Immigrating women
November 1, 2011
“In the first decade of the 21st-century, the image of the typical immigrant in the American imagination… is that of a working-class Mexican or Central American man. This stereotype continues… READ MORE
Category: Women’s Studies
Before Perez Hilton, there was Hedda Hopper!
October 27, 2011
Though she may look to have been a classier dame, Hedda Hopper was likely just as ruthless as Perez, or any other rumormonger du jour. When asked why she wrote… READ MORE
Happy Valentine’s Day from NYU Press
February 14, 2011
As Pope Gelasius I, the last pope of African descent, may have said when he first established a feast day for multiple St. Valentines in the 5th century, “Who needs… READ MORE
The New Breastfeeding Debate
January 13, 2011
Joan Wolf’s Is Breast Best? continues to generate waves for its controversial take on the politics of breastfeeding. MacLean’s conducts a thorough interview: Q: You write that the modern pressure… READ MORE
Breastfeeding Battle Book
December 8, 2010
The Chronicle of Higher Education blog published a preview piece on our upcoming book, Is Breast Best? by Joan B. Wolf. The debate has already taken a heated tone. Talk… READ MORE
How to Fight Like a Girl
November 29, 2010
Feminists for Choice posted an illuminating interview with Megan Seely, author of Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist 2. Why do you think many younger women… READ MORE
Radical Black Women, Reviewed
September 30, 2010
At H-Net, Antonio Lopez (University of Texas, El Paso) submits a glowing and thorough review of Want to Start a Revolution? Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle, edited by… READ MORE
The Anthropology of Girls Kissing Girls
September 22, 2010
Leila Rupp’s book, Sapphistries, has been getting an awful lot of attention online, even showing up at the livejournal of an “Evil Librarian.” But by far the biggest debate has… READ MORE