Happy Birthday to Me!
It is my birthday today! As Tim said, I am officially closer to 30 than I am to 20! I think that’s great, personally. I can’t wait to leave the unrest of my early 20’s behind and move on to the… Read more ›
I Advocate Feminism
It came to my attention during my blogging break, courtesy of Emily Heroy – Founder of the Gender Across Borders blog and fellow Equality 101 writer – and Liza Donnelly – Cartoonist Extraordinaire – (If you’re not at least following… Read more ›
Personalizing the Educational Experience
There has been quite a bit of talk in the educational world recently about the importance of personalizing the educational experience for students. As teachers, many of us are faced with an alarming rate of students who have somehow fallen… Read more ›
We are Strong, We are Powerful, We are Women – The AWBC 2010
The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is something my mom and I have done every year since I turned 18 and was old enough to walk. (Well, we took one year off, but that was because I was starting my… Read more ›
Follow me on the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer 2010!
This weekend, my mom and I will be walking 39.3 miles over two days (Saturday and Sunday) around Chicago to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer treatment and research. This year, you’ll be able to follow me every step… Read more ›
Arizona’s Immigration Law and its Effect on Education
This is just a sneak peek of my first post at Equality 101 after our break. To read the whole article, go here! I do not live in Arizona. In fact, I’ve never even been to Arizona. When I was… Read more ›
Arizona’s Immigration Law and its Effect on Education
I do not live in Arizona. In fact, I’ve never even been to Arizona. When I was in undergrad, though, it seemed like Arizona would be an oasis for teachers. There were superintendents and principals at job fairs that were… Read more ›
Equality 101 is back!
After much planning and hard work, Equality 101 is back up and running! Go check us out! We have great new writers and content planned for you to enjoy. http://equality101.net
Quick Hit: It’s Not About You: Individuals versus Institutions
s.e. smith over at this ain’t livin’ posted an awesome post the other day about the difference between critiquing institutions and critiquing the individuals that are a part of those institutions. Here’s a brief part from the post: Yet, somehow,… Read more ›
Bride-Bashing is Woman-Bashing: My Response to FMF’s Choices Campus Blog
This post at Feminist Majority Foundation’s Choices Campus blog has got me riled up. It was this type of bride-bashing that strongly contributed to my break from the feminist blogging community, and has definitely been at the root of my… Read more ›
Quick Hit: Women and Body Image… From A Man’s Perspective
This article might be the best article about women’s experiences of body image issues that I have ever read. And, best of all, a man wrote it! *gasp!* I have had a few body image breakdowns lately, mostly wedding related… Read more ›
“I wish there was more time.”
Story time! My freshman Honors English teacher and speech team coach, Mr. John Hires, sat us all down on the last day of school my freshman year and just looked at us. He sighed a deep sigh and put his hands… Read more ›
Miss Ashley and the Students of the Round Table
Roundtable discussions are my absolute, most favorite thing to do with students in my English class, and the last roundtable of the year always makes me a little sad. I’m sure most of you can figure out what a roundtable… Read more ›
Doing Better Things
Last night, the English department at my college treated the Masters students to dinner as a congratulations for finishing our thesis papers and the program. It was a really wonderful evening, and it really didn’t set it until last night… Read more ›
Call for Writers
Equality 101 is a group focused on leading the ongoing discussion of diversity and difference in education. If you are interested in adding to the discussion on this site, we are always looking for editors, contributing writers, and guest writers! … Read more ›
An Open Letter to the Feminist Blogging Community
Or: “Why I am Taking a Break.” Dear Feminist Bloggers 1, I think it’s time I take a break. I don’t know if this will end in a complete “break up,” if you will, but it will be a definite… Read more ›
My Internet is Out of Control!
Well, not so much my internet, but my multiple profiles and websites have me totally boggled. How do I get so many?! And what do I do with them all now?! What profiles do I have, you may ask? Well…… Read more ›
Recommended Reading 4-28-2010
Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both online and offline by Phil Ciciora Images from racial theme parties that are posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace not only elicit different reactions from different people based on… Read more ›
The Feminist Lens: A Pentadic Analsis of The Blind Assassin
I loved The Blind Assassin. I saw that Radical Readers and Feminisms For Dummies was reading it this month, and I thought to myself: That title sounds really familiar… I went to look at the bookshelves in my closet and,… Read more ›
Now What?
I originally started this blog last summer as part of a grad school project. I wanted to join the feminist blogging community and study it. And I did. And then I wrote my thesis about it. But I really had… Read more ›