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If boys are snips and snails and puppy dogs tails, what are little girls made of?

Fire.

Learn how to be brave, daring, and free. Quick reads on:

  • Love 
  • Success 
  • Resistance

Let’s set the world on fire

 

What if you had to co-parent with your rapist?

For one California woman, that nightmare scenario is a daily reality.

how-to-make-hard-decision

If you’re paralyzed by choice, here are 5 methods to help you make hard decisions.

sexual-assault

The one thing we all want to know after a sexual assault accusation: Did he do it?

You’re asking the wrong question.

abortion-ban

Hold onto your birth control, ya’ll, and be ready to fight for your rights.

christian-right-abortion-domestic-gag-rule

In a move designed to reward his base and punish low-income Americans, the Trump administration released Feb. 22 the final version of a rule that would strip Planned Parenthood of federal family planning funds.  

They want to live in a Christian theocracy where the word of God is interpreted by rich white men.

Overcome-Unconscious-Bias

These 5 strategies have been scientifically proven to reduce bias and increase understanding.

support-black-women-ally

The #MeToo movement has been accused—fairly—of ignoring the needs of the women it was started to help.

Here’s how to do better.

R-Kelly-Sexual-Abuse-Race-Gender

Allegations of sexual abuse against R. Kelly go back decades, but nobody cared because the hits kept coming.

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R. Kelly is a monster. But we’re all to blame.

body-hair, body-positivity

Like it or not, hair is a feminist issue.

About Penelope Strange