The Bechdel Test

Alright, so let’s talk about another feminist aspiration that someone who cares about women in fiction in any format–books, television, movies, etc.–should know about. It’s called The Bechdel Test.

Becoming, by Michelle Obama

Let me begin by saying if you have not yet read this book, you should. Or, better yet, go get the audio copy of Becoming, and let former First Lady Michelle Obama read it to you herself. It is worth all nineteen hours and three minutes…

Real Badass Women: The Series

If you haven’t noticed by now reading this blog, my writing interests go a little beyond the love story. Don’t get me wrong: I love writing about love. But what should a badass heroine in a love story look like?

WWWWWD?

What would a white male do? That’s what I’ve asked myself sometimes when I don’t have the confidence to do something I should be able to do. But what if I asked, what would a woman wearing white do? Maybe I’d be stronger. Maybe you would be, too.

The Real Heroes

Okay, so I’m talking to one of my friends last week about this whole “feminist hero” problem, and she says the following: “Well, you know the real problem, don’t you? It’s that the only true feminist heroes out there are lesbians.” But really, who are the feminist heroines? What do they look like?

Romantic Heroes: Feminist?

So I had the great pleasure this week to have not one, not two, NOT EVEN THREE, but FOUR conversations about feminist ideals. Some of those conversations took place with men who were legitimately interested. Which made me think: why isn’t there a “feminist romantic hero” category for book browsers?