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The
F Word
The word "feminist" still raises hackles. Is
claiming this word all about age, race, and class? |
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MS.CELLANEOUS:
-What?
-Just
The Facts
-Word: Impossible
-Women to Watch
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Zero
Balance
Those entering middle age are discovering--sometimes too
late--that women get the short end of the stick when it
comes to retirement benefits. |
YOUR
HEALTH:
-Healthnotes
-Women's Bodies are Finally Being Studied |
The
Abortion Pill
Making mifepristone available in this country took decades
of struggle and remains fraught with controversy. |
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Portfolio:
Romaine Brooks
Lesbian society in Paris at the turn of the 20th century
is captured by this groundbreaking portraitist. |
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Women: Rosario Robles' Bold Agenda |
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Books:
-The
Serpent Slayer by Katrin Tchana, Illustrated
by Trina Schart Hyman
-Desirada,
Maryse Conde
-Glory
Goes And Gets Some, Emily Carter
-The
Moon Pearl, Ruthanne Lum McCunn
-Kiss
My Tiara, Susan Jane Gilman
-Motiba's
Tattoos, Mira Kamdar
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-First
Person: By Any Other Name
-Columns: Daisy Hernandez, Patricia Smith and Gloria
Steinem |
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is in a name? A hell of a lot as we know. Choosing to
call ourselves Ms. freed us from having our status
defined in relationship to men and marriage. But are you
any less a feminist if you choose to be called Mrs.? At
our conference, the most spirited exchanges were about
naming oneself a feminist. Some white women were shocked
when a number of young women of color said they don't
use the name because they see the movement as white. Like
it or not, the word feminist has baggage that we need
to unpack, especially when it comes to race. Here are
comments from some of the women who participated in that
discussion, readers on our Web site, and activists from
all sides. |
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Let
us know your thoughts. Send your comments to Ms..,
20 Exchange Place, 22nd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10005
or on our Web site, www.msmagazine.com.
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