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</iframe</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>January 31, 2012 10:57 am</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/12/01/the-perception-of-the-%e2%80%9ccult-of-true-womanhood%e2%80%9d-how-the-lowell-system-cultivated-women-of-poise-and-purpose/#respond" class=" " title="Comment on The perception of the “Cult of true womanhood”: How the Lowell system cultivated women of poise and purpose">0</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/12/01/the-perception-of-the-%e2%80%9ccult-of-true-womanhood%e2%80%9d-how-the-lowell-system-cultivated-women-of-poise-and-purpose/" rel="bookmark">The perception of the “Cult of true womanhood”: How the Lowell system cultivated women of poise and purpose</a> </h3> <p>Submitted by: Kristyn M. Potter</p> <p>Year: 2008</p> <p>Class: History</p> <p>Topic: The Lowell System</p> <p style="text-align: center;">The perception of the “cult of true womanhood”: How the Lowell system cultivated women of poise and purpose</p> <p>Before the War of 1812, as the country was developing economically, politically, and socially constructing reality, acceptable portrayals… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/12/01/the-perception-of-the-%e2%80%9ccult-of-true-womanhood%e2%80%9d-how-the-lowell-system-cultivated-women-of-poise-and-purpose/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>December 1, 2011 8:54 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/12/01/sex-saks-and-self-esteem-an-examination-of-the-effect-advertising-has-on-american-adolescent-girls/#comments" class=" " title="Comment on Sex, Saks, and Self-Esteem : An examination of the effect advertising has on American adolescent girls">2</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/12/01/sex-saks-and-self-esteem-an-examination-of-the-effect-advertising-has-on-american-adolescent-girls/" rel="bookmark">Sex, Saks, and Self-Esteem : An examination of the effect advertising has on American adolescent girls</a> </h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Paper Submission</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Class: Advertising</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Year Published: 2007</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <p style="text-align: center;">Sex, Saks, and Self-Esteem : An examination of the effect advertising has on American adolescent girls</p> <p>Advertisements to teenagers in mainstream magazines emphasize hyper-sexuality and perpetuate the beauty myth, leading to self-esteem issues… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/12/01/sex-saks-and-self-esteem-an-examination-of-the-effect-advertising-has-on-american-adolescent-girls/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>December 1, 2011 7:23 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="thumb"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/11/14/my-vagina-and-me-a-cf-tribute/" rel="bookmark" title="My Vagina and Me: A CF Tribute"><img src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/themes/zenko/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Unknown.jpeg&w=130&h=90&zc=1" alt="My Vagina and Me: A CF Tribute" /></a> </div> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/11/14/my-vagina-and-me-a-cf-tribute/#respond" class=" " title="Comment on My Vagina and Me: A CF Tribute">0</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/11/14/my-vagina-and-me-a-cf-tribute/" rel="bookmark">My Vagina and Me: A CF Tribute</a> </h3> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>My Vagina And Me</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <p>My vagina and I are best friends</p> <p>We go everywhere together;</p> <p>We do everything together …</p> <p>Even those people we wish we would never see</p> <p>or smell</p> <p>Again.</p> <p>My vagina and I take road trips</p> <p>And baths</p> <p>We ride in cars with boys… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/11/14/my-vagina-and-me-a-cf-tribute/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>November 14, 2011 3:04 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="thumb"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/10/18/fearless-feminism-on-body-image/" rel="bookmark" title="Fearless Feminism: On Body Image"><img src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/themes/zenko/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/band-larger-lg.jpg&w=130&h=90&zc=1" alt="Fearless Feminism: On Body Image" /></a> </div> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/10/18/fearless-feminism-on-body-image/#comments" class=" " title="Comment on Fearless Feminism: On Body Image">1</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/10/18/fearless-feminism-on-body-image/" rel="bookmark">Fearless Feminism: On Body Image</a> </h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-5010" href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/10/18/fearless-feminism-on-body-image/band-larger-lg/" title="band-larger-lg"><img class="size-full wp-image-5010 aligncenter" title="band-larger-lg" src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/band-larger-lg.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="250" /></a>On Body Image, a poem</p> <p>By: Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism columnist</p> <p>I wanted to write a poem<br /> about body image<br /> and to love yourself<br /> no matter what,<br /> no matter what the media says,<br /> or what your friends think<br /> or your lover.<br />… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/10/18/fearless-feminism-on-body-image/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>October 18, 2011 3:33 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="thumb"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/09/11/cf-lit-book-review-2030-the-real-story-of-what-happens-to-america-a-flop/" rel="bookmark" title="CF Lit Book Review “2030: The Real Story Of What Happens To America”= A Flop"><img 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size-medium wp-image-4623" title="2030" src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2030-300x182.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="182" /></a>By Jessica Keil</p> <p>As a self-professed ‘lit-freak’ with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Al Brooks’ dystopian novel “<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9875493-2030">2030: The Real Story Of What Happens To America”</a> immediately appealed to me due to its themes on the U.S. national debt, health care, and the future of American foreign policy.… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/09/11/cf-lit-book-review-2030-the-real-story-of-what-happens-to-america-a-flop/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>September 11, 2011 1:19 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="thumb"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/08/08/the-joy-of-the-short-story/" rel="bookmark" title="The Joy of the Short Story"><img src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/themes/zenko/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cortazar.jpeg&w=130&h=90&zc=1" alt="The Joy of the Short Story" /></a> </div> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/08/08/the-joy-of-the-short-story/#respond" class=" " title="Comment on The Joy of the Short Story">0</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/08/08/the-joy-of-the-short-story/" rel="bookmark">The Joy of the Short Story</a> </h3> <h2><em><a rel="attachment wp-att-4538" href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/08/08/the-joy-of-the-short-story/cortazar/" title="cortazar"><img class="size-full wp-image-4538 alignleft" title="cortazar" src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cortazar.jpeg" alt="" width="187" height="132" /></a></em></h2> <h3><em>Less is more, and more doesn’t necessarily equate better.