This week at Shout Out! Hannah Grace found a recent national poll naming Hilary Clinton the most popular U.S. politician, with 61% of voters saying they would back her in 2016! Although the former Secretary of State claims she is not going back to politics, HannahGrace thinks she would make an exception to run for first woman President […]
Read More Links Round-UpWarning: This blog contains images of non-sexualized nudity, nevertheless, they may be considered graphic and/or disturbing to some. A few months ago I was struck with an undeniable, insatiable obsession with Africa. Don’t start thinking about the continent unless you are truly prepared – it sucks you in and doesn’t let go. The first day […]
Read More Imposed Cultures: The Eradication of Natural Childbirth in AmericaEveryone is entitled to his or her own opinions, right? But what if these opinions are actually not always politically correct? This is what happened to me recently last weekend. I was meeting up with some of the fellow bloggers of Shout Out and we were going to chat about feminism over dinner and some […]
Read More Can we change the perceptions of Feminism?Maybe it’s because I’ve been beyond stressed out lately. Maybe it’s because I haven’t slept much in the last week. Maybe it’s because I’m struggling to juggle a full-time job, a full course load, and still maintain some kind of social life. Whatever the reason is, I am sick and tired of being a feminist. […]
Read More Sick and Tired [TW: Racism, Rape, Homophobia]Here at ShoutOut!, we’re always thinking of new and exciting ways that we can discuss feminism in the blogosphere. As with any website, we realize how important it is to keep things fresh and exciting. So this year, we’ve decided to scrap our old features, Mythbustin’ Monday and The Bitchin’ Table, and start a new […]
Read More Feminist Roots: Dr. Jessica DavidsonWhen I started college, I went through what can only be called a very intense punk period. I started listening to Leftover Crack, Black Flag, Bikini Kill, and Against Me!. I dyed my hair bright purple and sewed patches onto the only suit jacket I have ever owned (my favorite was a large one that […]
Read More Pussy Riot, Human Rights, and Rebel GirlsAs any regular reader of this blog can tell you, I identify as a working-class feminist. Class is central to my identity not just as a feminist but as a social justice advocate. But I haven’t always been this way. The idea of class divisions within feminism never even occurred to me until I started […]
Read More Helen Gurley Brown: In MemoriamThat’s right readers, for my first installment of Working Women and Feminism, I’m talking about the (in)famous Betty Friedan. *SCREEEEEEEEECH* But wait…Betty Friedan? The author of The Feminine Mystique? Who so blatantly ignored the problems of low-income women and women of color, and even referred to lesbians as “the lavender menace?” Yes. Believe it or not, […]
Read More Working Women and Feminism: Betty FriedanHello readers! This semester, I’m introducing a new feature that I’ll be writing bi-weekly highlighting women and organizations who promote labor feminism and work to better the status of working-class women. I know what you’re thinking, “But femistorian, don’t we live in America, where classes don’t exist?” How I wish that were true. We live […]
Read More Spring 2012 Feature: Working Women & FeminismAs a feminist, I could spend hours bitching about the way the advertising industry exploits women by creating unattainable standards of beauty. But today, I’d like to take a different approach. In my History of Advertising course, we’ve been learning that in the early twentieth century, during the “first wave” of feminism, advertisers used suffrage […]
Read More Wanna hear a joke? Feminist advertising
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