Feminists

Remembering a landmark book 50 years later »

By Annie Laurie Gaylor, February 19, 2013

Tuesday, Feb. 19, marks the half-century anniversary of the publication of a book that changed women’s lives. The book was “The Feminine Mystique,” written by Smith College graduate Betty Friedan.read more

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Should we care if Taylor Swift and Katy Perry call themselves feminists? »

By Eve O'Connor, January 19, 2013

Taylor Swift declined to call herself a feminist in an interview with the Daily Beast. Then Katy Perry accepted Billboard’s Woman of the Year award by proclaiming that she’s not a feminist.read more

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The Moment I Became a Feminist »

By Terry Tempest Williams, April 2011 issue

Terry Tempest Williams identifies the moment she became a feminist.read more

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Chilean Mining Rescue Masks Underlying Problems »

By Amitabh Pal, October 14, 2010

Chile is still woefully dependent on the extraction of natural resources, which exposes members of the workforce to a life of danger.read more

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Radical Feminists on the Court »

Ruth Conniff, June 16, 2009

May the Right be right that, in Sotomayor, another secret radical is inching her way onto the Court.read more

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Feminists for McCain? »

By Ruth Conniff, June 20, 2008

John McCain has been dropping an awful lot of praise for Hillary Clinton into his speeches lately.read more

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