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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Navigating a 'Crooked Room': Reflections From Black Women on Their Experiences in Progressive Spaces [View all] 58 bravenak Feb 2015 Feb 2015 11 12564
Another Reason We'll Miss Leonard Nimoy: He Championed Full-Figured Women 8 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 41 3046
A Letter to My Children About Fifty Shades of Grey [View all] 70 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 Feb 2015 79 25626
8 Things Some A$$#ole Says in Every Debate About Sexism 9 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 20 3649
When cupcake gets a hide 7 mercuryblues Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2566
Flo Kennedy--black feminist from way before the 70s 1 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1946
Despite the significance of Mary Wollstonecraft's life and work, she has no monument. 0 Exhibit A Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 1474
Racism affects black girls as much as boys. So why are girls being ignored? 5 brer cat Feb 2015 Feb 2015 11 2206
I need some help finding a case 9 marym625 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2882
I Am the ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ the Men in Your Life Talk About, And I Have a Few Things to Say… 17 Exhibit A Feb 2015 Feb 2015 38 5229
wow. just wow. 5 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2175
Cracked: 8 Things Some A$$#ole Says in Every Debate About Sexism 6 Exhibit A Feb 2015 Feb 2015 10 2368
and for good measure ... sending this one out for Patricia Arquette and me too 0 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1534
Mae Jemison 4 GeoWilliam750 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 2099
Well - at least they are paying attn to the Paycheck Fairness Act . . . 9 JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 Feb 2015 14 2288
One Perfect Tweet Shows Just How Ridiculous Everything Is 38 BainsBane Feb 2015 Feb 2015 95 8820
Please take a moment to give this thread some support and if you remember Ava - 2 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1724
Watch this Parks and Recreation episode about feminism and MRAs. 0 cui bono Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1593
"Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity" 1 YoungDemCA Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 9230
LA Times: Women are leaving the tech industry in droves 4 YoungDemCA Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2507
Female academics face huge sexist bias 12 Exhibit A Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2944
Black and Latina women scientists sometimes mistaken for janitors 3 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 11 2065
Please Help. 16 littlemissmartypants Feb 2015 Feb 2015 21 4382
Question ... 15 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 3502
simple definition of sex and gender. or ? 8 seabeyond Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 2983
this heart thing is interesting. but... 16 seabeyond Feb 2015 Feb 2015 11 2898
Quick question for Group Hosts. 6 William769 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1930
I'm Just a Japanese girl!!! 0 yuiyoshida Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 1748
“Lean the f*** away from me”: Jessica Williams 21 BainsBane Feb 2015 Feb 2015 25 4047
What Superhero Films Can Learn From "Charlie's Angels" 1 el_bryanto Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1683

History of Feminism Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
In Oakland's Radical Brownies, Girls Collect Merit Badges for Activism 12 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 14 3088
Sweden's Prostitution Solution: Why Hasn't Anyone Tried This Before? [View all] 51 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 34 9692
Black, queer, feminist, erased from history 1 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 1876
Pickup guru Roosh V: End rape by making it legal 14 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 4426
In honor of Leslie Gore 6 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 14 2742
Average Black Girl 0 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1728
Study: Black Girls Are Being Pushed Out of School 2 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 14 2036
A Psychiatrist’s Letter to Young People about Fifty Shades of Grey 7 Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 Feb 2015 17 3149
For Lucy and Anarcha 7 mercuryblues Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 2361
Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners 2 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2495
Limbaugh: Scott Walker Should Say He Quit College Because He 'Didn't Want To Be Accused Of Rape' 11 LanternWaste Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2612
Philippines: Manila students protest violence against women 1 yuiyoshida Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1605
Grown up Wednesday Addams vs. catcallers 5 Warpy Feb 2015 Feb 2015 14 3920
(Because Blondes!) Actual words people say to a blonde woman studying engineering at MIT 20 Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 Feb 2015 5 5871
More Female Executives Means Less Tax Evasion, Study Finds 4 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 15 1891
I'm Brianna Wu, and I'm Risking My Life Standing Up to Gamergate (HuffPo) 0 YoungDemCA Feb 2015 Feb 2015 27 1848
There has been a lot of discussion in the media about Harper Lee since the story about her new book 9 greatlaurel Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 2587
Did you know that I am one of the nastiest bullies on DU? A mindless bitch to boot. [View all] 161 sheshe2 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 23 53287
"All pregnant women get a vaginal ultrasound at 6-8 weeks gestation." 30 CTyankee Jan 2015 Feb 2015 5 5284
Bulimia Comedy 'The Skinny' Aims to Conquer Television's Last Taboo 4 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1990
(HOF THREAD!) SO is the word "BITCH" still acceptable on DU... (Poll) [View all] 134 yuiyoshida Jan 2015 Feb 2015 13 37638
Lindy West, others tell of graphic verbal abuse on Twitter 4 shenmue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 5 1877
Cartoon: How Rape Makes Women Poorer 6 KitSileya Feb 2015 Feb 2015 25 2817
Judd Apatow gets it. 0 cui bono Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1708
Joss Whedon: 'Quiet Misogyny' Within Industry Prevents Growth Of Female Superheroes 7 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 15 2332
They Agreed To Die Early If They Could Have 'The Perfect Body.' Yep, Die. 5 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2224
"My country's problem with menstruation" (Anisha Bhavnani) 9 Exhibit A Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 3594
Women Read Playboy For The First Time The Huffington Post (NSFW) 22 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 6075
Brave New Voices -14 - LA: Rape Joke 26 Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 Feb 2015 10 4341
This Woman Lost 172 Pounds, So Why Won’t a Fitness Magazine Show Her Body? 3 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 6 5240

History of Feminism Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Ten responses to the phrase "Man up" 6 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 16 2774
What happened when I confronted my cruellest troll [View all] 53 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 118 16512
Rosa Parks' Other (Radical) Side 5 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 7 2110
“Plain” female person Colleen McCullough also did science, wrote books 15 sheshe2 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 20 3579
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Mosby Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1616
Mindy Kaling is actually invisible, just like all minority women 4 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2421
Indian rapper speaks out on misogyny 0 shenmue Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 1543
*NSFW* The Pervocracy gets through "50 Shades of Grey" chapter by chapter- hilarious 4 ismnotwasm Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2867
Interesting comments by Bjork on her musical career 7 el_bryanto Feb 2015 Feb 2015 9 2336
Prison Inequality: Women and Race 5 sheshe2 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 6 2399
How Tipping Helped Make Sexual Harassment the Norm for Female Servers 4 eridani Feb 2015 Feb 2015 18 2418
"I swear it to you on my common woman's head, the common woman is as common as ~ 28 sheshe2 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 36 10487
Why 2015’s Pop Music Scene Looks a Lot Like 1995’s 2 ismnotwasm Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2136
Republican abortion bill shows they still believe many women lie about rape 9 sheshe2 Jan 2015 Jan 2015 10 3208
Cosby: "Trust Me." (trigger warning) 2 YoungDemCA Jan 2015 Jan 2015 11 1955
The Real Lolita 16 ismnotwasm Dec 2014 Jan 2015 10 11056
The plight of the bitter nerd: Why so many awkward, shy guys end up hating feminism (Salon) 35 YoungDemCA Jan 2015 Jan 2015 15 7111
Fighting the Wikipedia boys’ club 4 ismnotwasm Jan 2015 Jan 2015 8 2276
well, this is pretty sad 1 Kali Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 1910
“I am No Man” Doesn’t Cut It: The Story of Eowyn (Lord of the Rings/popular culture-related) 6 YoungDemCA Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 2442
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