Barack Obama Feminism

An Open Letter to Senator McCain

Eleanor Smeal | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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Eleanor Smeal

Women, Senator McCain, vote on issues important to us, not on whether or not the candidate wears a skirt. The truth is, your candidacy is the worst for women in recent history.

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The Future of Feminism

Lindsey Horvath | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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Lindsey Horvath

I am hopeful that feminists -- women and men alike -- who care about the future will embrace the ticket that embraces us.

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Anti-Hillary Sentiment On The Rise Among Leading Feminists

Jon Wiener | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

More than 1,000 feminists have signed a statement criticizing Hillary Clinton and supporting Obama for president - evidence that Clinton's support a...

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Super Tuesday Media Musings,Part II: Shocker -- There's No Feminist Kool-Aid

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 02.06.2008 | Media

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Jennifer L. Pozner

Americans have been subjected to a litany of misguided media musings about "race and gender" in the 2008 election cycle, which has focused not on these issues but on how politicians can snatch up those constituencies.

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Feminist Ultimatums: Not In Our Name

Kimberle Crenshaw and Eve Ensler | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

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Kimberle Crenshaw and Eve Ensler

The new players of the troubling "with us or against us" game are no longer the hawkish Republicans but "either/or" feminists determined to see to it that a woman occupies the Oval Office.

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Feminist Leaders Oppose Hillary, Endorse Obama

Jon Wiener | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

More than 100 New York feminist leaders released a joint statement Sunday afternoon criticizing Hillary Clinton and supporting Obama for president.

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Why So Many Feminists Are Deciding to Vote for Barack Obama

Ellen Bravo | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

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Ellen Bravo

The Clintons treat Obama as women are treated -- patronizing him as merely a "good speaker," trivializing his accomplishments, and using surrogates to demonize his morality.

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