Lives of the Saints of Science: Darwin
Part of my socialization into the world of science and engineering was, of course, the worship of great and important historical figures in the professions who, naturally, just happened to all be white...
View ArticleWhat’s Up With The Bombeck Insults?
Last time I checked, Erma Bombeck, when she was alive, was a hugely popular American humorist who wrote a newspaper column and published 15 books, most of which were best sellers. She came from the...
View ArticleUpcycled Purse Honors Howard U. Grad – it could be YOURS!
Penny Richards has created a new purse, available on her Etsy site. Here’s some info about it she shared with me (details about the purse construction available on the site): [the purse honors] Melba...
View Article“The Madame Curie Complex” Sample Chapter: Part One
This is part one of a multi-part presentation of a sample chapter from a forthcoming book, The Madame Curie Complex. Part Two can be found here. Part Three can be found here. This is something a little...
View Article“The Madame Curie Complex” Sample Chapter: Part Two “Louis Leakey’s...
This is part two of a multi-part presentation of a sample chapter from a forthcoming book, The Madame Curie Complex. Part One can be found here. Part Three can be found here. Recently I was approached...
View Article“The Madame Curie Complex” Sample Chapter: Part Three “Women in the Wild:...
This is the third and final part of a multi-part presentation of a sample chapter from a forthcoming book, The Madame Curie Complex. Part One can be found here. Part Two can be found here. Recently I...
View ArticleThe Arts as a Healing Balm for Mansplaining’s Psychic Ills
March is women’s history month, but don’t let that circumscribe your fun. You can get together with a posse of your like-minded women friends and mock mansplainers anytime. Now, I know many of you have...
View ArticleUnplanned Work-Life Balance 4: Organize! Unionize!
While I was at work on this whole work-life balance stuff, a raging conversation sprung up on the WMST-L listserv about domestic workers and whether feminist women should or should not hire someone to...
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ZOMBIE WOMEN UNITE!!!!!!!!
BREAK THE CHAINS!!! UNLEASH THE FURY OF ZOMBIE WOMEN AS A MIGHTY FORCE FOR REVOLUTION!!!!! Zombie women of the world, I ask you: why are we content to shamble aimlessly along behind our brethren,...
View ArticleEverything Old Is New Again: ZOMFG!!! Ads Influence Our Media!
By now, perhaps, you are aware of the uproar about the ScienceBlogs corner of the bloggysphere. PepsiCo has bought started a blog here, called Food Frontiers. Many are unhappy, bloggers and commenters...
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