Category Archives: Feminism

Celebrating Gloria Steinem!

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Peggy L Chinn

If you have not found the HBO documentary “Gloria: In Her Own Words” check it out (or put it in your queue for the DVD when it is ready)!  I highly recommend it for a number of reasons!  One is that … Continue reading →

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Gender still matters

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Peggy L Chinn

Two articles surfed recently that brought me back to thinking about the messy issue of gender, and ways in which things are changing, and not changing, in the world around us.  The first was a NYT interview with Audrey MacLean, who … Continue reading →

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The “pink princess” culture

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Peggy L Chinn

When I heard about Peggy Orenstein’s new book “Cinderella Ate My Daughter” I immediately downloaded it to my iPad!  We had just taken my granddaughters Sophie (age 6) and Elodie (age 5) on a whirlwind trip to DisneyWorld and the … Continue reading →

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