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6 types of clues the NYT crossword could have used instead of that awkward one about feminists

November 21, 2015by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

If you know me, you know that pretty much the only thing in this world that I’ve loved longer than feminism is the New York Times crossword puzzle (which, from […]

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Eating disorder awareness week: An epilogue

March 13, 2015by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

As I’m sure you’re aware, I spent the last week of February blogging for NEDA’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. (If you’re interested, you can check out my posts on […]

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Having it all vs. leaving it all behind

January 14, 2015by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

Well, it’s that time of year: the time when every single headline, advertisement, and news show shouts out the idea of “new year, new you!” with relentless enthusiasm. They promise […]

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How can a biscuit be wicked? Five reasons to stop calling foods “bad”

December 8, 2014by I was a high school feminist 5 Comments

This story starts, as so many stories do, with some biscuits. That’s cookies, to my American readers. Milk chocolate digestives, to be exact. You see, I ate about a dozen […]

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Five ways to teach your toddler about consent

November 22, 2014by I was a high school feminist 4 Comments

Last week, I wrote about why I think it’s important to teach toddlers about consent. This week, I’m outlining some of the ways that I try to do that with […]

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Should we teach toddlers about consent?

November 17, 2014by I was a high school feminist 9 Comments

As many of you know, I nanny for the coolest 2-year-old ever. As someone who doesn’t plan on ever having kids of her own (which is a topic for another […]

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Why I don’t love my body

October 14, 2014by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

Okay, so among other things, today is “love your body” day. I’ve written before about some of the activism I’ve done relating to body image, and I know from my […]

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Happy anniversary!

October 3, 2014by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

This weekend marks my one-year anniversary blogging! In honor of this momentous event, I’ve made a nifty infographic about the most important person involved in this blog – YOU. Seriously, […]

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Live-tweeting Women Writing Across Cultures

September 29, 2014by I was a high school feminist Leave a comment

So, I spent this weekend at the Women Writing Across Cultures conference at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford. This wasn’t my first time live-tweeting a conference; I’d live-blogged a conference earlier […]

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I’m back

September 8, 2014by I was a high school feminist Leave a comment

Ok, kids – obviously I’ve been away from here for a while. You know, I didn’t realize when I started this that blogging is actually a lot of work. Which […]

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