In case you were unaware, which I hope is not the case, the primary election is coming up. On November 3rd, 2020 the United States will be engaging in a primary election following four years of an eventful presidential term. Voting is one of the most important acts that a person can do in the […]
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love this logo? we’re selling shirts here. Week Two (Did you miss the first week? It’s ok, you can find it here.) Welcome to week two of Read. Resist. Vote! If you’re able to, I hope you join me in donating the equivalent of a cup of coffee to these amazing campaigns because after what
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It was recently revealed that Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist working with the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, was allegedly performing hysterectomies on Spanish-speaking female immigrants who did not fully understand the procedure — let alone why it was being performed on them. These allegations came to light after several immigration rights advocacy groups
History Repeats Itself: A Timeline of Forced Sterilization by the U.S. Read More »
love this logo? we made shirts! The Mantra. In 1969, Shirley Chisholm gave a speech at Howard University. The student body was reeling from the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. a short year earlier, and engaging in protests in opposition to the Vietnam War. They were also struggling over divided opinions about the increasing
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Content Warning – This post discusses gendered violence and murder at the hands of the patriarchy. #NiUnaMenos (literally translated into “Not one less (woman)” ) is a fourth-wave, grassroots, feminist movement that started in Argentina in 2015 and preceded explosion of the #MeToo movement in the United States. Following in the footsteps of the Madres
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The Mujeristas Collective is an art collective and platform for the voices of Latinas and women of color based in Queens, NY. The Feminist Book Club is excited to be supporting this September. The Collective publishes zines showcasing contemporary art and writings from women around the world, and hold community events centering on Mujerismo and
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Feminist Book Club blog contributors are working together to create posts as an “Educate & Activate” series. We will define a term or movement, provide historical context, and give you additional resources to learn more. We believe that an educated populace can be better activists, accomplices and co-conspirators. It is important to note that these
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As fall quickly approaches, teachers and parents are preparing for many different learning models, some with students attending school in person and others with full time distance learning from home. No matter how students are learning this fall, all children should have access to quality literature that is both representative of themselves, as well as,
Children’s Book Recommendations to Fill Your Classroom and Home Library Read More »
Feminist Book Club blog contributors are working together to create posts as an “Educate & Activate” series. We will define a term or movement, provide historical context, and give you additional resources to learn more. We believe that an educated populace can be better activists, accomplices and co-conspirators. It is important to note that these
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A billion years ago (8 years? more?), I began to write my reported memoir on female sexuality and rape culture. At the time, the book focused on how I had become a sex writer in order to fix what I saw as my own brokenness and sexual dysfunction. A few years after that, however, I
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Before discussing memoirs that are written in the form of graphic novels, I would like to present a thumbnail definition of graphic novels, which are longer than comic books and are often a story in itself without being serialized (although that is possible). Often published as stand-alone books, graphic novels can be a part
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I didn’t start reading true crime until recently. Most of the books I flipped through over the years seemed overly lurid and salacious, lingering on the upsetting details of horrific acts that had been committed against female victims who nonetheless seemed blurry and vague, placed there as they were in order to illuminate the inner
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