On October 24, 1945, the United Nations was established by the UN Charter. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first American delegate to the UN, the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights, and she presided over the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the garden of the UN Headquarters in New York, there …
Category: Feminism
News to Me: Womxn as an Inclusive Pronoun?
So this was my last attempt at blogging a couple days ago already: I'm sick with another sinus infection and I am so frustrated. I want to write, but my brain is foggy from my meds. I want to get my house cleaned up, but my back is in spasm. I want to work on …
When Did Feminism Become the F-Word?
As usual, I had to wait for that moment of inspiration to strike. Today, it was a young barista commenting on my graphic T which has the famed and often incorrectly attributed quote: "Well-behaved women seldom make history." (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich) The barista said it was her favorite quote and we had a nice exchange. Driving …