</em></h3> <p><em></em><strong>The Joy of the Literary Amusement Park: The Short Story</strong></p> <p>By Chelsea Hawkins, Literary enthusiast and CF Lit Contributor</p> <p>Julio Cortazar was my first sweeping (literary) romance.</p> <p>My freshman year in University, a professor assigned several of <a href="http://www.juliocortazar.com.ar/">Cortazar’s </a>short… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/08/08/the-joy-of-the-short-story/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>August 8, 2011 3:04 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="thumb"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/17/poetry-we-love-was-es-ist/" rel="bookmark" title="Poetry we love- Was es ist"><img 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Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Es ist was es ist<br /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">sagt die Liebe<br /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><br /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Es is Unglück<br /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">sagt die Berechnung<br /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">Es ist nichts als Schmerz<br /> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;">sagt die Angst<br</span></div> <p>… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/17/poetry-we-love-was-es-ist/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>June 17, 2011 4:04 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="thumb"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/07/lit-freak/" rel="bookmark" title="Lit Freak"><img src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/themes/zenko/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tao-lin.jpg&w=130&h=90&zc=1" alt="Lit Freak" /></a> </div> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/07/lit-freak/#respond" class=" " title="Comment on Lit Freak">0</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/07/lit-freak/" rel="bookmark">Lit Freak</a> </h3> <p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4229" href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/07/lit-freak/tao-lin/" title="tao lin"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4229" title="tao lin" src="http://www.collegefemme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tao-lin.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="262" /></a>Hello friends and foes! Summer is finally here (well not officially, but who is really keeping track?) and with the summer comes epic tans, roadtrips filled with debauchery, and a summer reading list of old favorites and NYT Bestsellers. As a lit freak, I am always excited to go shopping for a… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/06/07/lit-freak/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>June 7, 2011 4:47 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/22/earth-day-poems/#comments" class=" " title="Comment on Earth Day Poems!">1</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/22/earth-day-poems/" rel="bookmark">Earth Day Poems!</a> </h3> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Submitted by CF Literary Editor, Lorena Madrigal, with love.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #339966;">God’s World</span></strong></p> <p>O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!</p> <p>Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!</p> <p>Thy mists that roll and rise!</p> <p>Thy woods, this autumn day, that ache and sag</p> <p>And all but cry with colour! That gaunt crag</p> <p>To… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/22/earth-day-poems/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>April 22, 2011 3:07 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/15/the-end-of-louise-gluck-week/#respond" class=" " title="Comment on The End of Louise Gluck Week">0</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/15/the-end-of-louise-gluck-week/" rel="bookmark">The End of Louise Gluck Week</a> </h3> <p>We have been featuring Louise Gluck poetry this whole week, which I know exhilarates you as much as it does us. However, the end has come. So, enjoy this last piece, Void, and send us submissions and suggestions of your own.</p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Void</strong></span></p> <p>I figured out why you won’t buy furniture.… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/15/the-end-of-louise-gluck-week/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>April 15, 2011 6:00 am</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/14/cf-literary-poetry-we-love-meadowlands-i-and-parable-of-flight/#respond" class=" " title="Comment on CF Literary- Poetry We Love: Meadowlands I and Parable of Flight">0</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/14/cf-literary-poetry-we-love-meadowlands-i-and-parable-of-flight/" rel="bookmark">CF Literary- Poetry We Love: Meadowlands I and Parable of Flight</a> </h3> <p><strong>CF Literary- Poetry We Love: <em>Meadowlands I</em> and <em>Parable of Flight</em></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Meadowlands I</strong></span></p> <p>I wish we went on walks</p> <p>like Steven and Kathy; then</p> <p>we’d be happy. You can even see it</p> <p>in the dog.</p> <p>We don’t have a dog.</p> <p>We have a hostile cat.</p> <p>I think Sam’s</p> <p>intelligent; he… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/14/cf-literary-poetry-we-love-meadowlands-i-and-parable-of-flight/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>April 14, 2011 6:00 am</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="homepost"> <div class="rightcontp"> <div class="bubble"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/13/cf-literary-poetry-we-love-moonless-night-and-siren/#comments" class=" " title="Comment on CF Literary- Poetry We Love: Moonless Night and Siren">1</a></div> <h3><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/13/cf-literary-poetry-we-love-moonless-night-and-siren/" rel="bookmark">CF Literary- Poetry We Love: Moonless Night and Siren</a> </h3> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">CF Literary Poetry We Love: Louise Gluck <em>Moonless Night</em> and <em>Siren</em></span><br /> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Moonless Night</strong></span></p> <p>A lady weeps at a dark window.</p> <p>Must we say what it is? Can’t we simply say</p> <p>a personal matter? It’s early summer;</p> <p>next door the Lights are practising klezmer music.</p> <p>A good night: the clarinet… <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/2011/04/13/cf-literary-poetry-we-love-moonless-night-and-siren/" class="read_more">Read the rest</a></p</p> <div class="post-meta">Published by <a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/author/cfwebby/" title="Posts by cfwebby">cfwebby</a> on <strong>April 13, 2011 3:45 pm</strong></div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="navigation"> <div class="floatleft"><a href="http://www.collegefemme.com/http:/collegefemme.com/15minutes/college-femme-literary/page/2/" >« Older Entries</a></div> <div class="floatright"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <div id="text-33" class="widget widget_text"><ul><h3>Featured Film for CF Mag: Enhanced Beauty</h3> <div class="textwidget"><iframe width="310" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Li-TXO3TzAM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

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