At the dawn of the suffrage movement, no known African-American women attended the famous Seneca Falls Convention, despite the abolitionist sentiments that gave birth to the campaign for women’s rights. White women, who were still powerless in many ways, needed to influence men to attain the vote. Susan B. Anthony had signed a declaration for […]
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Molly Pannell is a former FFL staffer, past editor of The American Feminist, WomenDeserveBetter.com contributor, and mother. She and her husband, George, are the parents of six children, ages 3 to 17: three girls and three boys. Their 8-year-old daughter has a rare genetic condition that causes intellectual disabilities and serious medical conditions. Molly was
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Now, I know what you’re thinking: I don’t shave my legs, I’ve never worn a bra, and I am obsessed with cats. So, really, I’m just a stereotypical feminist. But because I’m a guy, it’s seen as somehow weird or unmasculine to self-identify as a feminist, and weirder still to self-identify as a pro-life feminist.
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Confronting the Hallway Harasser It was my first week on my first real job. I was only 21. There was only one door to enter the building in the morning and a long hallway to walk down. At the end of the hallway was a man’s office, which you would have to pass to go
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