Month: March 2012

Lately, Rush Limbaugh has been in the news for calling a young woman a slut because she testified in front of Congress that she should be allowed access to birth control pills and that it should be covered by her insurance. As The Week nicely recaps, Limbaugh said,  “What does that make her?…It makes her… Continue reading #womenwednesday You’re Just a Feminazi

This powerful guest post is by Debbi Morello. Debbi Morello has had an eclectic career path including cause marketing for a little paper that was just getting started called USA Today. Inspired to pursue photojournalism she spent nearly 15 years working for news organizations on several continents and winning international awards. For the last 10 years she… Continue reading In Memoriam

For centuries, the female body, especially the reproductive part, has mystified men. There was a time when a woman who was in a bad mood was deemed “hysterical.” Do you know what that means? It means people thought her womb was wandering around, causing her to be off-center. The Greeks would put nice-smelling spices between… Continue reading Excuse me. Can a woman weigh in on female reproduction?

March 1st began women’s history month, and the timing could not be more appropriate or more fortuitous. It seems like here in the US, women are under attack. The most private and personal aspects of women’s lives are being thrust into the political  platform, with advice like “put aspirin between your legs” becoming the newest… Continue reading It’s time to celebrate the power of women