Mary Wollstonecraft

Sexism Hurts Men, Women, and Children

Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft
Birthday
July 07
Bio
Mary Wollstonecraft is a group blog. Anyone can become a contributor. We welcome posts on feminism, sexism, misogyny, nonsexist childrearing, misandry, male-bashing. Email redstockinggrandma45@gmail.com or PM me to ask for login and password. If you prefer, ask me to post it. Mary Joan Koch/aka Redstocking Grandma http://open.salon.com/blog/mary_king

MY RECENT POSTS

Thanks to 1_Irritated _Mother and Fingerlakeswanderer for permission to repost this invaluable post, with all the links to Lorraine's excellent posts on feminism.

1_Irritated_Mother:

There’s been a lot of talk about feminism and what makes a good feminist over the last coup… Read full post »

I was impressed by Odetteroulette's vivid description of sexism in her comment on RenaissanceLady's  must-read Reverse Sexism-A Response to  Jodi-Kasten's Blog  She kindly gave me permission to post it. I highly recommend reading RenaissanceLady's post and the thoughtful comments it elRead full post »

MAY 27, 2009 3:18PM

Interview with Neilpaul

 Neilpaul blogs at It's a Blog 

Do you mind telling me some basic things about yourself--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings, any children, where you attended school. ? Feel free to say as little or as much as you like.

 I am thirty-nine, male, live inRead full post »

MAY 27, 2009 9:57AM

Interview with Risa Denenberg

Do you mind telling me some basics things about yourself--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings, any children, where you attended school. ? Feel free to say as little or as much as you like.

I was born in 1950 and raised in Washington DC in… Read full post »

MAY 26, 2009 10:25PM

Interview with Owl _Says_ Who

Make sure you read   Home of the Owl Says Who
 
Tell me something about you--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings, any children?
 
I’m 41, female (though frankly, I’ve never quite identified as a woman (yeah, that’s a link to a post where I… Read full post »
MAY 24, 2009 7:00PM

Interview with Mr. E

 Mr. E's blog is not about feminism. 

Do you mind telling me some basics things about yourself--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings, any children, nieces and nephews where you attended school. ? Feel free to say as little or as much as you like.


I'm male,… Read full post »

MAY 24, 2009 5:27PM

Interview with Sandra Stephens

I highly recommend You Call Yourself a Writer, Sandra Stephen's blog.

 Tell me something about you--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings, any children?

 I am 45 years old, I live in San Francisco, moved here from a 10 year stint in Texas (Houston, Austin), and before… Read full post »

MAY 23, 2009 9:58AM

Interview with DeliaBlack

 I highly recommend DeliaBlack's blog.
 
Tell me something about you--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings,  any children? 
 
I am 31 now---32 this September.  Of course, I'm a girl (woman really).  I live on the MS gulf coast, whichRead full post »
MAY 23, 2009 12:17AM

Interview with Incandescent

I was delighted to discover Icandescent's blog recently. He has become one of my favorite debating partners:)
 
Tell me about your childhood.
 
I was born in Detroit, MI, in 1979. My  mother and  father got married because my mother got pregnant (while using birth control, sh
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MAY 22, 2009 10:24PM

Interview with Leeandra Nolting

Please enjoy Leeandra's blog

Tell me something about you--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings, any children?

 I’m a 28-year-old woman living in New Orleans. I grew up in rural, southeastern Indiana. I have one brother who is two years younger. No husband,Read full post »

MAY 21, 2009 7:12PM

Interview with AJCalhoun

AJCalhoun is the first OS guy to answer my questions. 
 
I wish I had spent more time more formulating my questions. Then I would not have assumed my  subject was a woman. 
 
Tell me something about you--age, sex, where you live, where you grew up, any siblings,  a
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I think when I was a teenager the movement was finding new roots. A lot of the huge injustices were already off the table, there were laws on the books that at least in some way said women were equal, so it was trying to put that into practice.  The 90'sRead full post »

As I've said before and I will always say, I think men and women are a lot more alike than unalike. I think our commonalities - our humanness - are far more universal than our differences. Deep down, we have many of the same goals and dreams - pleasure, to be… Read full post »

MAY 20, 2009 6:19PM

Mother of Feminism?

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 Most of this information came from the Legacy of Mary Wollstonecraft by Jone Johnson Lewis.