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Activist Issue: Keeping the Flame Alive Take inspiration from the lives and work of six women whose passion for justice and commitment to their communities make the world a better place for all. - Kitchen Table Candidate: Winona LaDuke -Speak Truth to Power: Kek Galabru, Wangari Maathai, Senal Sarihan, Maria Teresa Tula - Street Fighting Woman: Cheri Honkala - Mementos of a Movement: Memorabilia of the suffragist movement |
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Disney Shrunk the Kids What's in your child's VCR these days? We asked progressive parents and their kids what they watch. The answers might surprise you. |
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SAYS Dorothy Roberts talks about reproductive rights in black and white. |
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WORK Women and Venture Capital: Women vie for a place in the world of high-tech venture capital. Work Notes: Grrl power to Scotland ASAP and more |
| Editor's Page: Making Mischief |
| TECHNO.FEM: Digital Divide |
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Person: Give Me Shelter -Columns: Daisy Hernandez, Patricia Smith and Gloria Steinem |
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for Woman of the Year Tell us who you think should be recognized in this special issue. |
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KRIS LOWE Author of Girls R.U.L.E. (Berkley, 1998) Less is more when it comes to videos for my seven-year-old. She can watch one half-hour per day, but we don't get to this more than once or twice a week. I keep a small library of half-hour videos. These include The Magic School Bus series, which are animated, fun, educational, and science-oriented. There's a great cast of girl and boy characters, and the girls do as much leading and discovering as the boys. We only use movies as a treat, about once or twice a month. We loved The Journey of Natty Gann and The Secret of Roan Inish. The key is not to actually purchase any of them. It's like keeping candy in your house: it s tempting, potentially habit-forming, and bad for you. I also try not to let Fiona make a habit of any movie. Repetition, soothing as it may be, dulls the brain. Its too easy to let go of your ideals once you have a kid. But if I m using videos to buy myself some time, calm down my child, babysit, or satisfy her demands, thats a problem. FIONA LOWENSTEIN Age 7 (daughter of Kris Lowe) I watch a lot of science and nature videos. I like learning about animals. Like there's a lizard who lives in the desert and the only way he can get water is out of his foot. I learn some really amazing things. I really liked the movie Gandhi. I'd heard about his story, so it was exciting to see it. I also like to watch Wishbone. I like the way they do the dog's voice. Sometimes I say to my mom, Can I watch another Wishbone? Unless I'm having my nails done and she wants them to dry, she usually says, "No way." I sort of agree with her, but I always ask! |