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Quote Of The Month: Alice Duer Miller’s Subversion In Verse!
Alice Duer Miller was an American poet and writer. Her book, Are Women People? is a feminist work that subverts dominating patriarchal ideas of the early twentieth century using satirical verse. These poems penned around 1915 still resonate with the … Continue reading
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Abortion: Personhood before Biology
Have you ever looked up the term “subversion” on Wikipedia? If not, you should do it now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion Subversion is as Wikipedia says, “an attempt to transform the established social order and its structures of power, authority, and hierarchy.” We … Continue reading
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Disney and Feminism: At loggerheads?
Our Facebook wall got exciting on Saturday, when we posted this picture: (I must say here that we only posted this picture. I am not sure who should be credited for this analysis, but whoever you are — well done!) … Continue reading
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Quote Of The Month: I Need Feminism Because…
We all need feminism, for very many reasons. But have we each wondered which of these reasons takes precedence? Here’s a blog where a number of men, women and children have shared their reasons. These are the many quotes we’d … Continue reading
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Person Of The Month: Antigone
It’s hard to talk about feminism, and not mention Antigone. Both the princess and the play. Here’s a quick summary of the story: Antigone was one of the two daughters of Oedipus. After his tragic death his sons fight for … Continue reading
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