Beach Reads

NY Times & Women's Lit

What do you thing of the summer recommendations cataloged in Janet Maslin's "Girls of Summer?" Will any of these books make your summer reading list?

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@LizzyB

Socially Networking the Classics

First, it was Pride & Prejudice Facebook. Now, @LizzyB, @Darcy, Bingley, @JaneB and the gang are on Twitter.


Please note that as my M.A. thesis project is complete, the George Washington University is no longer overseeing research conducted in conjunction with this blog (effective June 2007 to present). The Informed Consent Materials created while this blog was under GWU's IRB oversight are still available for your information and the principles outlined in them are still being used as a general guide for my continued work.

TGIF

Thank goodness - it's feminism!

• Feds take on Tiller's murder (Broadsheet)
• Designers on The Fashion Show Cry When Faced with Real Women (Jezebel)
• Satomayor's Apparently Interchangeable WOC Identity (Feministing)
• Can the internet save Dr. Hern? (Broadsheet)
• The ABCs of Anti-Abortion Activism (Broadsheet)
• Jailed for Her Child's Own Good (Broadsheet)
• Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Series Added to Hulu
  

Please note that as my M.A. thesis project is complete, the George Washington University is no longer overseeing research conducted in conjunction with this blog (effective June 2007 to present). The Informed Consent Materials created while this blog was under GWU's IRB oversight are still available for your information and the principles outlined in them are still being used as a general guide for my continued work.

I can haz...feminizm!

Even lolz are feminist...

Check out the amazing lolz over at Bitch magazine. No better weekend treat!


Please note that as my M.A. thesis project is complete, the George Washington University is no longer overseeing research conducted in conjunction with this blog (effective June 2007 to present). The Informed Consent Materials created while this blog was under GWU's IRB oversight are still available for your information and the principles outlined in them are still being used as a general guide for my continued work.

TGIF

Thank goodness - it's feminism!

• You want an abortion? Grounded! (Feministing)
  
• Feminism is dead! Long live feminism! (Broadsheet)
  
• Why & Me (Female Science Professor)
  
• Just call her lady justice (Broadsheet)
  
• Marketing Madness (Jezebel)
  
• Are teen girls really that fragile? (Jezbel)
  
• Some of my worst frenemies are women! (Broadsheet)
  
• Houston pulls a Palin (Broadsheet)
  
• Female bullies at work... (Jezebel)

...And for all those moms out there contemplating returning an unfortunate but well-intended mother's day present...

Please note that as my M.A. thesis project is complete, the George Washington University is no longer overseeing research conducted in conjunction with this blog (effective June 2007 to present). The Informed Consent Materials created while this blog was under GWU's IRB oversight are still available for your information and the principles outlined in them are still being used as a general guide for my continued work.

TGIF

Thank goodness - it's feminism!

• Why I'm starting to feel for Ms. California (Broadsheet)
  
• Judy Blume's Planned Parenthood Letter Enrages Pro-Lifers (Jezebel)
  
• Male Birth Control: Closer than we thought? (RHReality Check)
  
• Naomi Wolf asks, "who won feminism," and we all lose (Feministing)
  
• Health Insurers Offer to Make Our Uteruses Less Expensive (Jezebel)
  
• Shaming Ms. California (Feministing)
  
• To Your Health, Ladies (Broadsheet)
  
• Women Too Stupid to Stay Thin Are Not Smart Enough for Supreme Court (Jezebel)
  
• Films for the Feminist Classroom (Feministing)
  
• Anti-Feminist Lawyer Loses Women's Studies Suit (Feministing)
  

And just for fun...

• Crazy Cat Lady School, Class of 1959
  

Please note that as my M.A. thesis project is complete, the George Washington University is no longer overseeing research conducted in conjunction with this blog (effective June 2007 to present). The Informed Consent Materials created while this blog was under GWU's IRB oversight are still available for your information and the principles outlined in them are still being used as a general guide for my continued work.

TGIF

Thank goodness - it's feminism!

While my new 9 to 5  (and life in general!) may sometimes get in the way of being as active a poster as I would like, I am frequently inspired by the important insights shared by my fellow feminist bloggers.  Therefore, I am rolling out a new feature to honor how grateful I am for feminist activism everyday - by featuring some of the highlights that made me thank goodness for feminism.

• Save an ailing romance with waxed pubes and unsolicited fondling (Jezebel)
  
• Why do rape kits sit around untested? (Feministing)
  
• Judge: Women's studies isn't a religion (Salon Broadsheet)
  
• A feminist's first 100 days (Salon Broadsheet)
  
• Sexual health sites for teens spread misinformation (Feministing)
  
• Why did Facebook reject this lesbian ad? (Jezebel)
  
• Concerned about coerced abortion?  Try saying no to cesarean surgery (Huffington Post)

...And just for fun: Swine flu

Please note that as my M.A. thesis project is complete, the George Washington University is no longer overseeing research conducted in conjunction with this blog (effective June 2007 to present). The Informed Consent Materials created while this blog was under GWU's IRB oversight are still available for your information and the principles outlined in them are still being used as a general guide for my continued work.