A Salon for Uppity Women
and the Men Who Love Them
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
These are hard times for Minnesota women.
We're losing our jobs. Our wages are dropping. Our numbers among the homeless is on the rise. Meanwhile, "Girls Gone Wild" videos outsell the Bible. Makes a good woman wonder - what ever happened to feminism?
Have no fear. Feminism is alive and well. Come to a meeting of the Dead Feminists Society of Minnesota.
The Dead Feminists Society exists to honor the vision of American Feminism and to support Minnesota feminists in our commitment to stand for gender equality, dignity and fairness. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Our Dead Feminists Society host (and instigator) is Kristine Holmgren, former columnist for the Star Tribune and dyed-in-the-wool advocate for Minnesota women and families. Kristine is a Presbyterian minister - ordained before ordination was cool.
Visit our website, join and attend! Every meeting advances the goals of fairness and equity for women and men everywhere!
Next meeting - Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 P.M.,
Barnes and Noble Book Seller in Har Mar, Roseville.
- - - be there!!
When Lois seems to have the right idea, you need an attitude adjustment, honey!!
I remember mama
She worked as hard as you - no, harder!
And raised you to be a feminist in a world
where feminism is an insult.
Join us in exploring the qualities (and shortcomings) of the woman who
rocked your cradle and ruled your world.
Historians tell that that when a soldier expires in battle, his last cry (most often) is for his mother. Our mothers are important to us in ways we seldom examine.
As little girls mature, we take our primary cues from our primary female role-model.
As little boys, they teach us the ways in which we can act to respect the women in our lives.
Our mothers shaped us, led the development of our self-concept, self-esteem and (directly or subtly) groomed us into the people we became.
And our mothers were humans; flawed, limited - with the same problems we face.
Married, single, our mothers also struggled with difficult relationships, bad economies, the larger world manipulating and controlling their choices.
Who were these women? What were their lives like? How did their legacy affect our definitions of "feminism?"
Bring a photo, a memento, a reminder of your mother, and join the Dead Feminists Society of Minnesota in a candid, compassionate (and perhaps critical) view of the woman who rocked your cradle and ruled your world
Your fearless instigator:
Kristine
Sponsored by Barnes and Noble
All gatherings of the Dead Feminist Society
take place at
Barnes and Noble Book Sellers
HarMar Mall
2100 North Snelling Avenue
St. Paul. MN 55113
(See map and directions below.)
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