Something to Think About

. . . on International Women's Day

Related Off-site Links:
Who's Afraid of Women of Color in Congress? – Sonali Kolhatkar (TruthDig, March 8, 2019).
Demonizing Ilhan Omar: Why the Entire Political Establishment Wants to Crush One Woman – Paul Rosenberg (Salon, February 28, 2019).
Ilhan Omar's Rattling America . . . But That Might Be a Good Thing – Mike Mullen (City Pages, March 4, 2019).
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won the Cohen Hearing – Caroline Fredrickson (The New York Times, February 28, 2019).
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shows Her Party How It's Done – Julia Conley (Common Dreams via TruthDig, February 28, 2019).
Rep. Deb Haaland Becomes the First Native American Woman to Sit in the Speaker's Chair – Native News Online (March 7, 2019).
The New Mayor of Chicago Will Be a Black Woman for the First Time – John McCormick (Fortune, February 27, 2019).
Sahle-Work Zewde Becomes Ethiopia's First Female President – Bekele Atoma (BBC News, October 25, 2018).
Gayle King Praised for How She Handled R. Kelly’s CBS Interview – Jenna Amatulli (The Huffington Post, March 6, 2019).
The Message in R. Kelly’s Meltdown – Spencer Kornhaber (The Atlantic, March 6, 2019).
10 Medieval Women You Should Know More About – Alessandra Giliani (Medievalists.net, March 10, 2017).
International Women’s Day – A Woman’s Place Is Still in the Revolution – Madeleine Zúñiga, Ema Jackson, and Beathe Øgård (Common Dreams, March 8, 2019).
The Socialist Origins of International Women’s Day – Cintia Frencia and Daniel Gaido (Jacobin, March 8, 2017).
Don’t Forget What International Women’s Day Is Really About – Striking – Becka Hudson (The Independent, March 8, 2019).
It’s International Women’s Day and Women Around the World Are Striking – Liza Featherstone (Jacobin, March 8, 2019).
The "Most Feminist Revolution the World Has Ever Witnessed" – Carne Ross (VICE News, July 24, 2017).
Embracing Grassroots Feminism – Salena Tramel (Common Dreams, March 8, 2019).
Completing the Feminist Revolution: An Interview with Kirsten Swinth – Jacobin (January 1, 2019).

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• Photo of the Day – January 21, 2017
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• Doris Lessing Among The Guardian's “Top 100 Women”
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• Remembering Maria . . . Celebrating Callas
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• Glenda Jackson on the Oscars, Acting, and Politics
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• Buffy Sainte-Marie's Power in the Blood
• Celebrating the Unique and Influential Kate Bush
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• Quote of the Day – July 30, 2018
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