Today in evergreen ledes: a trio of women who benefitted immensely from gains made by feminists yet don't appear to understand what feminism is appeared on a Fox News program to talk about how feminism is bad.

After the Supreme Court's decision to strike down key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act this year, some states hit the ground running with new laws that would make it much more difficult for women and minorities to cast their ballots. Unfortunately, it now seems like this could bite them in the ass, as one of…

Great news, fans of supergroups. The twenty-four Republican women in the US House of Representatives have joined forces to form the Women's Policy Committee, a group that's supposed to raise the profile of the conservative ladies serving in Congress. Too bad that Team Awesome has spent most of its Girl Power Time in…

Everything was probably fine when you woke up today — you went about your morning routine, brushing your teeth either before or after breakfast, either of which is perfectly fine because in America, your dental hygiene should be your business, making plans to do something fun but inexorably falling into a state of…

Last night, Sarah Palin surprised nobody when she announced that she's not running for President. With her bright shiny star fading and Michele Bachmann tied up in the Republican Presidential primary, it will probably be awhile before it's clear who will fill the upcoming Scary But Engrossing Republican Lady Vacuum…

On Good Morning America today, Christine O'Donnell said she hated her "I'm not a witch" ad, and that the experience taught her to trust her gut, the way a good Tea Partier should. However, she also said she got a lot of unfair criticism as a conservative female candidate.

Republicans took the House in a historic sweep, but failed to take the Senate — or elect rich-lady candidates (Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, Linda McMahon) and sundry crazy people (Sharron Angle, Christine O'Donnell, Carl Paladino). Here's a complete rundown.

Hoping to remind women who is at least nominally on our side, the White House will issue a report about its own efforts on equal pay. But why talk about substance when we could just talk about Mean Girls?

Some things you need to know about Christine O'Donnell this morning: She is not really a witch, she's you — and her father is not the ur-Bozo the Clown. Sideshow, anyone?

Feminists. That's essentially Jessica Valenti's provocative thesis: mainstream feminism insistence on electing women, not woman-friendly platforms, and intergenerational strife helped the "Mama Grizzlies" of today co-opt feminism. But, she argues, it's not too late to set the record straight.

Number of schools Christine O'Donnell said she attended which never heard of her: Two. Also, two video parodies of her pronouncements on masturbation and pregnancy.

In the new lady wingnut documentary, Michele Bachmann says, "This administration has embraced something called gangster government." There is "black-and-white footage of gangsters" in the film, plus a convenience store robbing at gunpoint — symbolizing alleged government thuggishness, apparently.

Having exhausted the topic of Barbara Boxer's hair, Carly Fiorina has a new line of attack: Boxer's polite request to be called "Senator."

Dan Savage proposes that "every day between now and November 2...be Masturbate to Christine O'Donnell Day." We have news for Savage: The Tea Party dudes have you beat. So to speak.

Nevada's Republican candidate has said, "How about maternity leave? I'm not going to have anymore babies, but I sure get to pay for it on my insurance. Those are the kinds of things that we want to get rid of."

"The woman Democrats love to hate" was how Sean Hannity introduced Christine O'Donnell last night. Correction: Democrats love her, as long she stays 15 points behind. So how'd it go? Well, she's a PR person, and she knows that much.

On one of batshit family-values conservative Christine O'Donnell's Politically Incorrect appearances, she was confronted by none other than Ben Affleck. He said she had a little "Monica flair" to her, and then mocked and flirted with her.