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It’s Valentine’s Day. Do you know where your flowers come from?
Valentine’s Day is the biggest day of the year for the commercial flower industry. Most people grab a bouquet from their local supermarket and don’t think twice about it. But do you know what it took for those flowers to get to you? The US imports nearly 80% of it’s flowers, and the majority come…
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The 2019 Feminist Holiday Gift Guide
Happy Holidays everyone! I hope your holiday season is one filled with peace and light and no last minute scrambling to buy the perfect presents for your loved ones. Mine is more the latter. And when you’re a last minute shopper like me, it is even harder to buy gifts that are unique and support…
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Growing Older and Embracing Change
Where did the time go? I remember myself as this young woman in my twenties and thirties. When I reached my forties I said, “girl, you’re getting older.” I felt unappreciative of where my life was going because I didn’t follow the traditional path of marriage and parenthood. Growing older meant that I would spend moments…
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A Feminist Holiday Gift Guide!
We love presents. We love getting presents and we love giving presents. And we especially love that perfect present that makes us run around the Christmas tree shouting “nevertheless, she persisted!” Christmas is in less then a week so if you haven’t found that perfect gift yet, look no further! We compiled an amazing gift…
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Gender Equality: For Men Too?
fem·i·nism noun “the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.” Sometimes when I speak on feminism, I feel as though people are actually hearing me say “I hate men”, but I don’t. As women, I believe that we have a lot to educate people on about gender expectations, but…
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