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Feminist Friday 11/11

A weekly list of feminist thought from around the web

ELECTION, SUFFRAGE, & SELF-CARE

NEWS & COMMENTARY

Women of Color Notch Historic Wins Across the Country by Ally Boguhn

Donald Trump is White People Problem by Sarah Mirk 

On the Election of Donald J. Trump by Laurie Penny

What Will Women's Health Care Look Like Now by Susan Rinkunus

Trumps Victory Sends a Disturbing Message About Sexual Assault by Clare Foran

Her Loss by Lindy West

A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry, Organizations that Need Your Support by Joanna Rothkopf 

FEATURES & LONG READS 

The Racist and Sexist History of Keeping Birth Control Side Effects Secret by Bethy Squires

We've Had Abortions, And Here's What That Jane The Virgin Story Line Meant To Us by Sam Romero, Jack Qu’emi Gutiérrez & Daniela Diaz 

The Myth That Women Are Never To Be Believed Endures- Centuries Later by Liza Monroy

Are You Man Enough for Birth Control? by Laurie Penny  

The African American Suffragists History Forgot by Lynn Yeger 

The Revolution Will Be Intersectional by Katie Klabusich 

Disabled People of Color Struggle To Be Heard by Keah Brown 

Audra Lorde Thought of Self-Care As An "Act of Political Warfare" by Sarah Mirk

CALL FOR PAPERS

Age and Gender: Aging in the Nineteenth Century 

Embodied Masculinities

Medicine and Mystery: The Dark Side of Science in Victorian Fiction