Poet, professor and Girldrive interviewee, Jennifer Bartlett*, has been kicking ass on the blogosphere as of late writing on issues about feminism, disability and womanhood, and I wanted to make sure she got some spotlight. Check out: Her thoughts on disability and motherhood Her piece about the feminist movement and how they deal with disability [...]

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I was on GRITtv last Friday talking about Girldrive and other issues of the day (like the pro-life Superbowl ad) with the spitfire Texan feminist Shelby Knox and the take-no-shit director of the Women’s Media Center, Jehmu Greene. Check it out:

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Girldrive goes global:

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Sadie Magazine (an awesome online magazine for young women, in the vein of Sassy) has a great piece on road trips by Kristin Ito–a must-read when preparing for your own road trip. Kristin also recently interviewed me about Girldrive. If you still have lingering questions about the book and project, check this interview out; it’s [...]

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Soooo yeah, I couldn’t quite make it in Brazil in terms of posting…wow did I need that vacation. Also, the internet wasn’t at my beck and call. Ahh, the days without a Blackberry…. Anyway, I will write a real post tomorrow, but I wanted to tell everyone my plan for 2010: Guest-bloggers. Lots of them. [...]

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I won’t be posting much at all until January 25, when I get back from chilling in Salvador Brazil! I spent some time there in 2007 and loved it so much that I’m back for more. BUT I’ll have internet there, so I’ll probably put up a few posts–maybe some Brazilian feminist perspectives!

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I will be on Pacifica KPFK tomorrow at around 7:30 p.m. PST, talking about Girldrive on the station’s Feminist Magazine show. This is my first specifically West Coast engagement–hopefully there will be more with my Bay Area Girldrive readings coming up! Be sure to tune into 90.7 FM tomorrow or stream here. Also, I don’t [...]

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Girldrive is stealthily featured on this week’s episode of “Anyone But Me,” a teen web show that just started its second season this month. It’s probably the first queer-themed show aimed at teenage girls, a kind of baby L Word (Susan Miller, one of the creators, also wrote/produced the L Word) that follows New York [...]

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So even though I don’t celebrate Christmas, I still get a paid vacation for it. Therefore, I will resume posting after Jesus’s birthday. Oh, and kindly check out this Feminist Christmas list from Care2.com while you’re at it (h/t Prairie Rose, one of our interviewees in Fargo). –N

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I have some awesome news, which is that starting today at 1 p.m. CST I will be a regular contributor on Chicago Public Radio’s Vocalo 89.5 FM! I, along with Molly Adams and sometimes Brian Babylon, will be chatting about feminism and other burning topics of the moment. I’ve always been a secret wannabe radio [...]

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