I have been reading a lot about myself lately, and most of what I read is not very flattering. Although I’m a lapsed Catholic, I’ve seen myself described as a “remorseless Puritan” or even, in one ...

The recent death of Sandra M. Gilbert at the age of 87 sent my mind reeling back decades to the first time I came across her name. With Susan Gubar (who still lives), Gilbert wrote The Madwoman in the ...

Feminist praise seems only to apply to Democratic wives, no matter the level of independence those on the Right achieve. The equality, choice, and de-objectification that modern feminism holds as its ...

Teachable moments are sometimes incredibly ironic. Last week, when leading a discussion on feminist criticism for a literary theory class, I began by asking my students what questions they might pose ...

This article analyzes the essay writing of Camila Henríquez Ureña (1894-1973). Despite having actively participated in the intellectual and academic fields of Cuba and the United States, Henríquez ...

If you still haven’t seen the “Barbie” movie, what are you waiting for?! If you have, you know that an emotional high point is America Ferrera’s three-minute monologue railing against the double ...

America Ferrera is defending her "Barbie" speech against those who say it oversimplifies women's issues. In the movie, Ferrera's character, Gloria, delivers an impassioned monologue to Barbie (Margot ...

I am mad – mad I tell you! – about the new “Barbie” movie. My anger is palpable and is deeply rooted in several specific things, like Chinese propaganda, possibly, and also maybe something called ...

Betty Friedan, author and feminist, exposing her feelings November 21, 1966 to a group of people in New York against what she calls discrimination based on sex. Mrs. Friedan author of the bestseller, ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Katie Roiphe STILL MAD American Women Writers and the Feminist Imagination By Sandra M. Gilbert ...

For the entirety of Donald Trump’s presidency, academics and pundits continually debated if he was a fascist, a populist, a nativist, a businessman president, and so forth. This debate continues.

PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Macron was facing criticism on Tuesday after video emerged of her using a slur to denounce feminist protesters. The scene filmed Sunday showed France’s first lady in discussion ...