Marcia G. Yerman
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The stated mission of the organization is “to increase women's presence in the public debate, emphasizing those who are least often heard, including women of color, low-income women, lesbians, youth and older women.”
Read...When recounting that Mildred didn’t like that Gayle was flat-chested at 15, we learn how Mom stuffed her daughter’s bathing suit top with foam. It escaped and floated away during a swim lesson. Rather than express regret at the incident, Mildred offers the response, “Your boobs grew, and your nose grew.”
Read...Full Disclosure: Donald Trump is impacting my mental health.
Read...“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated,” Angelou pronounced.
Read...Known on the Internet for her Marrying George Clooney blog (and book by the same name), Ferris is constantly engaged with a slew of followers and friends on her Facebook page. They religiously check in to see her daily thoughts on life, love, politics, and more.
Read...It was surrealistic to read Trump’s presidential statement pronouncing April as Sexual Assault Awareness
Read...When my son was six years old, I took him into the voting booth with me, so he could experience what I consider the sacred duty of each American ci
Read...Thanks to social media, consumers are able to reach out to brands and directly express their pleasure — or displeasure — with a company’s product. I frequently react to advertisements that annoy my sensibilities via Twitter (I give shout outs, too!), using the hashtag #fem2. This summer’s Schick ad, with three bikini-clad young women standing behind bush-type trees in front of their pubic area, irritated me to no end.
Read...It looked a lot like the photo in 2012. The one of the panel of white men testifying on the Affordable Care Act regulations calling for health coverage of contraception. It prompted New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney to ask indignantly, “Where are the women?”
Read...Women's History Month — it should be a celebratory time as women reflect on all they have accomplished.
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