The radio show I co-host on a weekly basis, Feminist Wednesday on Vocalo, will have the pleasure of chatting with Girldrive interviewee and CFW Impact awardee Veronica Arreola today from 1 to 2 p.m. CST. On tap: feminist parenting, on which Veronica is an expert, and women in science, which just got some airtime in [...]

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Last month, when we visited Fargo and spoke with three women who worked for the only abortion clinic in North Dakota, the presidential elections had not yet been decided. One of the central issues defining the cultural war–and the difference between a McCain and an Obama administration–is the issue of choice. The women who worked [...]

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Note: This is Part 2 in a 3-part series discussing Chastity, Purity, and Promiscuity. Last week we met up with Katharine (below), a 23-year-old resident of Forest Park, IL, studying to be a librarian and working at a couple non-profits downtown. She also has another possible title in her future: nun. She has resolved to [...]

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In Philadelphia, we caught up with Emily, 26, right, who is the lead singer of Philly-based electro-pop outfit Pony Pants. She is the server of gelato by day, rock star by night, feminist all the time. She had some thoughts about women in music: “I put a lot of energy and thought into performances, and [...]

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In the early stages of Girldrive, we were reminded of a group of people that feminism sometimes glosses over: the transgender community. On our recent trip to the East coast (during New York’s Pride Week), we talked with a genderbending woman and a transman who is currently passing at the workplace. This is what they [...]

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detail from painting by Emma’s mother, Susan Bee, titled “Girly Man,” and the cover for a book by Emma’s father of the same name This week, we collected a few quotes from men on the topic of feminism–are they feminists, and what does feminism mean to them? “I feel like men and women both need [...]

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This is Part III of a series dedicated to Contemporary Art & Feminism Last Saturday Nona and I had the pleasure of attending a graduate student symposium curated by Woman Made Gallery in honor of the Feminist Art Project. We sat through hours of presentations, with paper topics ranging from 1970’s confessional video art, to [...]

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In the last few days, a disturbing phenomenon has caught our attention: incensed Hillary supporters are pledging their support for McCain, refusing to jump on the Obama wagon. Collier, 23, (left) one of our childhood friends and a lady who’s never afraid to speak her mind, is our personal political consultant and political-blog expert. She [...]

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Note: This is Part 1 in a 3-part series discussing Chastity, Purity, and Promiscuity. The other day, Rosa,* 16, confessed to us that she had been raped when she was 9 by a family friend. “I’m fine now,” she told us. Her voice wavered but her strength and poise was obvious. She seemed to have [...]

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Wednesday entries will now cover specific topics and projects that we are involved in. Look out for ongoing themes such as women and the arts, mentoring teenage girls, intergenerational conversations, and more juicy tidbits from the feminist frontier. Left Forum: Continuing the Conversation In March, I got invited to speak on behalf of “young feminists” [...]

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