by Luci Navas Sharry I have to admit that I was entering The House of the Spirits with high expectations. Its author Isabel Allende is one of the most respected authors in Latin American literature. Her stories, which I read in school, have female protagonists who used their beauty and intelligence to advance themselves. And…
This post is part of the Feminist Reads Challenge! Read more about why SPARK is doing the challenge here, and sign up to do it yourself here. by Luci Navas Sharry Jessica Valenti’s book Full Frontal Feminism is arguably the first book that really introduced me to what I needed to know about women’s rights.…
by Luci Navas Sharry Halloween is over, but since we’re still getting questions about sexy costumes, we figured we’d take one last crack at the issue. You’ve heard it all before: as far as women’s costumes go, the options range from sexy scrabble board to sexy Big Bird to sexy Chuckie to sexy nun, but…
Is the word “bitch” acceptable? Kanye West posted a flurry of tweets on September 2nd examining his use of the word. He just wanted to think out loud with us today. So Kanye, here’s what we, the girls of SPARK, think about the word “bitch.” YingYing: As with any other word, “bitch” can only have…