January 2012
Today in Women's History
1/23/1970: Members of Dutch feminist group Dolle Mina set fire to bras during a protest. (US feminist bra burning is mostly a myth)
fuckyeahfeminists:via Shelby Knox
World Health Organization (WHO) Working Definition...
Sexual rights embrace human rights that are already recognized in national laws, international human rights documents and other consensus statements. They include the right of all persons, free of coercion, discrimination and violence, to:
· the highest attainable standard of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care services;
· seek, receive and impart information...
Abortion Rates Are Higher In Countries Where... →
The rise of Afrobeats | Music | The Guardian →
Rick Santorum On Opposition To Abortion In Cases... →
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum explained his opposition to abortion even in cases of rape during an interview Friday, saying that women who face such circumstances should “make the best out of a bad situation.”
Elle France Causes Uproar with Article on “Black... →
This is what happens when there are no black people on staff.
Kayt Sukel: Dirty Minds: 5 Sex Myths Bashed By... →
We’ve heard it time and time again: there are “rules” when it comes to love. You have to act this way (never that way) to attract love. You have to represent your gender-specific planet if you want to nurture and keep it. And you can—no, you must—change up some of your natural inclinations if you want to find any semblance of happiness in your relationship. We hold...
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
– Virginia Woolf (via emptyout-yourstomach)
Peggy Orenstein on the 'Princess Culture' →
“Cinderella Ate My Daughter”
“It wasn’t Satan, it was me. Quit giving him credit.” -Jessica...”
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I dream of a world where world where no girl’s... →
I don’t know whether to call him my teacher Or Monica’s husband Or Prisca’s sugar daddy In 3A1 he kissed Teclar In 4A1 he impregnated Daizy In 2A2 he fondled Lucia’s breasts In his storeroom I can’ t say Only the books are witnesses I do not know whether to call him My teacher , cheater, lover boy, abuser or user Where do you stand, cheater? Poem by a Zimbabwean schoolgirl
Hommage féministe à Michel Debré →
La droite fête ce jour le centenaire de la naissance de Michel Debré et la féministe historique que je suis se souvient de la joie avec laquelle les femmes du Mouvement chantaient cette chanson vraisemblablement imaginée sur l’air de “la guerilla” par les soeurs Wittig, Christiane Rochefort, Christine Delphy, Emmanuelle de Lesseps et quelques autres …
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Oh shit, sorry, I thought you were African
Random man blatantly trying to get my number: Hey, baby, Where are you from?
Me: London
Random Man: No, orignially?
Me: London, born in Buckinhamshire….
Random Man: No no, your family, where are they from?
Me: Ahh, ok…. father is Shrilankan/Trini, Mother is from St Lucia…
Random Man: Oh shit, sorry, I thought you were African
Me: No problem, why are you sorry?
Random Man: ‘Cos I...
“Comrades, there is no true social revolution without the liberation of women....”
– Thomas Sankara, International Women’s Day, 1987 (via artifist)
“Women’s fate is bound up with that of the exploited male. This is a fact....”
– Thomas Sankara, International Women’s Day, 1987 (via artifist)
“As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the...”
– Kristin Hannah, Summer Island
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“Mom, I’m Fat:” One Mother’s Inspired Response to... →
James Mollison Photography - Food Series, 2002 →
Food for peace
I was forced to join the rebels, trained to fight and forced to use a gun. I was vice commandant in charge of 100 men. I was really scared at the beginning, but then I got brave. I was instructed by my superiors to order amputations and beheadings, but I never did it myself. Amie, 26, Kenema, Sierra Leone
*Contraception & LEGAL ABORTION FOR ALL MY SISTERS...
Woman, 22, Dies After Drinking HerbsTo Abort Pregnancy
(Liberia-Jan. 12, 2012) A 22 year-old woman has died in Monrovia after reportedly drinking and administering several herbs to abort a pregnancy.
The victim allegedly drank a mixture of ‘country soda’ and other herbs to get rid of an ‘unwanted’ pregnancy.
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The Truth about Fashion Models and Plus Size... →
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