Small Strokes Big Oaks

I’ve been doing a lot of research into the world of feminist blogs to find out what my fellow feminists have to say about marriage.  Tim (the fiancé) thinks this is because I feel the need to justify my decisions… Read more ›

How do you teach feminism if you are not a feminist? The question was originally asked of me by Laura, and I didn’t immediately have a comprehensive answer, but I think it is a vitally important question for teachers. Many,… Read more ›

Speaking of blogging for social good, I’m beginning the second part of the Literacy in the Feminist Blogging Community project for my master’s thesis (which will be finished in May!), which means I need more people to participate in the… Read more ›

For those of us in the blogosphere, it is no secret that blogging is a social action.  We may say we write for ourselves only, and that may be true to some extent.  We may not care what other people… Read more ›

My teaching feminism in schools series (well, actually this post) has been included in the newest Carnival of Feminists hosted by the wonderful frau sally benz over at Jump  off the Bridge.  There are some really great posts in this… Read more ›

Click here to subscribe via iTunes! Today’s podcast is an excerpt of  my “good wife” paper about whether or not my confidence caused some of my former coworkers to bully me.  The original piece was inspired by Dara Chadwick and… Read more ›

There has been lots of stuff rumbling around in my head lately about names and weddings, and since you all seemed to want to know more about my wedding planning, I’ll rumble that stuff here. I don’t know about you,… Read more ›

Teaching feminism in schools is one of the most important feminist issues of our time. In order to empower young women, we need to teach them about women’s accomplishments through history, and we need to explore teaching methods that inspire… Read more ›

Today’s guest post in the Teaching Feminism series is from L, a feminist blogger and college composition teacher. You can find her blog at http://heartoffalsehood.wordpress.com and follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lazerbug. The theme of this series, Teaching Feminism, is… Read more ›

This is a cross-post of a guest post at the awesome http://feministcampus.blogspot.com.  You have probably read most of this before on here, but it never hurts to see it twice! I don’t remember a specific moment of revelation during which… Read more ›

In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on hiatus for a few days.  You know you missed me; you can just admit it. 😉 For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter or other social networking sites, you… Read more ›

This blog has grown so much in the past few months, and I feel I have grown so much with this blog and the sharing of ideas here, so I figured now is an appropriate time for a reflection.  Warning:… Read more ›

Click here to subscribe via iTunes! Transcript: Hello and welcome to the Small Strokes podcast.  This is Ashley Lauren here, and I am the author of the Small Strokes blog, which you can find at smallstrokesbigoaks.com.  This will be an… Read more ›

Teaching feminism in schools is one of the most important feminist issues of our time. In order to empower young women, we need to teach them about women’s accomplishments through history, and we need to explore teaching methods that inspire… Read more ›

Let’s start with some business: There have been some great comments about teaching feminism in schools, and I’d love to respond to every one (I started to, but it became too time consuming and, being the good teacher I am, I… Read more ›

I’m hoping this will be part 1 of many.  I’m looking for questions, suggestions, and ideas, so feel free to add yours in the comments and I’ll try my best to incorporate them in further posts. We’ve got the “why”… Read more ›

Should feminism be taught in school? It may not surprise you that my answer is an emphatic YES.  Of course, it is important to present students with multiple perspectives so that they may see that, historically, people with different perspectives… Read more ›