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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Beth (right, at her parents’ farm): 20, lives and grew up on a farm in Moorhead, ND, second oldest of five kids, started her own business a year ago called Eden Photography, attends bible college through the Fargo Baptist church. “I wouldn’t say I was a feminist. I don’t believe that women should be a [...]

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Thembi (left): 29, originally from Philly, works for an educational testing service, really wants to be a “media maven–a writer and a talking head,” writes a blog called “What Would Thembi Do?“, a blog about black pop culture, among other things. “One of the main things I’m disappointed about is that women don’t band together [...]

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Likwuid: 26, born and raised in Columbia, SC, hip hop artist (her music linked here), personal trainer, learning how to DJ, has her own company, Royalty Media Group, which works on changing how women are viewed in hip hop. “There are numerous women that are making great music. But if you let the industry tell [...]

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Marisol: 22, native New Yorker, first-generation American, a financial analyst at one of the most famous investment banks in the world. Is going to quit next year and get her post-bacc to be a doctor. (There she is, left, crossing Wall St) On being a woman in the investment banking world: “Surprisingly maybe, investment banks [...]

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Dear Faithful Readers, This week the blog goes on hiatus as we are in NYC, Philly, and DC conducting interviews and visiting our friends and family. We are in NYC: June 20-27, June 29-July 2 Philly: June 27-28th DC: June 28th-30th If you know any awesome ladies to interview, please send them our way! –E [...]

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Deliza is one of the ladies we’ve met through Step Up Women’s Network. We got to know her a little while back when we profiled her for Student of the Month (check out the article here), which is an honor given by Step Up to a particularly inspiring, diligent, and committed young woman who is [...]

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