Articles Posted in the Feminist Library Category
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Can We Get Past Looks Already?
[caption id="attachment_5339" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Elizabeth Warren. Image from rolandsmartin.com"][/caption] Can We Get Past Looks Already? By Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism Columnist Why are women under constant scrutiny based off their appearance? And why is there always a double standard? Let’s talk about Scott Brown’s remark about Elizabeth Warren. The two -
Sex, Saks, and Self-Esteem : An examination of the effect advertising has on American adolescent girls
Paper Submission Class: Advertising Year Published: 2007 Sex, Saks, and Self-Esteem :Â An examination of the effect advertising has on American adolescent girls Advertisements to teenagers in mainstream magazines emphasize hyper-sexuality and perpetuate the beauty myth, leading to self-esteem issues and potential health related problems in women. Once viewed as -
My Vagina and Me: A CF Tribute
[caption id="attachment_5120" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Image from Zazzle.com. Check out the site."][/caption] My Vagina And Me My vagina and I are best friends We go everywhere together; We do everything together ... Even those people we wish we would never see or smell Again. My vagina and I take road trips -
Fearless Feminism: On Body Image
On Body Image, a poem By: Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism columnist I wanted to write a poem about body image and to love yourself no matter what, no matter what the media says, or what your friends think or your lover. But how can I say that when I stand -
Blog Spotlight on: Life After Dating a Psycho
College Femme Magazine presents a web series of female blog's and the women behind them. The web is full of female blogger's educating, empowering, and enlightening others, and now is their time to shine. This week, the spotlight turns to "Life After Dating a Psycho"- a website/blog created to help -
7 Must See Spoken Word Performances!
CF Literary Editor, Lorena Madrigal, compiled the most ballin' Spoken Word Performances for your viewing pleasure. Make sure to thank her and/or send her your own College Femme Literary Magazine suggestions. Email suggestions to cfliterary@gmail.com. Happy Poetry Month to you! Sonya Renee- What Women Deserve Roxy Azari- Seen Not Heard -
CF Lit: The Elder Sister
The Elder Sister By Sharon Olds When I look at my elder sister now I think how she had to go first, down through the birth canal, to force her way head-first through the tiny channel, the pressure of Mother's muscles on her brain, the tight walls scraping her skin. -
A Critique of Sexuality and Gender in Blue Valentine
A Critique of Sexuality and Gender in Blue Valentine By Cherokee Summer, CF Film Buff Portraying female sexuality on celluloid has been one hard nut to crack for some reason. Either we come across as the All Virginal types or Pure Sleaze that’ll do anything and everything to get into -
Womanliness, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Womanliness Elizabeth Cady Stanton               Some men tell us we must be patient and persuasive; that we must be womanly. My friends, what is man’s idea of womanliness? It is to have a manner which please him—quiet,
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