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Guest Post: The Dating Adventures of an Unapologetic Feminist, Part 2

You might remember Not Guilty from her previous post about online dating as a feminist.  She had designed an experiment in which she decided to sign up for an online dating site and include the fact that she is a… Read more ›

August 30, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
dating, guest post, online dating, relationships

Doubts, Change, and the Cherry on Top

One year ago today (well, yesterday by the time this hits the internets), Tim proposed to me. Do you know what he said to me with that ring in his hand, on his knee?  He said: “Will you do me… Read more ›

August 30, 2010
Ashley
Activism, Marriage & Family
fighting, Gender, independence, marriage, relationships, wedding

Guest Post: A Porch Swings Between Two Cultures

Over the past few weeks, Safa – the author of the following guest post – and I have written back and forth quite a bit and have found that we are quite kindred spirits.  Her wedding is in October, and… Read more ›

August 26, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
american, catholic, culture, iranian, islam, muslim, relationships, weddings

Guest Post: Dear Dad: Thank you for making me a Feminist

Today’s guest post literally moved me to tears.  I was sitting, waiting for the train after the last Chicago Feminist Tweetup when I first read it, and it was so powerful and honest, I just had to share it with… Read more ›

August 25, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
Activism, definition, family, fathers, gender, relationships

BlogHer Voice of the Week!

I’ve been so busy with school starting and last-minute wedding details (only 46 more days!!!) that I haven’t been able to even think about blogging or responding to the many *wonderful* guest posts collecting dust in my inbox, but I… Read more ›

August 24, 2010
Ashley
Activism
BlogHer, guest post, relationships

Do Me A Favor

Thank a teacher today. As teachers are busy setting up classrooms and welcoming students into their room, making safe spaces for ideas and conversation and learning, teacher bashing like is described in this article is happening in the media. School… Read more ›

August 23, 2010
Ashley
Education
LA Times, media, test scores, tests

Creating a Google Calendar with Assignment Attachements for your Students

Today’s post is a video tutorial I created that will show you, in 5 minutes, how to create a Google Calendar that you can share with your students in order to show them what is going on in your classroom. … Read more ›

August 21, 2010
Ashley
Activism, Education
assignments, attachments, google, google calendar, google docs, notify, tech tutorial, Technology, tools

Guest Post: On being an artist and a feminist

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships, but is also about the author’s relationship with feminism!  It’s a feminist guest post double-whammy, if you will!  And, Gwenn has guest posted here before!  You can see… Read more ›

August 20, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
art, family, gender, relationships, what feminism means

Guest Post: How important is feminism to relationships?

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships.  If you’d like to submit a guest post for this series, see the guidelines here and submit your post to samsanator(at)gmail(dot)com. Dena Robinson is a feminist activist woman… Read more ›

August 19, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
bisexual, gender roles, lgbt, relationships, same-sex relationships, sexuality

Guest Post: Absence makes the heart grow…more feminist? Long distance and relationships in a feminist world

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships.  If you’d like to submit a guest post for this series, see the guidelines here and submit your post to samsanator(at)gmail(dot)com. Jessica Mack is a Senior Editor at… Read more ›

August 18, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
long distance, long-distance relationship, relationships

Why Feminism and Relationships?

Some people here and there have been arguing recently that there are more important things that we feminists could be writing about than issues pertaining to relationships.  People are dying because of lack of access to health care, bullying, and… Read more ›

August 17, 2010
Ashley
Activism, Marriage & Family
Gender, importance, relationships, why relationships, Women

This is What a Feminist Couple Looks Like

Speaking of feminism and relationships… This is what a feminist couple looks like! Complete with his and hers wedding-style aprons, courtesy of Tim’s sister, Elly, also pictured here.  Further proof that we plan on sharing household duties equally!  And in… Read more ›

August 14, 2010
Ashley
Activism, Marriage & Family
Gender, marriage, relationships, wedding, weddings, wife

Guest Post: The 1960s radical separatist feminist in my head

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships.  If you’d like to submit a guest post for this series, see the guidelines here and submit your post to samsanator(at)gmail(dot)com. Gwenn Liberty Seemel is named after the… Read more ›

August 13, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
art, gender, guest post, last name, marriage, names, relationships

Guest Post: Girl Power

Today’s guest post is more about the author’s relationship with feminism, rather than feminism and relationships.  Did you know I accepted posts about personal experiences with feminism, too?  Well, I do!  Especially after becoming so disillusioned with the feminist community… Read more ›

August 12, 2010
Guest
Activism
definition, guest post, what feminism means

Getting to Know You, Human Scavenger Hunt Edition

I love the first few days of school.  The nervousness, the sleepless nights leading up to it, the not knowing if people will like me, the picking out outfits and setting them out the night before, the packing lunches and… Read more ›

August 11, 2010
Ashley
Education
first day of school, get to know you, human scavenger hunt, learning names, names, scavenger hunt

Guest Post: Waiting for the Engagement

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships.  If you’d like to submit a guest post for this series, see the guidelines here and submit your post to samsanator(at)gmail(dot)com. Jillian is a 25 year old graduate… Read more ›

August 11, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
engagement, guest post, marriage, relationships, wedding, weddings

Minor Meltdowns

Hey there, readers!  Sorry I haven’t posted for a few days.  I’ve actually been dealing with a lot of wedding stuff that I’m just trying to get done before school starts on Monday, and it’s been both fun and trying. … Read more ›

August 10, 2010
Ashley
Activism, Marriage & Family
Beauty, body image, relationships, stress, wedding, weddings

A Reflection On My Choices

OK, so I just said I was extremely privileged in my relationship/marriage/wedding-planning.  Why, then, did I decide to get married, since I do feel very strongly about marriage equality and not everyone has the right to get legally married at… Read more ›

August 7, 2010
Ashley
Activism, Marriage & Family
dress, marriage, protests, relationships, wedding

Guest Post: Crisis of Commitment

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships.  If you’d like to submit a guest post for this series, see the guidelines here and submit your post to samsanator(at)gmail(dot)com. Lacey is a 27-year-old college writing teacher… Read more ›

August 6, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
cohabitation, guest post, marriage, not getting married, relationships

Guest Post: The 5 Year Itch

This is a guest post in a series on feminism and relationships.  If you’d like to submit a guest post for this series, see the guidelines here and submit your post to samsanator(at)gmail(dot)com. Laura Smith is a student of BA… Read more ›

August 5, 2010
Guest
Activism, Marriage & Family
cohabitation, cohabiting couples, dating, guest post, marriage, relationships
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