Author Archives: Ann Bartow

Will Obama hurt or help black people?

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I have been reluctant to wade in the discussion on Obama because I am conflicted. On the one hand, I am very proud of Obama. I truly believe that he wants a better america and on the other hand, I … Continue reading →

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“Nepotism and the Presidency”

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Historiann writes: … a speedy review of the history of the U. S. Presidency suggests that of course, as ususal, it’s men who benefit far disproportionately from nepotism.   The Presidency has been marked by father-son and other intrafamily male … Continue reading →

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Pre-Order Mary Dudziak’s New Book!

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

HERE! And, see also.

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The Gender of Legal History?

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The always wonderful Al Brophy is guest blogging at the Legal History Blog, and he has a post up expressing concern about an apparent gender imbalance among legal historians. –Ann Bartow

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“The Secret Ballot”

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

A short story by Dr. Violet Socks.

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Lawyers Behaving Badly

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Cripes: … A lawyer representing Ms. Hill in her bankruptcy case, Kenneth Steidl, of Steidl and Steinberg in Pittsburgh, wrote Countrywide a few weeks later stating that Ms. Hill had been deemed current on her mortgage during the period in … Continue reading →

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“The witch ain’t dead, and Chris Matthews is a ding-dong”

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Read Rebecca Traister’s Salon essay by that title here.

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South Carolina Board of Education Decides Against Banning Biology Text That Teaches Evolution

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Thank goodness. The vote was scary close: The South Carolina Education Board approved a biology textbook Wednesday for public schools, despite questions from critics worried about how the book teaches evolution. The board voted 9-7 to approve the textbook’s latest … Continue reading →

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Today Would Have Been The 100th Birthday of Simone de Beauvoir

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

More by Alfonsina at Feminist Figure. See also this entry at the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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Supposedly Liberal Doods Assert New Hampshire Women Voted For Clinton Out Of “Sympathy”

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Did New Hampshire women vote for Clinton out of”sympathy”? Two of the “big” Supposedly Liberal Dood bloggers think so, Kos from Daily Kos and Atrios from Eschaton. Kos writes in part: The more she’s attacked on personal grounds, the more … Continue reading →

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“Pitting Race Against Gender”

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Jenn at Reappropriate takes issue with Gloria Steinem’s recent NYT Op-Ed. (Editor’s note: Hopefully it is clear that this blog itself is not intended to advance the candidacy of any particular candidate, but certainly individual bloggers are free to express … Continue reading →

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Letter to Hillary Clinton

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

DEAR HILLARY, Don’t give up! Don’t ever give up! What you are doing by running for President is too important to America and the world for you or any other woman who dares to assume a position of leadership, to … Continue reading →

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Can You Say “Gender Gap”?

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

New Hampshire’s Democratic Primary results: Total Voters by Gender: Female 57% Male 43% Total Women Voters by Candidates Hillary Clinton 46% Barack Obama 34% John Edwards 15% Bill Richardson 3% Dennis Kucinich 1% Total Men Voters by Candidates Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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For The Couple of Weeks Or So, Y’all Will Be Watching South Carolina

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The Democratic presidential primary election will be held here in South Carolina on Saturday, January 26. After it’s over, with a population of just over four million, we won’t get much attention from the candidates or national press, but up … Continue reading →

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Does ‘gender neutral’ language serve to cover up male violence?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Jennifer Drew asks that question here at the f-word.

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Katha Pollitt: “Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed”

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Read her new column at The Nation.

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“Gloria Steinem: Moving Beyond Words”

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

This site features an audio clip of a speech Gloria Steinem delivered at the Ford Hall Forum on May 12th, 1994 in which she discusses the state of the women’s movement in the early 1990s.

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Melissa McEwan: “Fighting Sexism is Meant to be a Progressive Value”

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Read her excellent post by this title here.

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Why Do The Supposedly Liberal Doods Link Sex And Derogation?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here’s a picture of Guiliani: Here is a link referencing “nipple clamps” with respect to that photograph, and over at Eschaton this gets escalated to a porn allusion: Late Night Rowwwr! Everyone wants to see Rudy Giuliani rub his nipples. … Continue reading →

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Gloria Steinem In Today’s NYT: “Women Are Never Front-Runners”

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

If you haven’t already read this NYT Op-Ed, it’s accessible here.

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Isabel Allende talks about writing, women, passion, feminism.

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Watch it here.

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“Islam and the Left. Dialogue or cold war?”

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Though the focus is much broader than simply gender issues, this exchange at Reset DOC will be interesting to many feminists.

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Embryo Adoption?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Ann Bartow

I was at the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) conference last week and there, amid all legal publishing companies and on-line search services in the Exhibitor’s Hall, was a table for something called Embryo Connection, which works with the … Continue reading →

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW’S FEMINIST LEGAL THEORIES AND FEMINISMS CONFERENCE, March 6 & 7, 2008

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

“Can You Hear Us Now: How New Feminist Legal Theories and Feminisms Are Changing Society” THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008, 6 P.M. keynote address by Gloria Steinem in the University of Baltimore’s Langsdale Auditorium FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 a day of … Continue reading →

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Dirty Politics, South Carolina Style

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Watch the PBS documentary here or here.

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Reader JDfemnist decides to meme!

