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She Said WHAT at the Interview?

November 25, 2011by Paige 1 Comment

So I’m sitting at who could potentially be my new boss’s office, and I experienced something I think may be common for many job seekers like me: discovering a boss […]

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From a Latina Femenista: What makes a Latin Man so Irresistible?

July 27, 2011by Paige 1 Comment

So last night, I was watching an old favorite on TV: Desperado, that 1995 action flick starring Salma Hayek and an IRRESISTIBLE Antonio Banderas. Needless to say, it was a […]

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Kari Byron and Mayim Bialik Understand Nerdy Girls

July 24, 2011by Paige 1 Comment

From CNN’s Ann Hoevel titled: Kari Byron and Mayim Bialik understand nerdy girls. Just had to repost! A popular topic of discussion at this year’s Comic-Con has been how women […]

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15 Aspects That Must be Recognized In 3rd Wave Feminism

June 5, 2011by Paige Leave a comment

Originally posted on http://www.dailykos.com. These points were so spot-on! Had to repost: The following is a incomplete list of my many thoughts, objections, and suggestions concerning the current state of […]

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Why SlutWalk?

June 1, 2011by Paige Leave a comment

This incisive article was originally posted by Broadsnark on May 19, 2011. I loved it so much I reposted it here: One morning, when I was in eighth grade, I […]

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A Video Answer to All Those Pressing Questions?

May 23, 2011by Paige Leave a comment

A day of wanderings through YouTube and found some rewarding videos to share. They brought up great ideas and points about such life questions as:  What is Beyoncé really doing […]

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Spotlight: Planned Parenthood’s New Battle

May 22, 2011by Paige 1 Comment

It seems Planned Parenthood is in constant battle with conservative legislators (men, in particular) in the political spectrum. This month, Republican governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill in […]

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You don't have to be anti-man to be pro-woman. ~ Jane Galvin Lewis
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I think it’s about time we voted for senators with breasts. After all, we’ve been voting for boobs long enough.
~ Clarie Sargent, Arizona senatorial candidate
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Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesn’t have what it takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have what it takes.”
~Clare Boothe Luce
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I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.
~Rebecca West
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Women belong in the house... and the Senate. ~Author Unknown
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Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their oppressors.
~Evelyn Cunningham
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I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.
~Anaïs Nin
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Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage.
~Author Unknown
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I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
~Alanis Morissette
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I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.
~Madonna
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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
~Joseph Conrad
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Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.
~Lois Wyse
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I became a feminist as an alternative to becoming a masochist.
~Sally Kempton
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It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.
~Susan B. Anthony
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There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women.
~Madeleine K. Albright
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I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns, and women join the unqualified men in running our government.
~Cissy Farenthold

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