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2013 Daily Essay Claims Post Below is the listing of daily 14 Valentines topics for 2013.
To sign up to write an essay for a particular day, please do the following please comment to this post and indicate which day you'd like to claim. I will reply to confirm your claim, and ask you to provide me with your email address. You can provide it to me in a comment, via a message, or email it to me at
tonguesandtales@gmail.com Day 1 - Women and Body Image
Day 2 - Women's Physical and Mental Health
Day 3 - Women and Reproductive Rights and Motherhood
Day 4 - Women and Sexual Assault
Day 5 - Women and Domestic/Partner Violence
Day 6 - Women and Political Action
Day 7 - Women and Athletics
Day 8 - Women and Work/Employment
Day 9 - Women of Color
Day 10 - Women and Economics/Poverty
Day 11 - Women and Media
Day 12 - GLBTQ Women
Day 13 - Women and War/Peace
Day 14 - Women and Education
There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to writing community essays for daily topics.
First and foremost, while we have dedicated topics related to GLBTQ Women, and Women of Color, that does not, and should not, exclude inclusion or discussion of GLBTQ women or WOC on any other day. This is significant because the experiences of WOCs and women in the GLBTQ communities can differ greatly from those of white cis straight women.
Secondly, we do not have a dedicated International topic because each topic (and each women's issue) has an international component inherent within it-that is, the scope of women's issues varies and is different depending on geography/location. Those who want to write community essays on any topic are welcome and encouraged to focus on the issue from a global perspective, or even to examine the issue in relation to a specific country.
Finally, the daily topics are broad. Please don't feel that you have to take a broad approach when contributing an essay. If you'd like to focus on a particular aspect of a topic, or focus on the experiences of a certain group of women in relation to the topic, you are welcome to.