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What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

May 5, 2022 Alaina Leave a comment

Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens Given all the praise and general excitement I’ve seen for this book, as well…

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Filed under: cantoras, carolinaderobertis, deliaowens, feminism, gayrights, lgbtq, readmore, readmorewomenslit, representation, representationmatters, resist, whativebeenreadinglately, wherethecrawdadssing, womenslit

Badass Women: Oodgeroo Noonuccal

October 17, 2021 Alaina Leave a comment

Oodgeroo Noonuccal, also called Kath Walker and born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska, was an Australian Aboriginal poet, writer, and activist…

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Filed under: aboriginalrights, australia, badasswomen, fuckhate, fuckracism, herstory, kathleenjeanmaryruska, kathwalker, oodgeroonoonuccal, readmore, readmorewomenshistory, resist, wearegoing, womenshistory

Badass Women: Viola Desmond

July 15, 2021 Alaina Leave a comment

Viola Desmond was a civil rights activist and businesswoman from Nova Scotia, Canada. I first discovered her through the Encyclopedia…

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Filed under: antiracism, badasswomen, feminism, fuckhate, herstory, resist, violadesmond, womenshistory

Wednesday Wisdom

July 14, 2021 Alaina Leave a comment

One of the hardest things, isn’t it? To stay angry at the injustices of the world while still remaining open…

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Filed under: feminism, fightinjustice, fuckhate, resist, stayangry, stayopen, stayopentoloveandlight, wednesdaywisdom

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

February 15, 2021 Alaina Leave a comment

Upstream, Mary Oliver Lovely quotes by Mary Oliver are constantly posted all over the internet (my favorite being—“Tell me, what…

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Filed under: americanprimitive, feminism, fuckhate, fuckmen, ihatemen, maryoliver, menaretrash, paulineharmange, readmore, readmorewomenslit, resist, upstream, whativebeenreadinglately, womenslit

Badass Women: Giulia Tofana

January 18, 2021 Alaina Leave a comment

Not much is known or can be corroborated about Giulia Tofana, but she is thought to have been born in…

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Filed under: aquatofana, feminism, giuliatofana, italianhistory, poison, resist, womenshistory

Wednesday Wisdom

January 13, 2021 Alaina Leave a comment

Woman as her own person, telling her own stories from her own perspective.

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Filed under: feminism, fuckhate, readmorewomenslit, resist, womanasherownperson

What I’ve Been Reading Lately… last of 2020!

December 27, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

This is my last reading post of the year! I have read 70 books this year. I think this might…

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Filed under: barackobama, christinadalcher, clairemessud, feminism, fuckhate, gilead, marilynnerobinson, readmore, resist, thelastlife, vox, womenslit

Badass Women: Maria Anna Mozart

November 17, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

I recently listened to a podcast about Maria Anna Mozart from Stuff You Missed in History Class (highly recommend—it’s one…

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Filed under: badasswomen, fucksexism, fuckthepatriarchy, mariaannamozart, music, resist, sexism, stuffyoumissedinhistoryclass

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

September 7, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes This behind-the-scenes peek into the life of the now-famous writer behind the likes of Grey’s…

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Filed under: angrywomen, antiracism, bellhooks, feminism, greysanatomy, herstory, privatepractice, readmore, resist, scandal, shondarhimes, womenslit

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