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calling all academics...
Hey Everyone,
I decided to make a community that was entirely dedicated to women and academia. We are a strange breed often typecast as Blue Stockings and Spinsters we work and study in a male dominated field, but unlike lady engineers and politicians often we slip beneath the radar of that particular paradigm: women in male dominated industries. ( Read more... ) -
Free Years Subscription to Prevention Magazine
Hello. I got this from my mail. You can get a free subscription of Prevention magazine. I've subscribed to it and I think it's a good mag. It covers various areas of women's lives, children, physical health, sexual health. A ton of interesting things. I have all my issues still after I read them, though mom says it's because I'm a pack rat. But I ( Read more... ) -
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Hi! I am working on an art project about the book "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" by Judy Blume. If this book had an impact on you growing up, maybe you could fill out this quick survey? I know I would never have become a feminist without these books. Did they have a similar impact on you? If you have any questions or comments, or, if you ( Read more... ) -
"Invisible" and "It's" Illustrated Poems
These poems are from my book, "Dead Wrong - the truth about domestic violence, incest and child abuse."
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I hope everyone is having a relaxing summer!
Hello all,
It's been quiet in this parts for some time. Summer is in high gear (well in this hemisphere). What is everyone up to? Any brain storms happening on future events? Feminist networking? Jobs/volunteer work?
Share what's going on in your feminist lives. I will try to post soon about some of my activities at work.
Take care!
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CLPP annual reproductive justice conference
The Civil Liberties & Public Policy Program at Hampshire College invites you to our free annual reproductive justice conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts from Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 1, 2007. More information can be found on our website: http://clpp.hampshire.edu
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Call for Proposals for Upcoming Conference
I'm assisting the Desiree Alliance with their upcoming conference and thought there might be some interest in this community. The Desiree Alliance is "a coalition of sex workers, social scientists, professional sex educators, scholars, health professionals, and their supporting networks." Their conference is on July 19th-20th in San Francisco, CA. ( Read more... ) -
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IMPACT Defense Against Multiple Assailants class
(cross-posted on a few relevant communities) Fighting multiple unarmed assailants bore some similarities to fighting single unarmed assailants. Firstly, the premise of the attack was sexual assault or some other act that implied the assailants wanted you alive and aware of what they were doing until they felt that they had managed to ( Read more... ) -
Women's Studies Conference on March 24, 2007 in Albany NY
Hello everyone. I was emailed about this upcoming conference that is looking for submissions up until February 2nd, 2007.
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