Memorial Day

Fertile Ground: Attention Shoppers! The Problems with Celebrating Memorial Day by Shopping

Social Commentary post by Alison Parker on May 29, 2012 - 2:55pm; tagged anti--consumerism, consumer culture, ecofeminism, Memorial Day, shopping.

a memorial day ad featuring three women under a 25% off banner

Memorial Day, a day of remembrance in the US for fallen soldiers, is also a day of shopping for many Americans—at least, according to TIME magazine it is. The social media data in the article suggest that most people were more excited about shopping this past Memorial Day weekend than they have been in years.

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Adventures in Feministory: Women in the US Military

History post by Nicole Morales on May 31, 2011 - 11:28am; tagged Annie N. Graham, Carmen Contreras Bozak, Dr. Mary Walker, Elizabeth Newcom, Elizabeth Newcume, Loretta Walsh, Lori Piestewa, Memorial Day, US military women.

Adventures in Feministory logo: Letters in red scripty font, silhouettes on either side of a woman holding a protest sign and a woman holding a lasso

Yesterday was Memorial Day in the US. To commemorate, here are five women who revolutionized the country's armed forces. These women may not be pop icons, but they certainly deserve time in the spotlight for their noted "firsts," some welcoming, some not.

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