Monthly Archives: April 2011

Friday reading list

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

A new crop of tasty links for you, fresh from the Internet: If you are a polytheist, you can participate in a study about personal experience in polytheism. Witch Mom linked to this funny public radio monologue about answering a … Continue reading →

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Dangerous theology

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

“If you ban it, they will read it” is certainly true.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops suggested that Elizabeth Johnson’s book Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God might not be appropriate reading for … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for extended breastfeeding

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

This is a post about gratitude.  I’ll save the outrage (over pressure to quit at 6 or 12 months or when the baby sprouts teeth or starts speaking), the cultural analysis (of just what we’re afraid of when toddlers breastfeed), … Continue reading →

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Friday reading list

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

This week’s list is more viewing than it is reading.  I give you 3 data visualizations worth checking out: where Americans get their calories gendered language in toy ads mapping maternity care and birth outcomes

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If men could lactate

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

“Feminist writers have already commented on what would happen if men menstruated. Actually over the course of history women have produced far more milk than menstrual blood…” — Gabrielle Palmer Palmer is talking about Gloria Steinem’s classic essay in which … Continue reading →

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Friday reading list

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

This week’s reading list features mother troubles – working at home with kids, poor perception of breast feeders, the Breast Milk Baby controversy, and parents in poverty who can’t afford diapers: Being a work at home mom is like this. … Continue reading →

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Bridget practices pointing

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

Bridget’s had a lot of really good opportunities recently to practice her pointing skills, as we’ve been exploring San Francisco beyond our neighborhood. First we went to the California Academy of Sciences where she pointed at snakes and fishes and … Continue reading →

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Reproductive Rites gets sexy

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

I’m excited to say that I’ve started blogging for Good Vibrations Magazine in the Sexy Mama series.  It’s really pretty perfect because the first purchase I ever made at the Good Vibrations store on a visit to San Francisco, long … Continue reading →

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Friday reading list

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Friday reading list! I’m really enjoying the new maternalselves blog.  It’s feminist academics thinking about mothering. Circumcision rates in the U.S. have been dropping rapidly. I link to this post on vaccinations with some hesitation.  I don’t think it fully … Continue reading →

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