Posted in Academentia, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Feminist Hullaballoo, Giants, Heroes, In Memorium, Love Between Women, Mourning, Practical Radical Feminism, Prayers, Revolution, Women and Creativity, Women as Writers, Women's Bodies, Women's Culture, Women's Excellence, Women's History on Jan 4th, 2010
Mary Daly speaking at the Feminist Hullaballoo in Santa Fe, NM — June 23, 2007
She was amazing! I remember thinking her wearing of green might have been intentional, consistent with her celebration of the “biophilic” (life loving).
Mary Daly passed away yesterday, Sunday morning, January 3, 2010. Her life deserves to be honored and celebrated and for this, I [...]
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News articles covering the horrific murders of Allisha Royster, 23, and Lydia Steed, 31, of Baltimore, who were married recently in Boston, have a sordid and tawdry feeling about them. The word “lesbian” often features prominently in the headlines, the couple is said to have “taken in,” not a woman or a battered or [...]
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Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Being colonized, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Male Terrorism, Mourning, Our Blood, Practical Radical Feminism, Quiverfull, Rape and Sexual Assault, Revolution, War on Women, Women and Fundamentalism, Women's Birthing Rights, Women's Bodies on Jun 1st, 2009
The women in my father’s practice who had abortions before abortion was legal have taught me that abortion is not about families, it’s not about babies, abortion is about women’s hopes, dreams, potential…the rest of their lives. Abortion is a matter of survival for women. Abortion is a matter of survival for women.
If you can [...]
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Aletha e-mailed me a couple of days ago (and I haven’t responded yet, but as always, I’ve been thinking about what you said, Aletha) and asked me something like, “Is it just me, or is everything becoming increasingly surreal?” I think she was thinking more about U.S. politics, and I agree, national politics have taken [...]
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Posted in Heroes, Land Dykes, Lesbian Community, Lesbian Life, Loss, Love Between Women, Michfest Womyn, Our Sisters, Practical Radical Feminism, Rural Womyn, Sisterhood, Small is Beautiful/Sustainable Agriculture/Alternative, Sustainability, Women's Culture on Mar 30th, 2009
Helen built this cabin with the help of friends in the woods of West Virginia in the 1980’s. A fire in her wood stove destroyed everything. There was no insurance. Our goal is to create a financial resource for Helen as she starts to rebuild her home and her life.
From Helen:
Aloha friends and family. [...]
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I received this invitation in my e-mail last week. I’d love to attend! But, New Jersey is a long way away. If any of you would be able to attend and, in particular, would be willing to blog about this event, please e-mail me. Events like this are excruciatingly important, and [...]
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Posted in Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Internalized Misogyny, It's all connected, Love Between Women, Practical Radical Feminism, Racism, Racism and Feminism, Sisterhood, Womanism, Women and Disability, in my language on Jan 3rd, 2009
(Note: Jeyoani actually wrote this as a comment in another thread, but it’s really good and I thought it should be its own post. Thanks, Jeyoani! Heart)
It stings to be told – worse, truly realize – you’ve been privileged and are part of institutionalized racism and part of what is keeping it going.
Most good people [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Capitalism, Cronehood, Earth, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Feminism, Heroes, Homelessness, Homes, Inspiration, It's all connected, Practical Radical Feminism, Rural Womyn, Small is Beautiful/Sustainable Agriculture/Alternative, Sustainability, Women as Writers, Women's Art, Women's Culture, Working Class People, the Animals on Dec 21st, 2008
Carla Emery as a young woman
I’ve been thinking about the women in my life who have most deeply influenced me (besides my mother, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, relatives by blood, all of whom have so deeply influenced me and who have given me so much). One of these women was Carla Emery, who died [...]
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Isn’t this a wonderful photo of Norma Hotaling? She was only 57. A celebration of Norma’s life will be held this Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, 9:30am at:
The SAGE Project, Inc.
1275 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 905-5050
She was a giant. As with so many others recently, we have lost a hero to [...]
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