First, a little background. I do not wear makeup, I rarely wear dresses I think I only own one apart from my wedding dress which is floating around somewhere. My clothing of choice is tracksuit pants or comfy jeans. While… Read More ›
Day: 2009-06-29
Rally in Canberra September 7: Homebirth: What’s the Crime? Guest post by Janet Fraser
This is a guest post by Janet Fraser, National Convenor of Joyous Birth, the Australian homebirth network, also blogging at Looking Glass Alice. It is cross-posted here. With a background in academia and feminist activism, Janet brings a wealth of… Read More ›
The mysterious case of the disappearing …
From the West: A Perth mother with no medical experience delivered a baby in a carpark in the middle of a downpour this morning while a police officer, a port worker and the frantic father looked on in awe. Helen… Read More ›
Spirit of P P McGuinness, leave Razer’s body!
One of the scary things about getting older is watching other people, who used to be younger and groovier than yourself, age and settle into the sclerotic patterns of unexamined privilege and rightwing attitudes. In the 90s, as a thirtysomething,… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – June 29, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. I Didn't Know "Rest In Peace" Came with a Citizenship Requirement! – This is what happens when hate rhetoric escalates… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 