For those of you who are getting married or who have gotten married, have you been looking through many bridal magazines and catalogs? I have, mostly because I’ve received many of them for free from various vendors, and because I’m… 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 ›
Hello gentle readers! I’m very glad to have you on board with the Small Strokes blog. This project has taken off in ways I can’t even imagine, and mostly because of participation from people like you! While my inbox is… 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 ›
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman* is one of the most interesting short feminist texts I’ve ever read (need a refresher? Check Wikipedia!). I have a feeling several people agree, so this will be less of a book review… 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 ›
There is so much great stuff out there, I can’t possibly comment on all of it. I can, however, link it here for your enjoyment. Have you been reading or writing something interesting or important? Share a link in the… Read more ›
This blog has taken a turn for the personal lately. Oh well. It’ll turn back to the academic and professional soon enough. And, either way, you like reading about my personal struggles. I can tell. 🙂 As many of you… Read more ›