A Critique of the Colonial Cleanliness Crusade
At the beginning of the 19th century, most Euro-Americans would bathe three times: after birth, before marriage (which was required if one was a...
Black Women, Black Feminism, and Universalism
I first learned about universal egalitarianism and inclusion from my aunts and my momma. When these women prepare meals, they always consider how they...
Still Harming: Why the Trump-Era Title IX Regulations Need to Go
In August, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a defense of the Title IX regulations implemented by the Trump administration. The author, Tamara Rice...
Emotional Labor and Affective Injustice
The 'Concept Creep' of Emotional Labor
The term “emotional labor” used to be more narrowly defined than it is today. Sociologist Arlie Hochschild invented the...
A Feminist in the Forest
Like many others this past year, my children and I sought refuge from the pandemic in the great outdoors. Instead of traveling far from...
Select Philosophy Podcasts (Co-)Hosted by Women: A Listicle
Podcasting is to the early 2020s what blogging was to the late aughts. The philosophy podcast world in particular has exploded, and it can...
Righteous Anger in the Classroom
In recent months, there’s been much public debate about Critical Race Theory, which most legislators believe boils down to teaching about race in the...
You’re Wearing That? From School Dress Codes to Rape Culture
The email from my daughter’s elementary school principal arrived one spring afternoon. It stated that effective immediately for all elementary school students (K-6th grade),...
Obstetrics’ Security Blanket: The Case of Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Healthy Births
Following the #MeToo movement came the #violence_in_obstetrics movement, which started in 2018. In fact, the mistreatment of women in maternity wards is so widespread...
Sappho of Lesbos was a Lover of Wisdom, But What Kind?
Ancient Greek poet and songstress, Sappho of Lesbos, is best known for her homoerotic verse. Sappho didn’t argue about serious philosophical topics like ethics...