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Posted inArts & Culture, Story

My So-Called Media: How the Publishing Industry Sells Out Young Women

by Soraya Roberts December 7, 2018October 19, 2022

Rookie is the latest publication for young women to shut down. How do you survive a system set up for you to fail?

Posted inReading List

Our Gardens, Growing: A Reading List

by Emily Perper May 23, 2017October 19, 2022

Five stories about plants and gardens and the humans that tend them.

Posted inFood, Reading List

Back in the Kitchen: A Reading List About Gender and Food

by Emily Perper March 20, 2017October 19, 2022

Eight must-read essays on how we cook and how we eat.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Reading List

Present-Day Witchcraft: Seven Stories About Witches

by Emily Perper October 17, 2016October 19, 2022

Seven stories about the modern rituals of witchcraft and how they inform our past.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Reading List

Present-Day Witchcraft: Seven Stories About Witches

by Emily Perper October 17, 2016October 19, 2022

Seven stories about the modern rituals of witchcraft and how they inform our past.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Reading List

Take a Hike: Seven Stories About Heading Outdoors

by Emily Perper August 7, 2016October 19, 2022

Below are seven stories about the outdoors, outdoor apparel, hiking buddies, bodily transformation, body image, abuse and sufferfests.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

‘A Uterus Gone Rogue’: Diagnosing Endometriosis

by michelleweber June 15, 2016October 19, 2022

A raw look at the discomfort, confusion, and anger of being diagnosed and dealing with endometriosis, a painful reproductive disorder with mysterious origins, and no cure.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Reading List

Celebrate Pride: The Importance of LGBTQ History

by Emily Perper June 12, 2016October 19, 2022

This Pride series continues with stories and interviews surrounding LGBTQ history in the United States.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Reading List

Celebrate Pride: The Importance of LGBTQ History

by Emily Perper June 12, 2016October 19, 2022

This Pride series continues with stories and interviews surrounding LGBTQ history in the United States.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Reading List

The Good, the Bad, and the Highly Personal: A Reading List About Haircuts

by Emily Perper April 3, 2016October 19, 2022

Six stories about our relationships with our hair.

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