Second Wave Feminism

The Fake Fight Between Women and How It Will Hurt Us All

Lisa Solod | Posted 05.02.2012

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Lisa Solod

We make our own decisions with our partners, if we have them, alone if we do not, and we must be willing to bear the consequences. Most of the kids will turn out fine. Some won't. The best thing we can do is learn when to let go and let them take responsibility for their own paths.

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Degender Her, Erase Her, Deny Her, Quip She's an 'It'

Valerie Keefe | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Cissexism, Gloria Steinem, Transphobia, Second Wave Feminism, Trans Feminism, Transgender, Feminism Transgender Critique, Transfeminism, Transgender Feminism, Gay Voices News
Valerie Keefe

I would like to offer my own list of 15 ways the media would be different if it were 97-percent run by second-wave cis feminists (rather than those feminists with a more inclusive view) instead of being 97-percent run by (presumably cis) men.

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Gloria: In Her Own Words -- A Life in Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.15.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

Why did Gloria Steinem evolve into a symbol of so much to so many? It's impossible to know. She became a vessel through which some women discovered themselves, their potential, and the strength to advocate for their own truths.

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Why Ubiquitous Use Of 'Post-Feminist' Is An Insult To Feminism

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rachel Kramer Bussel

The problem with using the singular brand name "feminism" is akin to using the word "women": It's too big, too vast to cover all the people who either consider themselves some kind of feminist or who are engaging in "feminist" acts.

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'Womanist': Saying Who We Are

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.17.2011

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Irene Monroe

Black History Month is that time of year when the achievements and courage of people of African descent are acknowledged and celebrated.

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First Wave -- Second Wave -- And Then Came Sarah Palin

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second Wave Feminism, Feminism, John McCain, Phyllis Schlafly, Susan Brownmiller, Sarah Palin, Socialists, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

I wish Palin and Schlafly had staged a photo-op together after they met recently because that image would have cemented for eternity the strain of American anti-feminism these women represent.

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Was the Single Woman Neglected by Second-Wave Feminism?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bella DePaulo

An important focus of first-wave feminism was political independence; in the second wave, economic independence was among the significant goals. Now, argues Moran, it is time to set our sights on emotional independence.

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The Sometimes Sordid History of the American Quest for Bliss in Marriage

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second-Wave Feminism, Glbt, Legal Relationship, Premarital Counseling, More Perfect Unions, ?€œCuring? Homosexuality, Divorce, Healthy Marriages, Domestic Partnerships, Heterosexuality, Marriage Education, Civil Unions, Happiness, Rebecca Davis, Marriage Counseling, Social History, Singlism, Resilience of Marriage, Egalitarian Marriages, Poor, Social Class, African Americans, Search for Marital Bliss, Great Depression, Books News
Bella DePaulo

Instead of simply teaching people to have 'healthy' marriages, marriage counseling taught Americans to define marriage itself as a healthy state of being.

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In Defense of Betty Crocker

Cristen Conger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cristen Conger

As a kid, I spent hours flipping through my mother's butter-stained Betty Crocker cookbook from circa 1960. I'd sit and salivate at the sight of the s...

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What is an American Feminist Today?

Lindsey Horvath | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: National Organization for Women, National Women's Political Caucus, Second Wave Feminism, Feminist, Feminism, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin, Healthy Living News
Lindsey Horvath

If your agenda does not include reproductive freedom, you do not value it. If those with whom you create your solidarity do not value reproductive freedom, neither does your movement.

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