February 2012
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How we connect girls and inspire their futures?... →
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Efforts to Eradicate African Homophobia and... →
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January 2012
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How To Get Kids To Read? Give Them Banned Books.... →
Anything to get kids to read. I say, “Yes!”
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Social Media Internship at a Global Feminist... →
Work with me and tell your friends!
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Who Needs Feminism? Everyone! →
genderacrossborders:
The only way to ensure that women enjoy the freedoms and privileges they want for themselves is to have them be the ones that propel it, and that is precisely what feminism is, label or not.
-Nadia Smiecinska
Yup, EVERYONE needs feminism!
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Joan of Arc →
acapareda:
1. Joan’s real name was Jehanne d’Arc, Jehanne Tarc, Jehanne Romée or possibly Jehanne de Vouthon—but she didn’t go by any of these.
2. In modern times, some doctors and scholars have “diagnosed” Joan of Arc with disorders ranging from epilepsy to schizophrenia.
3. While commander of the French army, Joan of Arc didn’t participate in active combat.
4. Joan of Arc had a famously...
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“I have recently argued that the one useful response to today’s teacher shortage...”
– — Eric Rofes, A Radical Rethinking of Sexuality and Schooling (2005)
This is so vitally important.
December 2011
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Transgender Lessons for Pupils Aged Five →
Like.
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Disability & Sexuality, Sumo WrestleHERS, & Women... →
genderacrossborders:
Once upon a time, images of female wrestlers could only be found in illustrations that began appearing as early as the 5th century of nude, grappling women or lascivious references in the ero-guro (erotic/grotesque) literature popularized during the 17th century Edo period. Apparently, the only real-live female wrestlers of this era were over-the-hill prostitutes who...
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Do you want to intern at a global feminist blog? →
genderacrossborders:
Write and edit for Gender Across Borders! More info about the internship program here. Deadline to apply is Monday, January 9, 2012 by 10pm PST.
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Theatre's Rape Culture, Global Feminism,... →
genderacrossborders:
The hypothesis that the act of rape is about power — usually the domination of men over women — is widely accepted. The rape of women by men is a widely understood reality, yet the phenomenon of male rape is generally observed with indifference.
-Alfred Mautsane Thutloa, in “Male Rape in Africa’s Conflict States”
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Reasons to ♥ New York →
shakeandco:
28. Because St. Mark’s Bookshop Lives.
And at the eleventh hour, the borough president stepped in and negotiated a smaller rent reduction with Cooper Union. Stringer told Contant he intervened after witnessing the end of Coliseum Books and the Upper West Side’s Shakespeare & Co. “He felt that whole area lost part of its soul,” Contant says, “and he didn’t want to see that...
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Welcome to the NEW Gender Across Borders Tumblr!
genderacrossborders:
We’ve revamped our design and we’re ready to tumblr-blog! Note that our old tumblr (http://gabblog2.tumblr.com) is no longer active. Welcome!
Oh it looks so shiny and new!
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Holiday Survival Guide: Julia Child Style | BOOK... →
From one of my favorite blogs about one of my favorite icons. Love love love.
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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too...”
– Madeleine L’Engle
(via cadicat)
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The Last Meal: Duck & Foie Gras (Part I)
If money was no object, what would be the very last meal you’d like to have on earth? I was asked this in a class the other day. For starters, I’d like to have duck and foie gras:
What would you include in your last meal? I’m still thinking about sides, a drink, and (of course) a dessert. Parts II, III, & IV to be revealed later.
November 2011
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#16days of Activism Against Gender Violence |...
Today’s post for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign at Gender Across Borders is called “War at Home: Small Arms in the Home”:
It was in 1979 when my husband of two years brought home a makeshift whip- a bicycle chain welded to a two-foot-long iron bar- and threatened me with it. This was not the first time he menaced me. Throughout our relationship he...
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
I’ve taken a break from studying for finals (I’m less than two weeks away from the end of my first semester of graduate school) to bring you this important update:
Yup, I received this in the mail today for a total of $5.69 from Amazon. It’s a used book, but it’s in great condition. I will in no way read all of these 1001 Books (have you SEEN my “to-read”...
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Taiwan to Teach about Queerness in School →
transqueerwellness:
“The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced last month that effective September, gay issues would be included in elementary and junior high school curriculum.
The decision to put gay issues on school curriculums was in accordance with the Gender Equity Education Act and was meant to promote gender equality and raise students’ awareness of diversity, the MOE said.”
October 2011
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Real Beauty: Distinguishing Truth From Fairy Tale →
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A school without technology →
A school without technology, I believe, is doing a disservice to their students. How are students expected to interact with the real world without even knowing a basic function, like Googling?
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"We're a Culture, Not a Costume"
saucy-sarah:
There’s more:
Students Teaching About Racism in Society is a Student Org at Ohio University. I’m the President, any questions… MESSAGE ME! :)
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Jeffrey Eugenides [un]successfully answers, "What...
I went to an event this past Friday where author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides was interviewed about his newest book, The Marriage Plot.
An audience member asked him, “What books have you hated and why?”
As it states in this Chicago Tribune article,:
Instead, he eased into some thoughts about the issue of influence on writers and whether that is good or bad. When you like a...
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Testing students' knowledge of the civil rights... →
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The Power of Women in Speech →
My most recent post at Gender Across Borders.
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“Madeleine had rehearsed in her mind the standard arguments: that though...”
– The Marriage Plot (pg. 34) by Jeffrey Eugenides
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September 2011
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“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see...”
– William Faulkner
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rambling about feminism:
the-wolf-queen:
I don’t really remember the first time I realized that, holy shit, I was a feminist. Reading Jez had a lot to do with it, and then I read The Handmaid’s Tale and my views on pretty much everything were shaken. Truth be told, I was a jackass when I was younger. Then again, who wasn’t? I really was, though. A horrible, slut shaming pre-teen. Thankfully, I’ve grown up and educated...
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Can't let this day go without this
dcwomenkickingass:
Today the U.S Military officially ended DADT. Back in December I did a series on the most memorable moments in history for DC women. One of the those moments was this one from Detective Comics #859. Click here to read what Greg Rucka had to say about writing this moment.
THIS.
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Anti-Choice Group Pickets Outside Middle School →
woppyjod:
This? NOT OKAY.