Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been hailed as one of the most feminist shows in TV history. Cristen, Caroline and HowStuffWorks galpal Lauren Vogelbaum deep dive into the Hellmouth of Sunnydale, California, to assess how effectively Buffy and the Scooby gang took on the patriarchy.
Evil women and villainesses are the spice of pop culture life. Cristen and Caroline mine the dark side for what Ursula, Catwoman, Cersei and other mavens of immorality can tell us about how we view real-world women.
When Melinda Grube was in grade school, a male teacher told her that “women are not in the historical record, because they never did anything important.’’
She vowed then that she “would never allow anybody to say that to me again.” Grube, now armed with a PhD in women’s history, is a historical interpreter at Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, working to make sure girls now hear a different message.
Welcome to the Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy From Hell, otherwise known as feminism.
New York voter Brianne Wojtesta, who was one of many to place her ‘I Voted’ sticker on Susan B. Anthony’s headstone
Failure is a cornerstone of success, or as Oprah says, it's just life moving us in the right direction. Cristen and Caroline discuss productive failure, the science of grit and why gender plays such a strong role in whether we're willing to try, try again.
Phyllis Schlafly was an anti-feminist Republican political organizer who paved the way for alt-right political conservatism and the candidacy of Donald Trump. She also played a surprisingly influential role in Cristen's upbringing.
Under a Japanese law that dates back to the Meiji era, more than a century ago, all married couples must use one surname. In theory, a couple may choose either the husband’s or the wife’s last name, but in practice, 96 percent of women assume their husband’s.
Advocates for women, including lawmakers across the political spectrum, say they simply want women to make their own choices about their names. But recent court rulings indicate that the law is unlikely to be softened anytime soon, despite rising criticism.
