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    Rare Affinity: Things have progressed so much that it is sometimes easy to forget the changes that have been made..and could be lost! I started working with women, w... more »
    merv: I don't care what any motherfucker says. Burning underwear will always be very, very bad ass. more »
    gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy: At almost 47, I have seen so many things happen that I think alot of younger women take for granted. Sure, there have been mistakes along the way, but... more »
    LucilleTwoStep: Hallelujah and amen -- this 38B loves it when there is some commraderie about not wearing bras! Now, my refusal to wear bras probably stems more from ... more »
    swimmingly: My bra sucks today, some sort of bottom of the drawer thing I bought with the purpose of it being seen, not worn under a t-shirt to be constantly adju... more »
    SarahMC: What on earth is a speculum party? more »
    EkaterinaBallerina: My grandmother is an old school feminist and I totally love her for it. She used to scare me a bit with how militant she could be, but as I got older ... more »
    LaComtesse: I was at a program last night wherein women of three different faiths discussed religion and feminism. The women were of two generations--the oldest 7... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Actually, speculum parties still happen. The women's resource center I volunteer at hosted a plastic speculum decorating party during the week leading... more »
    saintbernadette: So just to the left of this mention of speculum parties, I see the Consumer Reports' key to their rating system. All the little circles suddenly look ... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: Now, I DO appreciate that I am not forced to wear pointy pillows made of space-aged polymers like my grandmother and great-grandmother were. Thanks, ... more »
    tscheese: It's ALWAYS a party when I bring my vagina. more »
    PilgrimSoul: I'll go out on a limb here and say it: I love old feminists. I do. I am so tired of listening to criticism of them, most of which is entirely well-p... more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: "...Clothing is more than just fashion, it actually expresses something about society." hell yeah it does, lady more »
    flaxen_vixen: I get the bra burning thing and the corralling of women's bodies for men's pleasure. This vixen is the owner of some barely B's...and sometimes a girl... more »
  • #wevecomealongway

    Feminists Discuss History, Vagina Parties, Bra Burning

    BBC Radio 4 has aired its first episode of "Call Yourself A Feminist," a discussion of feminism in the 60's and 70's, and it is now accessible online. More »
  • #chicklit

    Gertrude Stein: “Unreadable, Self-Indulgent And Excruciatingly Boring.”

    A new book by critic Elaine Showalter begs the question, are women writers now just writers? More »