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It's Womens' History Month and the Smithsonian is celebrating!

History post by Briar Levit, March 10, 2010 - 4:41pm; tagged flickr, Smithsonian Photography Initiative, Women in Science, Womens' History Month.

This morning, the Smithsonian Photography Initiative—incidentally, big fans of Bitch—got in touch to let me know that they will be adding to their collection of Women in Science (you may remember that I mentioned this collection last year) and will be blogging about the images and the women as well. Today is the first entry on their blog 'The Bigger Picture': Publicity, Politics and Physics. Time for a history break from whatever you're doing—enjoy!

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B-Sides: The Latest from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Music post by Kjerstin Johnson, March 10, 2010 - 3:08am; tagged reviews, Sharon Jones.
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The new record from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings is less than one month away. I Learned It the Hard Way is their first full-length since the record-breaking (but by no means debut) album 100 Days, 100 Nights which catapulted Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings into indie stardom. And their latest proves their musical momentum is just as strong as ever. Due April 6th (Jones' birthday), it's another solid album of songs that sounds decades-old but for some reason feels anything but anachronistic, and is equally fit for a cocktail party as your headphones. Stream the title track, "I Learned It the Hard Way" after the jump!
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Raising Trouble

Social Commentary post by lfeather, March 9, 2010 - 10:20pm; tagged baking, boobs, Parenting, penises, Raising Trouble.

Sex differences are a source of ribald glee around our house. It's gender that's perplexing.

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Adventures in Feministory: Diane Keaton

History post by Shaamini Yogaretnam, March 9, 2010 - 8:25pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, diane keaton, feminist celebrities, Hollywood, women in film.

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In honor of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards and Kathryn “I don’t want to talk about gender” Bigelow’s historic Oscar win AND the 99th Anniversary of the first International Women’s Day Conference, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight some Hollywood feminism that seems to always be in quirky style – the marvelous Diane Keaton, actor, director, photographer and singer.

Young Diane Keaton

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Mad World: Who's afraid of (being) the big bad feminist?

Mad World post by Kelsey Wallace, March 9, 2010 - 7:32pm; tagged advertising, Mad World, media literacy, Old Spice, Oregon Humanities.
First things first: All of us at Bitch HQ are bursting with excitement because the folks at Oregon Humanities have awarded us a grant to explore the intersections of advertising, feminism, and media literacy. This virtual symposium is called “Mad World: Gender, Advertising, and Identity in a Mediated World” and over the next eight months you’ll be seeing articles, blog posts, podcasts, and even a virtual book club on the website and in the magazine. Get your media-literacy pants on, people, because we’re doing this thing!

On this, the official Mad World blog, we’ll be discussing how advertising informs our identities and our ideas about sex and gender. Got an idea you’d like to discuss? Let us know! The Mad World blog will go up every Tuesday, and we want you to jump in early and often.

Let’s start with a discussion of this ad: This project was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH's grant program.
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The Biotic Woman: My Enviro-Oscars Roundup

Movies post by Brittany Shoot, March 9, 2010 - 4:00pm; tagged Academy Award, Avatar, education, environmentalism, green, I am so super sick of James Cameron, Oscars, sustainability, Suzy Amis, The Biotic Woman, Women and Hollywood, Women in Design.
Even before I did my stint in a graduate film program, I was a pretty big fan of the Academy Awards. Though I’ve gotten increasingly less glamorous in my old age, I still enjoy the consistency of the red carpet style. But in terms of the environmental effects of the Academy Awards, I can only shake my head. The crazy electrical bills? The grotesque waste? The blood diamonds paraded around on loan from celebrity jewelers? All aspects I can do without. However, there were a few bright spots in terms of eco-powered celeb moments.
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On the Map: Creatively Fighting Racism

Social Commentary post by Mandy Van Deven, March 9, 2010 - 8:00am; tagged Favianna Rodriguez, female artists, International Day for the Elimination of Racism, On the Map.

Favianna Rodriguez's work bridges the gap between social justice movements and the marginalized individuals with which community organizers work. “I use art to transform global politics,” she says.

Artwork by Favianna Rodriguez

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Open Thread: Celebrating International Women's Day

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace, March 8, 2010 - 6:37pm; tagged global feminism, International Women's Day.


Happy International Women's Day, everyone! This year, the folks at International Women's Day are asking us to reflect on "equal rights, equal opportunity, and progress for all." What does this mean to you? Are you doing anything to celebrate International Women's Day in your community?
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Reproductive Writes: Breaking The Bond

Social Commentary post by Holly Grigg-Spall, March 8, 2010 - 6:26pm; tagged ABC News, birth, cesarean section, healthcare reform, pregnancy, Reproductive Writes, US infant mortality rate, US maternal death rate.
ABC News has uncovered an as-yet-unreleased report from the California Department of Health that shows that the number of maternal deaths in the US has tripled in the last decade.
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Poehler Goes Wild in "Wild Girls Gone"

Movies post by Kelsey Wallace, March 7, 2010 - 6:56pm; tagged Amy Poehler, Girls Gone Wild, movies, Spring Break, Spring Breakdown, Upright Citizens Brigade, Wild Girls Gone.
It's just about time for Spring Break, and you know what that means don't you? Well, for some of you it might mean a trip down to Señor Tadpole's to have a margarita made in your mouth, but if you're a pop culture lovin' feminist with a day job to keep, this year it means another Spring Break-themed Amy Poehler movie! (Yes, I said another. You have seen Spring Breakdown, haven't you?) This one is called Wild Girls Gone, and it comes out on iTunes tomorrow. (Somehow I doubt it will see the inside of a movie theater unless you decide to watch it on your iPhone when you get bored during Avatar.)

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Favorite books: Wanderlust (Rebecca Solnit), Ozma of Oz (L. Frank Baum), Orlando (Virginia Woolf)

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Radical Mothers for Peace and Sleep

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Mandy Van Deven is a freelance writer, the founder of the Feminist Review blog, and the Associate Editor of GirlFuture. She's worked as a community organizer and nonprofit administrator for ten years in Brooklyn and Atlanta on issues such as educational equity for low-income girls of color, reproductive and sexual health, safety, queer rights, and economic inequality. Mandy is the co-author of Hey, Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment in Schools and on the Streets and a contributing writer for the Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism, both of which will be released later this year.

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Best Sex Writing 2010 (Kramer Bussel), Committed (Gilbert), Tunnel Vision (Minhas), Nine Lives (Dalrymple), 250+ blogs and news feeds in my Google Reader

What can I say? I like to read.

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