Last night on Ophelia we had a good old fashioned venting session – and wow, was it fun!  There is something so cathartic about getting it out in the open and off your chest.
This morning, I opened my email to find a blog piece written by Allison Stevens of Women’s eNews titled Cabinet Disappoints; Other Obama Moves Win Raves. In her piece, Allison writes about how some women’s group (ahem – that would be The New Agenda) took offense to Obama’s pick of Larry Summers and the fact that …

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As the MSM collapses under the burden of its sins and the public increasingly hunts its news down on the information superhighway, the blogosphere suddenly finds itself in pole position on the issues that matter today — able to frame the discourse in a way and with a voice it never could have anticipated.
If ever Feminism had a chance to make its concerns known to a wider audience, to get them out there where they will be heard and to …

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Ophelia has been busy gal lately hosting a string of wonderful guests including Peggy Klaus, Liz Falk and Dr. Bambi W. Gaddist. But frankly, all this “hosting” has Ophelia downright exhausted. I mean, c’mon, sometimes a girl just wants to come to work, let down her hair, and CHEW SOME FAT!
So by popular demand, this week Ophelia wants to hear from you, our members.
Ophelia knows that you are not all happy about the appointment of …

Editor’s Note: Sexism? What Sexism? is a new series highlighting sexism and misogyny in our culture, answers for those asking.

 The "girl" from iGirl

“What’s all this fuss about sexism?”
“Sexism? I just don’t see it.”
“Can you give me some examples of this sexism?”
Sound familiar?
If you are like me, you’ve been on the receiving end of such questions over the past year. Today, my answer to these questions is another question:
Why is iGirl one of the Top 10 most downloaded and purchased iPhone applications?
What or who is iGirl? First and foremost, according to the …

What Every Woman Should Know is a bi-weekly series on American Women’s History. The series is weekly in March, which is Women’s History Month. This article has been edited from an original version, which was posted here.
The 19th Amendment
The final push for elective franchise for women is one of the most riveting tales in American history. As Harriot Stanton Blatch said after the Amendment was ratified:
All honor to women, the first disenfranchised class in history who, unaided by any political party, won enfranchisement by its own effort alone and achieved …

The Pennsylvania Justice Bell!Meet-Up Announcement!
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Friday, Apr. 17th
Pennsylvania women have long been active in fighting for women’s equality and rights. Read the story of the Justice Bell of Pennsylvania and the women who fought for Suffrage in your state. Then join us at a meeting of The New Agenda to continue the fight!
Time and location will be updated.
For more information, email CynthiaRuccia@thenewagenda.net

Editor’s Note: Guest contributor Karen is a college student and History major.

Our country no longer recognizes the difference between sexual exploitation and sexual empowerment. This confusion is one of the most dangerous threats to women’s empowerment, as it can lead to women’s groups unintentionally condoning exploitation and can further objectify their sisters. Until we realize the difference between sexual exploitation and sexual empowerment, we will have a steep and stark climb to the top, stumbling over our own efforts.
In that part of the nighttime, not tomorrow but not yesterday, there …

Reposted from Ill Doctrine with permission of the author, whose website and other writings can be found here.
In the month since the Chris Brown and Rihanna case broke, bodies of women killed by their current or former intimate partners have piled up. Young love is supposed to hurt a bit emotionally, but increasingly, it bruises. The vociferous response to Chris Brown and Rihanna Fenty, and the range of perspectives on who has the right to hit whom, make it clear that we need to talk about this issue more …

One in three women will be a victim of physical or sexual assault at least one time in their lives.

Meet-Up Announcement!
Boston, Massachusettes
Sunday, March 29th, 2 pm
Canceled!  We will reschedule at a later date!