By Mandy Shunnarah Maybe it’s just me, but in my recent trips to bookstores, I’ve noticed an inordinate amount of “wife” titles in the fiction section. The Aviator’s Wife, The Paris Wife, The Time Traveler’s Wife, The Senator’s Wife, Ahab’s Wife, The Shoemaker’s Wife… and a Goodreads search of “wife” will yield many more. My… Continue reading A Lesson in Bookstore Feminism
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Celebrating girl power with the Birmingham Girls Club
By Javacia Harris Bowser We called them Girl Power Pow Wows. Sherri Ross Walters and I would meet with some of our best gal pals at a Birmingham-area restaurant and chat about our goals and personal projects. During one of these meetings Sherri shared an idea she had to start an organization for women, an… Continue reading Celebrating girl power with the Birmingham Girls Club
The (non)Evolution of Female TV Characters
By Clair McLafferty When I have kids, they will not be allowed to watch The X-Files until they have watched the entirety of Joss Whedon’s body of work. They will not watch Star Trek Into Darkness until they have been thoroughly indoctrinated, I mean, introduced to the original series. Call me what you will, but… Continue reading The (non)Evolution of Female TV Characters
Loving Frank: A feminist historical fiction romance?
Book Review of Loving Frank by Nancy Horan Review by Mandy Shunnarah If you’re like me, the idea of reading a historical fiction romance is more than a little gimmicky. It’s the sort of book I’m almost embarrassed to be seen with or admit I’ve read. But there was something about Nancy Horan’s novel Loving… Continue reading Loving Frank: A feminist historical fiction romance?
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
By Javacia Harris Bowser, See Jane Write Magazine Founding Editor What would you do if you weren’t afraid? That’s the question Sheryl Sandberg posed to women in the audience during her keynote talk at last month’s BlogHer ’13 conference in Chicago. Placed in the center of the tables at which we attendees were seated were… Continue reading What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?