Today’s post is a video tutorial that I created to show you, in 5 minutes, the benefits of including blogging in your classroom. Personally, I have been unable to include blogging in my classroom this year because of many reasons,… Read more ›
Interestingly enough, the first card I pulled from The Observation Deck was “Become the Other.” For creative writers, this card is all about becoming your characters. Talk like them, walk like them, dress like them, eat like them. See how… Read more ›
Since I began the wedding planning, I thought our ceremony was going to be largely traditional. The white dress, the readings, the music (I guess The Beatles are sort of traditional for weddings…), the rings, the vows. I really believed… Read more ›
Stephanie (one of my favorite bloggers/tweeters – you should check her out) pointed me to this Shakesville article yesterday that deals with the [radical] idea that, as feminists, we shouldn’t judge women who decide to take their husband’s name upon… Read more ›
Did you know that the tradition of saving the top tier of the wedding cake for consumption one year later originated in the 19th century when people believed that, after a wedding, a christening wouldn’t be that far off, so… Read more ›
I absolutely cannot wait to tell you all about my wedding ceremony and all of the wonderful personal touches we added that made our nods toward traditional wedding ceremonies feel completely unique. But I really feel these stories will not… Read more ›
… wait till you have kids!” I should have known this would be the most common comment I’d receive when I said marriage is hard. Of course, it was more or less a tie between that, “grow up” and “stop… Read more ›
Cat Rocketship, the author of this guest post, is maybe like my long-lost twin. She writes today about how she reconciles being a housewife and being a feminist, and her themes really work well with what I’ve been writing about… Read more ›
When Janet approached me with this guest post topic, I was really interested. I’ve always been intrigued by body modifications, particularly tattoos. I have one myself (it’s small and on my foot), but stopped there, mostly because there is such… Read more ›
A fellow Twitter-er read yesterday’s post about early marriage being difficult for me and asked: “Why do you think the act of getting married changed things? I’m genuinely curious.” I responded, of course, but 140 character-bursts don’t seem to do this topic… Read more ›
The Chicago feminists have a book club! If you’re in the Chicago area and would like to participate in a real-life in-person book club, join us! I anticipate meeting bi-monthly somewhere centrally located in the city, with our first meeting… Read more ›
Being married is hard. Well, it is. Three weeks in, at least. There have been so many times these past few weeks when I’ve thought to myself that I might as well have changed my name because everything about my… Read more ›
Right now, I am in the midst of teaching Anthem by Ayn Rand. It isn’t the most feminist of texts (read: not feminist at all), nor does it deal with issues of race or LGBTQ or anything like that. In… Read more ›
My mom bought this Observation Deck for me when I was in… maybe… 6th grade? Whenever it was, it was when I first got really into writing. This kit contains a deck of 50 cards that say things like “observe… Read more ›
This page actually exists. And people actually answered the question. I hope upon hope that it’s satire, but because I know people, I’m fairly certain it’s not.
A while ago, after Tim and I first moved in together, I wrote this post, right around the time I decided I’d really like to restructure this blog and write about the things I care about and that affect me… Read more ›
Equality 101 is looking for some new contributing writers, and we’re keeping the call for applications open! If you’re interested, check out our guidelines, then submit the following to staff@equality101.net: Your name Which position you are interested in (post-secondary or… Read more ›
I wish I was making this up, but this actually happens to me quite a bit on my route to and from work. I don’t drive on the highway because the tolls around Chicago are really expensive, and there is… Read more ›
As I am sure we are all aware, there has been a recent wave of news stories about teenage suicides to hit the airwaves. For a while there, it seemed like almost every day there was a new story about… Read more ›
A quick story today in honor of Fat Talk Free Week (that’s this week, right? Im a lite behind…): I was at a bridal shower for my best friend and maid of honor, Christina, this past weekend and a huge… Read more ›