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What happens when a long-time feminist activist becomes a mother? How does she stay true to her vocation and voice and still have time for her daughter? She's not sure either, but join this baseball-loving Chicago feminist as she tries to find her way through typical parenting land mines with a feminist perspective.

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• Tell Me When I'm Beautiful - Part 3

  In part one we defined the problem with the increase in sexualization of girls, in part two we discussed some of the criticisms of the APA report , and here we'll talk about what we DO to combat our girls' childhood being taken away from them. Let's get Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:00 AM by Veronica Arreola | 1 Comments Filed under: boys, education, feminism, girls, health, media, news, popculture, redthread, sex, sports

• Baby Love - Book Review

  When do you know when you are ready to have a baby? That question is fundamental to today's women. We have so many choices that it is overwhelming. A few years ago Sylvia Ann Hewlett tried to scare us all into getting pregnant by stating that if we're Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:47 PM by Veronica Arreola | 0 Comments Filed under: book review, books, boys, family, feminism, media, redthread, reviews

• Tell Me When I'm Beautiful - Part 2

  Please note this is a recreated post as I could not find it on the internet archive. Soon after the APA report was released my favorite (not) editorial writer came out with a critique. I have to say directly to Kathleen Parker, please come up with a new Read More... Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:00 AM by Veronica Arreola | 1 Comments Filed under: boys, education, feminism, girls, health, media, news, popculture, redthread, sex, sports

• Tell Me When I'm Beautiful - Part 1

  Please note this is a recreated post as I could not find it on the internet archive. What do you say to that? As I stared at my 3.5-year-old my heart ached. Has it started already? "You're always beautiful, mija." On one hand I can't say that it's much Read More... Posted Monday, March 19, 2007 12:02 AM by Veronica Arreola | 1 Comments Filed under: boys, education, feminism, girls, health, media, news, popculture, redthread, sex, sports