Category: FemFridayVol2
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Editor In Chief’s Open Letter to Women
Dear Women of Fem Friday, It is with a deep gratitude and concern that I write this. I just finished the first draft of an upcoming novel about one of the most special Fem Friday Women I have written about. As I reflect on the strength and experiences of the woman the main character is…
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Stevie Nicks is the White Witch and The Lighthouse
On September 24th of 2024 Stevie Nicks released The Lighthouse. Nicks wrote the song to encourage women to stand up for abortion rights. It did not get a lot of fanfare despite the full court press of publicity for this important song. On October 12th of 2024 she would perform live on Saturday Night Live.…
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The Life of Mia Zapata and Love After Tragedy
Are there creatives that most of us will never hear of? Should we check out our local music scene? Is how we lived more important than how we died? Do we need to remember who the person was and their art more than what they endured? In the case of Mia Zapata of the Gits,…
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Wednesday Addams is the Hero Fem Friday Needs!
Does a fictitious character that inspired countless women mean as much as one that exists? Can inspiration be found in someone we met when she was nine? And do men have to be aware of their reactions to women who refuse to conform? In the case of Wednesday Adams, the answer to all of these…
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Women Write Banned Books & What We Must Do Now
What happens six weeks after a First Amendment Activist and members of Amnesty International and the American Library Association have a conversation in the 80’s? What were they fighting for? And who is winning that war over 40 years later? The 80’s gave us Banned Books Week. They were fighting “to teach the importance of…
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Iman: A Refugee Who Made the World Better!
Most people know her as a Supermodel and beloved wife of David Bowie. But how many know that she was a refugee, speaks five languages, and changed the world for many? As a victim of genital mutilation at the age of seven, a refugee at 16, and faced racial bias as model in the US…
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Avril Lavigne’s Breakaway Makes a Difference
Is she the pop punk queen or the mother effing princess? Did she open doors? Is she punk? Is she a hub bridging influences and being an influence? It’s…Complicated. But there is no mistaking that she is more and does things that matter. I recently learned that, like me, our music and culture columnist Jeremy…
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The Little Earthquakes Of Tori Amos Briefly Enlightened
Is Tori Amos powerful? Does her music have something to say that matters? Are Sirens sometimes lighthouses? Yes. She almost got through to me for a season. Tori Amos in Brief Tori Amos was a minister’s kid with a deeply religious mother. At 21 she survived a horrific sexual assault at knife point. She was…
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You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette Played God
Could one of the most powerful bad break up songs shake up the music world? Would a break out album inspire many women? Did the singer hold true to her vision of feminism, gender equality, and marriage equality? Is God a woman? If we’re talking about the iconic Alanis Morissette, yes. That Particular Time In…
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Rachael, inspired and inspiring as always. You always are asking the most interesting questions.
honestly, I think the man was incredibly lovely but I don't feel like he defined my experience of GenX. In…