Author of WHITE FEMINISM @AtriaBooks. @TheHuntington Fellow. @ShorensteinCtr Fellow. Former EIC @Jezebel. @voguemagazine @marieclaire alum.
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For the 50th anniversary issue of @MassReview WOMAN: REVISITED, I wrote about being a foster parent and watching concepts of motherhood and gender be defined by the American judicial system.
“Nanny of the State” rb.gy/7csfpe
Full issue: rb.gy/th8caj
In this week’s Valley Girl, I wrote about the 90s porn peak in the San Fernando Valley and my junior high dress code—because they go so well together.
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New Valley Girl🌴📰 This week, I wrote about how sex work in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s and 1980s generated the misogynistic stereotype that Valley Girls are “sluts.”
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In this week’s Valley Girl, I wrote about the origins of the San Fernando Valley’s “seedy” reputation and the very specific loneliness that can come with living in LA, as explored in novels/films Play It As It Lays & Less Than Zero 📚
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I wrote about how the white, 1980s stereotype of the “Valley Girl” revealed broader anxieties about money and consumption in the United States.
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I’ve launched a newsletter🌴 Valley Girl is a weekly interrogation and cultural study of the “Valley Girl” stereotype across American culture, history, and lived experience.
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NYC foster kids would get luggage for belongings instead of trash bags under new bill gothamist.com/news/nyc-foste…
“Feminism had saved her life, she often said, and she was certain that because of her political convictions, the mainstream press would not welcome her.” 🌹nytimes.com/2024/11/08/books…
Next Tuesday on 10/29, I’ll be reading an excerpt of WHITE FEMINISM along with 6 other women authors to raise money for the Harris/Walz campaign. Tickets start at $25 and all sales go directly to Harris/Walz 2024.
This event is digital. Register here 🎟️ sayitoutloudevent.com
“Now, as Lucas and other prominent Black women in publishing have lost their jobs, or quit the business entirely, their departures have led some in the industry to question publishers’ commitment to racial inclusion.”
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“With the vote, France became the first country in the world to explicitly write access to abortion into its Constitution…” nytimes.com/2024/03/04/world…
“Our model is about distributing risk.” nytimes.com/2024/02/22/healt…
‘Self-empowerment and lots of spending’: our frustrating slide into Stanley cup feminism theguardian.com/world/2024/f…
Meanwhile, New Jersey saw historic legislation that will impact many women and took years to pass💫
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I recommend listening to this story on a long afternoon walk all bundled up 🧣
For the 50th anniversary issue of @MassReview WOMAN: REVISITED, I wrote about being a foster parent and watching concepts of motherhood and gender be defined by the American judicial system.
“Nanny of the State” rb.gy/7csfpe
Full issue: rb.gy/th8caj
You can listen to me read my @MassReview essay, “Nanny of the State,” about my experiences as a foster mother in its entirety on MassReview.org.
Full piece: rb.gy/7csfpe
“The move by the court effectively makes abortion legally accessible in all of the country’s 32 states, up from just 12 states.” nytimes.com/2023/09/06/world…
“…there’s no resource that is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children.” nytimes.com/2023/06/15/us/su…
“…a variety of research over the decade since social media became ubiquitous among teenagers has found that often, social media use has been more beneficial than not for L.G.B.T.Q. youth.” nytimes.com/2023/05/24/upsho…
