From a blog written yesterday by Suzanne Kahn for the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, I learned new things about one of my icons, Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to writing a syndicated newspaper column, she wrote a monthly advice column, “My Day,” for women’s magazines from 1941 until 1962. These columns provided a wide range [...]
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I always have a problem with Bill Maher. I almost always agree with what he says. And I thought his movie “Religulous” was hilarious. But I don’t like his “style” as a comedian and he sometimes is unnecessarily “anti” particular individuals. And his comments on women sometimes (often?) sound sexist. But, on his HBO show [...]
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Friends of mine were showing me their photos from a recent trip to Spain. One of the photos was taken in the Church of Santa Maria la Mayor in Ronda, Spain. Remarkably, the photo is of a painting in the church that depicts the “Last Supper,” but with all women, including a female Christ. I [...]
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Periodically, I have written about language and feminist issues. For instance, see this post about the terms to use for the opposing sides in the abortion issue, this about “Stereotyping by Pronouns,” and this about jumping to conclusions about whether a flight attendant is female or male. It’s an interesting subject and one that contributes [...]
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I recently reread the 1948 book Walden Two by B.F. Skinner. This was the (sort of) novel that posited an experimental utopian community based on Skinner’s behavioral psychologist beliefs. I wanted to reread the book because I had a vague recollection that, when I first read the book many years ago, it had had a [...]
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I’m a few days late on this, but June 30 marked the 28th anniversary of the demise of the attempt to have 38 states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Here’s a quick summary. The language for the ERA was drafted by Alice Paul in 1923. It was introduced in every Congressional session between 1923 and [...]
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At a panel on Women In The Media that I attended a year ago, sports columnist Christine Brennan was asked who her favorite feminist hero was. “My father,” she responded. Brennan went on to explain that her father, a Republican who voted for Goldwater and Nixon, had been her greatest inspiration and largest factor in [...]
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Did Southwest Airlines ban this PETA ad because of its racy nature, or because of its pro-vegan message? Southwest reports that the ad was rejected from publication in their magazine, Spirit, because it is “too provocative to run.” PETA, however, claims that this advertisement is no sexier than other ads Southwest accepts– and that Southwest’s [...]
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In 1920, after an effort of more than 70 years, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Many people believe that the “turning point” in the struggle occurred in 1917, when more than 120 suffragists picketed the White House and were arrested and imprisoned at the Lorton Reformatory in Fairfax County, [...]
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Well, it’s that time of year: finals time! I have been in the thick of it for the past week or so, which is why my posts have been scarce. While my head’s been buried in multiple regression and policy books, I’ve been listening to certain playlists of mine on repeat, to help get me [...]
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