Category: Feminism
Being trans in comics has usually been a function of robotics, shapeshifting, spells and curses, etc., instead of a facet of gender identity of the character. However, trans women …
It’s terrible but true that some of our favorite authors–some of the ones who wrote the most beautiful, moving literature–were also sexist. Almost more disturbingly, some of the most …
Caitlin Stiles
October 2, 2016
Book Lists, Feminism, Human Interest, Language, LGBT, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Women, Young Adult
Spoken word poetry (also known as slam poetry) has been an integral part of American culture, especially since the Civil Rights movement and the Beat Generation in the 1960’s. …
In a world of Young Adult fantasy novels that promise us something different and then end up delivering us something familiar, Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns does the opposite. …
I didn’t think about race a lot. I never needed to, as I lived in a fairly homogeneous German farming town in rural America. There’s nothing wrong with that, …
Christianna Marks
September 20, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Feminism, Human Interest, Mystery, New Releases, Relationships, Reviews, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
Every once in awhile you come across a book that you know is important, The Female of the Species is one of those. The story goes that this is …
Nicole Nolan
September 8, 2016
Book Lists, Feminism, Human Interest, Mental Health, More, Reading, Relationships, Self-Help, TBR, Women
It’s a strange decade, one’s 30’s. To start with, there’s the looming of that first year when you step from one camp into another: from the relatively carefree, “I …
Women have been writing and been written about complexly since the dawn of time. The books of the Bible, Esther and Ruth, and the Greek writer Sappho being a few examples. …
Christianna Marks
August 29, 2016
Book Lists, Dystopian, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, LGBT, Mystery, Performing Arts, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
I love a good Young Adult book adaptation. I mean, who doesn’t? But most of my favorites are the films based on books that don’t have a lot of …
Hausa novels are literature written by Hausa people in the northern region of Nigeria. Hausa novels with romantic themes have created a literary revolution in the region. The flame …
These five women writers weren’t afraid to tell all in their confessional memoirs. From brutally honest stories about the mixed feelings we have when caring for sick loved ones, …
Cassie Sheets
August 5, 2016
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Faves, Feminism, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, More, Philosophy, Politics, Reading, Women
My to-read list is full of wild women. It’s full of women who misbehave, break the rules, lash out, self-destruct, build themselves up again, find some kind of freedom, …
When Stephen Colbert drew a comparison between the Republican National Convention and The Hunger Games, he tapped into a common feeling among American voters who, say, don’t want to …
Having gained fame as a respected actress, most notably playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, Emma Watson has used her fame and voice to speak out for …
The Bodypos movement is thriving on YouTube, Tumblr, and Instagram. People are learning to move beyond body acceptance and more towards body love. I’m on my own body positive …
YouTube Channel: WatchMojo.com Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights and authors in history. From “Hamlet” to “Macbeth”, Shakespeare truly took literary tragedies to a whole new level. There …