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A Thousand Reasons (To be a Feminist)

Last Thursday, International Womens’ Day, Linda Grant found herself trending on Twitter. This was after tweeting about the fact that feminists fought hard for the things women take for granted now.  Her timeline became an avalanche of retweets from other … Continue reading

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I was a fifteen year old Feminist

At six, I told the boys “I am Peter Pan” They wanted me to be Wendy At ten, I told the boys “I am Han Solo” They wanted me to be Princess Leia ~ I was a fifteen year old … Continue reading

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Two Women Poets

Today is International Womens Day, and so here are two fabulous female poets, Zena Edwards performing “The Laugh” and Francesca Beard performing “The Poem That Was Really A List” I recently saw Zena Edwards at Loose Muse, and saw Francesca Beard at … Continue reading

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