Unlike the word feminism, which has engendered new concepts like womanism and Third World feminism, for example, sisterhood has not generated alternative terms of political solidarity. Rather, African American feminists, in particular, have pointed out the limitations of the term sisterhood, attempting...
I submitted the piece above to the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design for its World’s Longest Band Sampler project. The saying is a riff on Robin Morgan’s classic work,Sisterhood is Powerful.I posted the message on a few Needlepoint Facebook pages and sent it to those on my...
Identityhere is based on the particular political values that makes an other one's girlfriend—the sense of sisterhood (as bell hooks pronounces) as "political solidarity between women."2 Yet this solidarity (which is not a state or achievement, but a process; the term is less a noun and...
So with the New Year upon us, it was decided that a new girl should be awarded the Goodchicken title and become part of the Goodchicken Sisterhood. And the title goes to … Lemony! Lemony was the standout choice to become a Goodchicken – in fact the award is long overdue. She perfo...
noun(n.) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. noun(n.) The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation. ...
noun(n.) China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. concertinanoun(n.) A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of...
Most smaller ships in Traveller are of the belly lander variety which like the term indicate land and take-off on their belly, all of this is accomplished by the floater ability of all grav thrust vehicles great and small. When ships get into space however, the depictions of Traveller ships...
“Biden has been a leader in terms of appointing Black judges,” said Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington-based think tank. “The great thing about this is that these appointments will have long-term impacts, at least in term...
kiah tells me. it was not just the song itself or even the very personal lyrics. it was merging her private self with her public image. as is often the case, it took a sisterhood for kiah to own all the parts of herself. kiah is growing alongside her audience, owning her role ...
for her daughter! OMG). It’s amazing because in my family we speak both English and Spanish so there are definitely some times when I have to ask my dad to elaborate a bit on what some words mean or when my mom will ask about what some term means as well. Conversations simply last...