challenge. To learn more about the challenge or join in, click here. by Georgia Luckhurst I don’t much admire many of Caitlin Moran’s ideologies. I admire her style of writing (because it is rambling and frivolous, and that definitely appeals to my sense of humour) but when…
This post is part of the 2013 Feminist Reads Challenge. To learn more about the challenge or join in, click here. by Michelle Lee When I first read the play Hedda Gabler last year, it was for a literature class. In introducing the book to us, my favorite teacher said something that struck me – she…
This post is part of the 2013 Feminist Reads Challenge. To learn more about the challenge or join in, click here. by Erin McKelle I’ve worked with Stop Street Harassment as a social media volunteer and a blog correspondent, and as a huge fan of SSH founder and Executive Director Holly Kearl and her writing, I…
This post is part of the 2013 Feminist Reads Challenge. To learn more about the challenge or join in, click here. by Katy Ma In June I was excited to discover that our summer reading books for AP Literature were feminist-friendly—Jane Eyre and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit–both of which exceeded my expectations on so…
by Annemarie McDaniel I’m not afraid to say it: I love both Anne-Marie Slaughter and Sheryl Sandberg. Everyone in the media is making it sound like you can only like one of the other, as if the two women are opposing Super Bowl rivals. You’re either supporting Team Slaughter or Team Sandberg, the only other…