I personally hate engaging with people who have different political/moral values than I do via social media. I feel like the process is just long and complicated and (in my case) sweaty and painful. However, while scrolling through twitter this morning I ran into my homegirl Elizabeth Warren who straight up called. out. Ted Cruz […]
Read More Women in Politics are not BossyThis past Easter my family and I decided to take a trip up to our grandparents’ house in Pennsylvania. Crunching to find any available time to actually pack for this trip, I ended up throwing the remainder of my “clean” laundry into my suitcase. Unfortunately, this meant that I had an extremely limited number of […]
Read More Are you there God? It’s me, the feminist.Like most college students, I love sitting down to read a great book. However, (like most college students) I have almost no time to sit down and read a great book. Therefore when faced with an upcoming book review my thoughts ranged from any level of “Awesome! I love reading!” to “Ahhhhhhhhh, well shit how […]
Read More Laughter is the Best Medicine: A book ReviewBlack binders, hella cute skirt suits, and a whole lotta talking- these words best describe one of my favorite events on earth- Competitive Speech! Over the past two years I have had the privilege of competing with an immensely talented group of speakers, performers, and social justice advocates as we’ve traveled across the country delivering […]
Read More A.F.A. National Tournament: Prom for Speech EnthusiastsWhat’s up fellow feminists! Last week we heard some great insights about the intersection of environmental and gender justice from the ever poignant, southernantibelle. Cosmetics laced with dangerous chemicals, “self-regulating” cosmetic companies, CHEMICAL CONCIOUSNESS. Lots of good stuff. If you haven’t already checked it out I highly encourage you to click on that fresh hyperlink! 10 […]
Read More Make Up: Cake it on if You WannaWhat a week! For those of you readers who just ended your spring breaks I’d like to give you an official welcome back! I hope your breaks were filled with friends, food, and a whole lotta whatever it is you like most. “OMG, what did you do over break lucilleontheball?” Glad you asked! Aside from […]
Read More Am I a Pocket-Sized Feminist?Hey guys! Lots of stuff happened in the news this week and I don’t know about you but I think it’s time for a LIST! I love lists. I also love: Adult coloring books? Yes, please! If you haven’t already jumped on the “color me calm” wagon, or you’re just looking for something with a […]
Read More News Roundup ft. your fave feministsGrab your star-spangled top hat, start waving that baby sized American flag, and slip into your red, white and blue undies- It’s election day!!! For those of you who are of age to vote, like myself, today’s the day we get to exercise our civic duty and head out to the polls for an election […]
Read More Power to the single lady voter!Hey friends, instead of crafting a cheeky introduction to kick off this week’s blog topic, I’ve decided to skip right to the part where I begin ranting uncontrollably. Cool? Cool. Here’s what’s been on my mind for the past few days: Kesha’s court case. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the basics of […]
Read More Kesha’s case matters a lot more than you might think.The other day I was asked to share three aspects of my life that I think contribute to my overall personality. So, after taking a quick inventory of my noggin, I came up with three distinct, pretty odd-ball qualities: I’m a hard-core equality lovin’, female powered feminist (obvi) I’ll eat anything if it’s smothered in […]
Read More Lucilleontheball, you’ve got some splainin’ to do!
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