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Competing at the Olympics in 1956
Posted on the Apr 23, 2012 by Carlin Ross
This is a picture of Swedish high jumper Gunhild Larking at the 1956 Olympics. I love the look of determination on her face. You had to be so strong to make those inroads.   I think...
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The Women's Vote
Posted on the Apr 18, 2012 by Betty Dodson
I so admire Jon Stewart. His brilliant skit last night dealt with the all male panel that debated women's use of contraception. It was fucking hysterical. You know, the kind of humor that is so real...
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The Way She's Looking at Her
Posted on the Apr 14, 2012 by Carlin Ross
The way this little girl is looking at this female soldier in Afghanistan....just melts me. 
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Ashley Judd & Woman Hatred
Posted on the Apr 11, 2012 by LilithLand
I just finished reading Ashley Judd's article in the Daily Beast. And I had to blog about it. For those who haven't heard, there has been a lot of media speculation over the last few weeks that she...
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Rachel Maddow's Year Book Photo
Posted on the Apr 09, 2012 by Carlin Ross
She looks like a surfer girl in high school.  Would anyone have guessed she'd become the media titan she is today?  Love you, Rachel
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My Thoughts on The Female Brain Part I
Posted on the Apr 07, 2012 by Eric Amaranth
I just finished reading Dr. Louann Brizendine’s book, The Female Brain, and in this post, I’ll focus mainly on her section about female sexual response and orgasm. The preceding chapters were...
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The Sexually Promiscuous Female
Posted on the Apr 05, 2012 by Carlin Ross
Yes, this is a real book cover and for $0.50 you could read the case histories of real "promiscuous" women. In today's political climage, I think this book would sell off the shelves.  You'd...
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Some Feminists Border on Female Supremacy Over Gender Equality
Posted on the Apr 03, 2012 by VirginMonoblogger
New discoveries worth mentioning: I absolutely HATE medical-surgical nursing, The Amazing Dr. G is moving away, and my therapist is probably the most awesome fucking feminist in my area. I don't have...
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First Person Feminism
Posted on the Mar 29, 2012 by Marisa Black
Many a writing teacher told me to limit my number of sentences and paragraphs beginning with "I." Since posting here and on my own site, I've tossed that directive aside, embracing I-statements...
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Because It Costs More to be a Woman
Posted on the Mar 22, 2012 by Carlin Ross
When I worked at the Attorney General's office we investigated gender pricing and found that women are gauged at every turn.  Unfortunately, there wasn't anything we could do about it legally....
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The First Chinese Woman to Fly for the US Military
Posted on the Mar 21, 2012 by Carlin Ross
This is Hazel Lee - the first Chinese woman to fly for the United States military.  Although flying under military command, Hazel was classified as a civilian because, well, women couldn't be...
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Working War Women Colorized
Posted on the Mar 11, 2012 by Carlin Ross
I just love this image.  The strength...the resolve...those arms.
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Happy Belated International Women's Day
Posted on the Mar 09, 2012 by The Intern
It was International Women's Day yesterday. I couldn’t help but complain about the fact that women have been pushing for equal rights for the last few hundred years.  We started calling them...
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Bad Romance Parody for International Women's Day
Posted on the Mar 09, 2012 by Carlin Ross
It's a bit cheesy but poignant.  You have to remember that black men were given the right to vote a half century before women.  And we were NOT given the right to vote - we had to fight...
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The Slut Spike
Posted on the Mar 07, 2012 by Carlin Ross
I found this graph and had to share - the word "slut" is trending alright and I'm f*cking sick of it. I'm sick of "slut" and "whore" being the worst thing you can say about a woman.  In our...
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