Category Archives: feminism

FAQ: Why are there so many fights between feminists?

March 10, 2007 · by · in clarifying-concepts, classism, discrimination, Family & Work, FAQ, feminisms, gender, identity, introductory, privilege, race & racism, Sexuality & Health, Social Justice, womanism

Quoting from Sage’s FAQ: 1. Why do feminists all disagree? Feminism isn’t a movement, it’s an argument! We all want to raise the status of women to the level of men, to feel safe and respected, and to have a fair and equal chance for all our opinions to be heard. Since the movement is […]

FAQ: What is feminism?

March 10, 2007 · by · in 101, clarifying-concepts, FAQ, feminism, introductory

Introductory Essays Feminism in the United States: A Short Illustrated History from about.com International Women’s Day: a brief history from the UN Classic Quote “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a […]

OK, this blog has been moribund long enough

March 9, 2007 · by · in 101, announcements, feminism, FF101-admin, Solidarity & Sisterhood

I’m actually going to try and get this thing going again. Rather than try and generate material specifically for this blog, I’m going to make it more of a link farm (with occasional calls to activism). Every now and then I might do a roundup of material that answers FAQs. This week was International Women’s […]

Jill Filipovic and internet searches

March 9, 2007 · by · in feminism, op-ed, sexism, sleazebags, Solidarity & Sisterhood

This is a crosspost to effect a Googlebomb, correcting an injustice against a fellow feminist blogger. Jill Filipovic, who blogs at Feministe and Ms. JD, is a NYU law student who has been the subject of cyber-obsession on a discussion board allegedly populated by law students. The discussions regarding Jill Filipovic (and many other female […]

Hello, world: it’s a feminism 101 blog

March 16, 2006 · by · in 101, announcements

It keeps getting said on a lot of feminist blogs that they’re not there to educate people in the baby steps of feminism, that they want to discuss matters at a level which assumes a reasonable familiarity with feminist theories and models. And they’re right, otherwise the same basic things just keep getting said over […]

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