I am a feminist. As I’ve grown up, I’ve measured my progress by how well I can articulate the reasons behind my gut feelings of injustice. This learning can be greatly helped by other people, and on a college campus, there ar...
Attending a discussion-based lab at 8 a.m. each Friday easily constitutes as one of the most difficult responsibilities in my school week. I know. I am pitiful, but I am also honest. With that being said, this Anthropology la...
Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama, is one of the top ten worst women’s prisons in the nation. Since 2009, it has been under investigation for harsh conditions. So what does the phrase “harsh conditions” re...
Last year, Emma Watson took a stand for gender equality, reiterating the idea that “fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.” This still poses a serious problem for gender egalitarianism: m...
Let’s talk about menstruation: the monthly (give or take) discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the lining of a person’s uterus that usually starts around their early teenage years and ends during menopause in the la...
In the last week, the University has participated in homecoming festivities and traditions. Along with these celebrations has come controversy and media attention for the well-known GroupMe messages from Alpha Gamma Delta so...
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: feminism is not one thing. Now, I know for the majority of people who are even remotely aware of its existence, feminism is, as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie claims in We Should All Be...
Last week, my peers Cassidy Ellis and Lindsay Macher, along with Ruth Bishop, put forth two opposing views to explain the obstacles each side perceives as issues with inclusiveness within the feminist communities. Both parties ra...
Last Friday, the University of Alabama Feminist Caucus (UAFC) held a rally titled “Celebrating Women.” Afterward, one of its attendees, anti-abortion proponent Ruth Bishop, posed this question to our page: “Is feminism fo...
Last Friday, I attended the UA Feminist Caucus’ rally and was met by a diverse array of students, including many men. This heterogeneous mix of students scattered about the Ferg promenade could be touted as an example of in...
The University of Alabama’s Feminist Caucus will host a rally on Friday, August 27th. The rally, “Celebrating Women!” will be held in front of Ferguson Student Center at 5:00 p.m. to promote the empowerment of women on campus. ...
