Just wanted to let all Girldrivers know about the incredibly exciting, much-needed project I’ll be working on for the next few months. The project is the brainchild of Farai Chideya, an accomplished journalist, author of several books, and innovative mediamaker, who got American Public Media and WNYC to partner with her on a multimedia radio [...]

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Note: This is a guest post by Katie Rice, who was inspired by Girldrive to go on her own Southern version. Got a great idea for a guest series? Email me at nona@girl-drive.com. When I came home to St. Louis for Thanksgiving break last fall, I found my sister’s copy of GirlDrive sitting on the [...]

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I’ve posted before about how I regret rushing through the South on our original road trip–especially since it was one of the most fascinating stretches of the whole Girldrive experience. I’ve been doing an off-and-on Southern series to fill in the gaps, and it looks like two ladies from Hendrix College in Arkansas have helped [...]

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Check out this video on M.I.S.S., where I answer questions about Thelma and Louise, the problem feminism has with race, and Girldrive Part 2. And here’s me talking about Women Making History (this video is kind of big even on the smallest setting–sorry!): Also check out the interview I filled out on the website (one [...]

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YES! Two women in the UK just started a blog called “Women Speak Out” in preparation for their very own road trip across the UK to find out what women think and feel about feminism and their lives. The trip, they write, was inspired by Girldrive. From their blog: Given that 2010 is a General [...]

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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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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 know I’ve been sleeping on posting (still recovering from JAWS, got back Monday night!). I will post something longer soon, but in the meantime I’ll leave you with this hilarious segment from Roseanne back in the 90s: In this scene, Roseanne and her sister Jackie are blown away by the Riot Grrrl in their [...]

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Been spending lots of time on Feministe, ‘specially since I’ve been guest-blogging there since Monday. Emily Sullivan from Equal Writes has an interesting piece up about bikeriding across the country both with her female friend and alone. An excerpt: Trading stories with other bike tourists made it obvious to me that my adventure was quite [...]

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Prairie Rose (left, in her Fargo apartment): 28, member of the Fort Berthhold reservation in northwest North Dakota, grew up in Fargo, half Cheyenne/Arikara, half German-Russian, one of six kids. Former manager of the Fargo theater and now works with a local promoter, but her “passion lies with social justice issues.” “The Western interpretation [of [...]

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