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Gloria Feldt : Gender Disparities and Aniston-O’Reilly Spat
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly attacked Jennifer Aniston for her comments on single parenting. Photos by Sykes, AP; Lovekin / Getty. Image from New York Daily News.Women’s Equality Day:Aniston comments on single parentingGet O’Reilly all riled upBy Gloria Feldt / … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors, Bill O'Reilly, Film, Fox News, Gender, Gloria Feldt, Jennifer Aniston, Parenting, Popular Culture, Right Wing Media, Women
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Ruth Rosen : The New Right-Wing Christian Feminism
Women’s Christian Temperance Union.In the late nineteenth century, female reformers sought to protect the family from “worldly dangers.”The Tea Party and the newRight-wing Christian feminism By Ruth Rosen /July 6, 2010 Why have American women become so active in the … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Christian Right, Conservatives, Evangelical Christians, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Tea Baggers, Women
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /13
An Afghani man sits in the rubble of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1995. Image from Countries and their Cultures.Part 13: 1992-1998A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 5, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, Pakistan, South Asia, Taliban, Women, World History
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John Ross : The ‘Feminization’ of Mexican Agriculture
Purepecha woman in reboza, on plate from Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan. Image from Teyacapan / Flickr.Working the parcela:‘Feminization’ is hope for Mexican agriculture By John Ross / The Rag Blog / May 24, 2010 SANTA CRUZ TANACO, Mexico — When I first … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Indigenous People, John Ross, Mexico, Women
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Mother’s Day 2010 : ‘State of the World’s Mothers’
Afghan mother and child. Photo from Center for American Progress.U.S. ranking not so good…Reporting on the status of mothers The dreadful circumstances of so many of the world’s mothers and children on this Mother’s Day are preventable. There is enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Infant Mortality, Jack A. Smith, Mother's Day, Poverty, Women
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Nebraska : Protecting Women From Themselves
Sen. Cap Dierks introduced Nebraska’s new law restricting abortions.Legislators in NebraskaTighten restrictions on abortion By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 It looks like the male legislators in Nebraska are determined to keep women in a … Continue reading
SPORT / March Madness MVP? Baylor’s Brittney Griner
Baylor’s Brittney Griner. Photo from metatube.Baylor’s Brittney Griner:The story of this year’s ‘Big Dance’By Dave Zirin / March 29, 2010 A 6’ 8” freshman is changing the way we understand hoops in the 2010 NCAA tournament and unless you’re paying … Continue reading
Tom Keough : The Unionization of Starbucks and the Rape of Kati Moore
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. California teen girl sues Starbucks over sexual abuse Seattle-based Starbucks is feeling the heat over an ex-worker’s accusations of sex abuse on the job. And an ABC News investigation has uncovered evidence that it’s part … Continue reading
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Tagged IWW, Labor Unions, Political Cartoon, Sexual Abuse, Starbucks, Tom Keough, Women
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Farrah’s Story : How Could the Academy Forget Her?
Survivors remember…How could the Academy forget Farrah? By Jody Schoger / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 American icon and Emmy-award winning actress Farah Fawcett was notably absent in the traditional memorial included each year as part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Actresses, Cancer, Farrah Fawcett, Film, Health, Judy Schoger, Women
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San Antonio : Thousands Rally for International Women’s Day
More than 2,000 demonstrators celebrated International Women’s Day, Saturday, March 6, in San Antonio. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.International Women’s Day:Multi-ethnic coalitionCelebrates the struggles of women By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Alice Embree, International Women's Day, San Antonio, Social Action, Texas, Women
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The Women of Bolivia : A Reason to Celebrate
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales congratulates his new Minister of Productive Development Antonia Rodriguez Medrano in La Paz on 23 Jan 2010. Photo by Juan Karita / AP.International Women’s Day:In Evo Morales’ BoloviaWomen are playing a major roleBy Richard Lee / … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, Evo Morales, International Women's Day, Latin America, Richard Lee, South America, Women, World
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