The Tomayko women and girls, left to right: Alex, Chandler, Chere, their mom, and the two youngest girls.
In the Holly Collins comments thread on this blog, a young woman named Chandler Tomayko wrote asking for help:
I was born in Fort Worth Texas. I lived there with my mother and younger sister until 1997. My sister’s father was verbally, emotionally and physically aggressive toward all 3 [...]
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Posted in Feminism on May 25th, 2008
MAY 4–A Louisiana college student has been charged with threatening the life of Hillary Clinton, whom the man said he would kill when she visited Baton Rouge. Richard Wargo, a 19-year-old Louisiana State University freshman, was arrested yesterday after he allegedly told a fellow student that he wanted to commit an act of terrorism and [...]
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Posted in Feminism on May 14th, 2008
I read an interesting article last night written by a newspaper reporter in Oregon. He had interviewed an old friend of Hillary Clinton, Jean Houston, following Clinton’s campaign appearance in Eugene. Clinton had sought out Houston along with Mary Catherine Bateson for support and counsel during crises around Bill Clinton’s presidency, the failure of her own health [...]
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Posted in Feminism on Mar 2nd, 2008
In response to the irresponsible and unethical attacks on Planned Parenthood on, of all things, the feminist blogosphere:
The Truth About Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger gained worldwide renown, respect, and admiration for founding the American birth control movement and, later, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, as well as for developing and encouraging family planning efforts throughout [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 28th, 2008
Once again, a giant of the movement to liberate women has passed on. Barbara Seaman, tireless pioneer and principal founder of the feminist women’s health care movement, passed away yesterday of lung cancer at the age of 72.
Beginning in 1960, with second wave feminism still in its embryonic stage, Seaman pioneered patient-centered health reporting. Under her watch, women were to learn for [...]
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Posted in Feminism on Feb 28th, 2008
Only TWO More Days! Get your entries in, women!
A Women’s History Month Blog Carnival
Come Together: Healing Tensions among Women Working for Equality
What Tami Said and Women’s Space are partnering to host a blog carnival to encourage a dialogue between all women committed to gender equality.
Dates: March 1 through March 31
Theme: Come Together–Healing Tensions Among Women
Working for [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2008
From left: NOW Executive Vice President Karen Johnson, NOW President Kim Gandy, Carol Moseley Braun, NOW Membership Vice President Terry O’Neill and NOW Action Vice President Olga Vives. Photo by Lisa Bennett
“Where were feminists, including Gloria Steinem, when Carol Moseley-Braun ran for President?”
That’s the latest throw-down, examples of which can be found here, here, here, here, here, [...]
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