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

“I love this meme and hope you’ll find a way to spread it throughout the blogosphere. Following are my headlines. Headline I’m most fearful of seeing in 2008: U.S. attacks Iran on the same day the Chinese/Russian/Arab Conference on Africa … Continue reading →

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“Hyde – 30 Years Is Enough” Petition

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Here, via the National Network of Abortion Funds.

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For Our Snow Belt Readers

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

How To Make An Igloo. When you are ready to thaw out, y’all come visit, hear? –Ann Bartow

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Links!

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Aid for battered Muslim women (IntLawGrrls) Top ten of 2007 (Title IX Blog) AALS “Hot Topic” Panel on “Reproductive Justice After Carhart” (Reproductive Rights Prof Blog) “Opting-Out” of the New Jersey Fan Club (…Just This Once) (Womenstake) Liberty and Media … Continue reading →

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Headlines for the New Year Meme: Generation 2.1

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Okay then: Headline I’m most fearful of seeing in 2008: Bush Launches War Against Iran Headline I most want to see in 2008: South Carolina Electorate Moves Sharply To The Left Headline I most expect to see in 2008: [Insert … Continue reading →

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Photographs, the Internet and Fair Use (Not The Copyright Law Kind)

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Two provocative posts about the ethics of re-posting photographs at Bitch, Ph.D. Here: The camera captures your soul: What is this picture for? and here: Feminism 101: The internet is a jungle, but if you are a woman it’s a … Continue reading →

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“Women in Politics: The Role of Gender in Political Decision Making”

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Ann Bartow

That’s the title of the Eighth Annual Women and the Law Conference and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, on Friday, February 29, 2008.

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AALS Program on Carhart!

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Ann Bartow

The AALS Hot Topics Panel “Reproductive Justice After Carhart,” is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 4, from 10:30am-12:15pm.

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Ann Bartow

Hope to see many of you at the AALS soon! –Ann Bartow

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Especially For Our Alabama Readers: A Patented Process For Turning An Electric Toothbrush Into A Vibrator

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ann Bartow

U.S. Patent No. 7,186,226 is a patent for a method of making a”massage device”out of an electric toothbrush, and includes claims pertaining to a process for removing the bristles from the head of the brush (because, ouch). The patent states … Continue reading →

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Keeping Women’s Voices Out, Supposedly Liberal Dood Edition

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I went to what I understand to be The American Prospect’s main page today, here. There seem to be twelve “current” articles. As far as I can tell, ZERO were written by women. Scrolling down the page to the “recent” … Continue reading →

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Bumbo Linkfest

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Ready-Set-Bumbo Ready-Set-Bumbo II Ready-Set-Bumbo III Bumbo Seat Warning Label Instructions Ready-Set-Bumbo Outtakes

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“More than 50 women in this city are now pregnant with the children of couples from the United States, Taiwan, Britain and beyond. The women earn more than many would make in 15 years. But the program raises a host of uncomfortable questions that touch on morals and modern science, exploitation and globalization, and that most natural of desires: to have a family.”

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

That’s an excerpt from this article, entitled “World Outsources Pregnancies To India.”

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There Among The Links And Splogs…

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

I found this post, which made me laugh, even though I’m pretty sure offense was intended. –Ann Bartow

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About”this weird fear of opposing views.”

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Quotation fragment from this article in which Andy Rosenthal defends the NYT’s hiring of Bill Kristol as a regular op-ed columnist. Welp, that would make ten columnists, as I count them. Eight men and two women, and only one of … Continue reading →

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Becuase Girls Can’t Play Hockey Unless Their Equipment is Girlified?

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Ken at After Atalanta asks: Can polka dots build confidence?

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“Sexual assault is a crime, even in war zones”

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Read this post at Journey to Ithaca. And, see also.

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“Global Link Round Up – Race Outside of the US”

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Here, at Racialicious.

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Alarming Recently Issued Patent: “Security underwear device for sexual organs”

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Accessible here. The abstract says: Security underwear is a protective cover for female genital and anal opening against illicit sex and risk of contracting venereal diseases. It is made up of a unit for the genital which has an opening … Continue reading →

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Did “Feminists” Attempt to “Censor” Santa Claus?

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Despite reports like this and this, the Snopes account is quite different. Via the Hathor Legacy. Naturally crap like this is for sale, but obviously feminists are supposed to be intimidated into silence about it. Cartoon from here. –Ann Bartow

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New Year’s Resolution: To More Rigorously Critique Celebrity Culture

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

As this NYT article, “A One-Way Ticket To Disaster,” aptly demonstrates, one of the only areas of the entertainment industry where women are proportionately represented (at a minimum) is in “scandal coverage.” The story is even accompanied by a “timeline … Continue reading →

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“Creationists Corrupt Textbook Selection in South Carolina”

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

The SC State Board of Education has withheld approval of two biology texts on the basis of creationist objections. Unfortunately, we all saw this coming, though how to fight it us still unclear. Via South Carolinians for Science Education (SCSE) … Continue reading →

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Some Links About Depression

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Ann Bartow

Heather Armstrong has a post here, and her husband Jon has one here. Liz Spikol’s contribution is here.

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Another Reason Not To Eat At Burger King

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Ann Bartow

In case you needed one…

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“Rescused From Historical Silence: Bringing Afrodescendant Women and Girls Back To Life”

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Ann Bartow

In this post Sokari at Black Looks recommends two books: A Citizen’s Reflections on Race, Violence and Power by Cynthia Boaz Remembering Celia, 19 & enslaved: hanged Friday 21st, 1855

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