The Biotic Woman: What the Hell is a Femivore?
I mentioned over the weekend that I was a little too miffed after reading the terribly myopic piece in the New York Times Magazine last weekend, "The Femivore's Dilemma," to write about it then. The...
View ArticleThe Wedding March: Size Doesn't Matter
With the whole world watching, it’s understandable that Kate Middleton wants to look her best on her wedding day. But her recent weight loss has provided the press with its favorite topic:...
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Fertile Ground: Farming for Feminism
Blame it on Laura Ingalls Wilder: Deep down, I always wanted to be a pioneer. I wasn’t raised on a farm, and when and if we did have a yard depending on where we moved, it was always pretty small. I...
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Fertile Ground: Five Films For the Ecofeminist in You
Within the last several years, some great eco-themed movies have swirled about in theaters and Netflix queues. Both scripted and documentary, these films have been effective at conscious-raising and...
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Lady Business: You want food stamps to go with that advanced degree?
Seriously.Pursuing a life of the mind is expensive. The recent hubbub over the cost of student loans proves that at all levels, from undergraduate to graduate school, the investment pays off…unless it...
View ArticleFertile Ground: Ecofeminism Needs Fighters
Sometimes—often—the news and media can get you down. For the ecofeminist, news can be downright devastating. Climate change is frying our cities, affecting the poorest people first—the majority women...
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Popaganda Episode: The Dinner Party, Featuring Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Feast on feminist art and food politics! The first course of this Popaganda episode savors artist Judy Chicago's influential work The Dinner Party with author Jane Gerhard, then gets a taste of modern...
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SNAP Judgment: Why No Food Stamps for Felons is a Bad Idea
When Sara Kruzan was seventeen, she was convicted of first-degree murder of a man who had subjected her to sexual abuse and forced prostitution. Earlier this month—18 years after her conviction—the...
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In New Book "Defiant Daughters," 21 Women Write About Vegans, Meat, and Feminism
Our ethical decisions are our own.But Defiant Daughters, the new anthology of feminist food politics out this spring from Lantern Books, pushes readers to consider the connection between oppression of...
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