Archive For March, 2011
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Emma Goldman: Anarchist, activist, atheist The conception of gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature and harassed by them, saw in every terrifying manifestation some [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Pam Spaulding: Blogger, political activist Pam Spaulding is the editor and publisher of Pam’s House Blend (pamshouseblend.com), honored as “Best LGBT Blog” in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards. The Blend, which averages [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Granny Peace Brigade: Awesome radical anti-war grannies. Before us, Raging Grannies of Tucson, AZ tried to enlist in the US military and were arrested for trespassing. Media coverage of that effort inspired New [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Maggie Kuhn: Founder of the Gray Panthers At age 65, when many people prepare for quiet years, Maggie Kuhn embarked on the greatest adventure and most important work of her life. In 1970, [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. April Winchell (aka Helen Killer): Comedian, voice actor, comedy writer, Regretsy lady Years ago when I was just starting out as an advertising copywriter, I was given an assignment I couldn’t get right. [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Margaret, what’s goin on in North Korea? Margaret, what’s up with that guy? I DO NOT KNOW. I HAVE NO IDEA. NO, I DO NOT HAVE HIS PHONE NUMBER! Margaret Cho: Comedian, feminist, [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Coretta Scott King: Author, activist, civil rights leader, badass. I mean, seriously, how is Coretta Scott King not worthy of the “badass” label? Q: You’ve been outspoken in your support of gay rights [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Tammy Faye Messner (aka Tammy Faye Bakker): American televangelist How sad that we as Christians, who are to be the salt of the earth, and we, who are supposed to be able to [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. Voltairine de Cleyre: In the words of Emma Goldman, “the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced.” Why? Why, when murder now is stalking in your streets, when dens of infamy [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month 2011, I’ve selected one woman to profile every day from March 1st – March 31st, 2011. VaginaPagina: a volunteer-run website dedicated to giving real information about sexual health Founded in 2001, VaginaPagina is an online community that offers a supportive, progressive, body- and sex-positive environment in which to discuss [...]
