Archive of Feminism

Hey, Library of Congress. Cut that shit out.

on May 1st, 2009 in Avenging, Books, Favorite Posts, Feminism, Librarianship, Women's health by | 12 Comments

Oh hello Library of Congress. I didn’t see you there. Nice running into you like this! You know, I’ve always admired your electronic resources and open-minded collections policies. My undergraduate university and career have both profited from your generous grantmaking, and your reading room sure is fun to visit when…

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A nerdygirl review of the Game Developers Conference

on February 5th, 2009 in ALA, Avenging, Cornell, Favorite Posts, Feminism, Interface design, Library tourism, San Francisco, Tech, User Interface Design, Video games, Women in tech by | 4 Comments

Greetings from an ethnic librarian working in the games industry! I’m posting this review of my experience last year at GDC (the Game Developers Conference) held every year here in San Francisco. It was originally part of a letter to my team here at Linden Lab, but I thought you…

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I DOOOOO! RAWR!

on September 6th, 2008 in Avenging, Feminism by | 3 Comments

Current TV has a segment called “Target Women” that I absolutely love. In this episode, Sarah Haskins, who is frikking hilarious, introduces us to the helpful and empowering phenomenon known as Wedding Television. She gently mocks shows like Bridezilla, Rich bride Poor bride, Platinum brides, and other affronts to sanity….

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Research obsession: Medical Students for Choice

on May 27th, 2007 in Avenging, Feminism, Research Obsession, Women's health by | 3 Comments

I’m going to show my political underpants briefly (har har. briefly.) and write about Medical Students for Choice. Lately I’ve tried to keep my politics off of this website out of respect for the wonderful diversity of people who have taken librarianship as an identity.* However, I promised to keep…

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