Alice Walker

Renowned Women Speak Out on Palin and the Election

Marianne Schnall | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Marianne Schnall

I decided to pose identical questions by email to dynamic women -- Melissa Etheridge, Gloria Steinem, Eve Ensler and more -- to just see what kind of responses would come in.

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My Response to Salon's Story About Me and My Mother, Alice Walker

Rebecca Walker | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media

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Rebecca Walker

Without fact-checking, Phyllis Chesler has unwittingly used tabloid sensationalism to make an all too personal assessment about my relationship with my mother.

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Feminist Infighting

Rebecca Walker | Posted 03.01.2008 | Politics

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Rebecca Walker

Perhaps a feminism that has not responded to the needs of its constituents needs to die. Perhaps Obama is unintentionally killing feminism and facilitating the rise of "feminisms."

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Political Marketing Wisdom: Beyond Polarization and Fear

Andrea Learned | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics

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Andrea Learned

Obama is not forcing the gender issue by waving a banner that reads "I am all about women." Rather, he is living and speaking in ways with which voters with caring and consensus-building concerns can relate.

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