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Ensler Premieres the Occupy Monologue

Mariya Yefremova | Posted 05.05.2012

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Did I expect the two college guys behind me to simulate a woman's orgasm? Definitely not. But that is the beauty of the monologues, they are always evolving, taking new shape, acquiring a different life. They are always surprising you.

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How I Learned To Say The 'V-Word'

Samara O'Shea | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Eve Ensler, Penis, Two Broke Girls, Zooey Deschanel the New Girl, The Vagina Monologues, Vagina, Women News

I recently encountered something I never thought I'd see: A 66-year-old woman who spends most of her days talking, tweeting, and blogging about vaginas.

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Meeting Emotional Creatures in Brooklyn

Tammy Tibbetts | Posted 12.03.2011

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Once upon a Saturday in Brooklyn, three young women walked into the Brooklyn High School of the Arts auditorium, although very different paths led them there.

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Eve Ensler: Melding Art and Activism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.24.2011

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Ensler recently sat down for an evening with Pat Mitchell, President of the Paley Center for Media, to specifically discuss the genesis of the connectivity between her two passions.

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Facing Rape Where Survivors Need The Most Help

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

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This post is part of our month-long series featuring Greatest Women of the Day, in recognition of Women's History Month. To nominate a Greatest Wom...

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Washington Insiders Break the Silence on Violence Against Women in V-Day DC A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer 2011

Diana Mao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Organization for Women, Sexual Violence, V-Day, George Washington University, Violence Against Women, Michael Eric Dyson, The Vagina Monologues, V Day, Eve Ensler, Washington DC, Performance Art, Performance, Human Trafficking, Arts News

V-Day is a global, activist movement to stop violence against women and girls and the catalyst behind creative events that revitalize the spirit of anti-violence against women organizations.

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It's My Fault; Or Is It?: A New Play Explores Rape As More Than a Four Letter Word

Jill Di Donato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues, Rape and Performance, Mendacity, Arts News

A one-woman show about rape might seem like a downer. Not so with Rayner's Mendacity, where "an iron-lunged Ali Kresch" delivers a multi-faceted performance, making this harsh material digestible by the audience.

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No More Rape

Eve Ensler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why are we still arguing over the definition of genocide and femicide and spending fortunes counting the numbers of raped women rather than stopping the atrocities?

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The Gift of Cancer

Eve Ensler | Posted 05.25.2011

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It happens like this. The doctor walks towards me. His face is ashen. He says we have found something. It does not look good.

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They Are Women, Hear Them Roar

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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I was intrigued by Symmetry Theatre's claim that fewer good roles are written for women, I found myself wondering if people might not be aware of the variety of plays that do indeed have meaty roles for female characters.

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If My Average Vag Could Talk: The Top Five Things She Would Say

The DC Damsel | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Eve Ensler debuted her Vagina Monologues off-Broadway in 1996, America had seen nothing like it. Now after years of controversy and notoriety, the monologues have taken on a life of their own.

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Eve Ensler Teaches Men To Find Their Inner Vagina

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Lindsay Maizel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eve Ensler, iconic for both her Louise Brooks bob and the creation of "The Vagina Monologues" spread her message of feminine empowerment at the 92nd S...

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Excerpting I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World

Eve Ensler | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am an emotional creature. Things do not come to me as intellectual theories or hard-shaped ideas. They pulse through my organs and legs and burn up my ears.

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Vagina Monologue Author Eve Ensler's 'I Am An Emotional Creature'

AP | ALICIA RANCILIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World" (Villard, 176 pages, $20), by Eve Ensler: Anyone familiar with the work of act...

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Eve Ensler's 'I Am An Emotional Creature'

AlterNet | Marianne Schnall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ensler describes the result as "a call to girls, about girls, for girls, around the world, to be their authentic selves," to overcome the "pressures t...

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Tips For Making Peace With Valentine's Day

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Earth, Vday, The Vagina Monologues, Tips, Eve Ensler, Blessing, Valentine's Day, Love, Couples, Healthy Living News

VDay isn't always a delight for everyone. Not everyone has drunk the koolaid of our couple society. More to the point, a lot of us are d-o-n-e with co...

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Eve Ensler's New Book

The New York Times | DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Your new book, "I Am an Emotional Creature," is a collection of 30-plus fictional monologues in which you assume the confiding, often plaintive, voice...

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The Vagina Monologues Comes to Beijing

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Women, China, Chinese Youth, Feminism, Sexuality, Beijing, The Vagina Monologues, Chinese Young People, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News

The Vagina Monologues' appearance here captures a crucial moment of change in the way young Chinese women are thinking about their sexuality and their status.

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Shut That Vagina Down: The Nadya Suleman Misconception(s)

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011

I mean its ridiculous. A baby momma 14 times over should not be living with her parents in a modest 3-bedroom house in Bellflower, California.

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The "N" Word on Network Television

Samara O'Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meredith Vieira and Cunt, Dick Cavett, John Lennon, The Vagina Monologues, Jesse Joyce, Jane Fonda, The N Word, Bad Words, Freedom of Speech, Language, First Amendment, Censorship, Entertainment News

Thanks to the First Amendment, there's not a single word in the English language that I should be afraid to say. But I am -- and the more afraid we are to use a word the more control that word has.

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See You Next Tuesday

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 11.17.2011

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My patient dropped her voice to a whisper, though we were the only two in the office. "She's such a 'See you next Tuesday'." It took me a minute. Peop...

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Vaginas Are The New Black

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011

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They're everywhere! It's almost as if you can't walk a block down a busy street without one smacking you in the face. They're taking over the internet, mainstream news, and the advertising field.

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