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she/her feminist author Books: The seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls (And others) Newsletter https://www.feministgiant.com/

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FEMINIST GIANT Presents: The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls Putting The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls into action to defy, disobey, and disrupt patriarchy.

My next online course begins Oct. 21.

www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

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FEMINIST GIANT Presents: The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls New Online Course

Online course starting Oct. 21 on turning manifesto into Feminism in 3D, a day-to-day practise of defying, disobeying, and disrupting patriarchy.

FEMINIST GIANT Presents: The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

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Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

I will not whitewash the white supremacist that was Charlie Kirk. For someone so young, what an embarrassment of hatreds he left us to excoriate him with.

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead
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Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

Charlie Kirk took the most repugnant white Christian nationalist zealotry from the places it festered in the odious margins and moved it to the Trumpian mainstream.

Speak ill of him. It is the truth. www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-spea...

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Essay: The Right to Call Me a Cunt (L) Karen Attiah, photo via karenattiah.com (R) Jimmy Kimmel, photo Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

My latest essay is about Karen Attiah, Jimmy Kimmel, and the upside down white supremacist world that is the United States

www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-...

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Essay: The Right to Call Me a Cunt (L) Karen Attiah, photo via karenattiah.com (R) Jimmy Kimmel, photo Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

If we are to win the fight against fascism in the United States, our fights must be more than just those of white men against a white supremacist regime.

www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-...

19.09.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
FEMINIST GIANT Presents: Menopause in Literature and Popular Culture Let's dive into how menopause is portrayed in books, movies, and TV shows - join us for an insightful and no-holds barred journey!

Menopop!

Today--my online course on Menopause in Popular Culture begins at 7pm Eastern..

There's still time to register:

www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

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FEMINIST GIANT Presents: Menopause in Literature and Popular Culture Let's dive into how menopause is portrayed in books, movies, and TV shows - join us for an insightful and no-holds barred journey!

Handful of places left for my online course: Menopause in Literature and Popular Culture.

Join me!

Starting Tuesday Sept. 16 at 7pm Eastern www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

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Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

Charlie Kirk took most repugnant white Christian nationalist zealotry from places it festered in the odious margins & moved it to the Trumpian mainstream, becoming a millionaire who moved into a $4.75mn estate in the process.

Speak ill of him. It is the truth.

www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-spea...

12.09.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

The U.S. is talented at political amnesia. It kicks in virulently when someone odious dies.

For someone so young, what an embarrassment of hatreds Charlie Kirk left us to excoriate him with.

I will not whitewash the racist, sexist, bigot that he was.

www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-spea...

12.09.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

The Patron Saint of the Male Debate Me Industrial Complex died doing what he loved–spewing hate and incitement at a debate.

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead
www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-spea...

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Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead
www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-spea...

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Two women in various states of undress standing looking shocked in a restroom

Two women in various states of undress standing looking shocked in a restroom

Menopause in Literature and Popular Cutlure online course with Mona Eltahawy, starting Sept. 16 at 7pm (Eastern time).

Space is limited.

Info and tickets below.

www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

Photo: via CBC

02.09.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
FEMINIST GIANT Presents: Menopause in Literature and Popular Culture Let's dive into how menopause is portrayed in books, movies, and TV shows - join us for an insightful and no-holds barred journey!

I have so enjoyed my social media break for the past month that I am continuing an open-ended break.

Working on my new book, public speaking coming up in NYC, North Carolina, Mexico, and Norway, with more on the way.

And launching my 1st online course: www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

28.08.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Water Remembers Us — Healing as Memory, Blood and Throughline - Iranti Éjè Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood is a groundbreaking intergenerational global gathering. It will be the first conference based in the South to focus on the menopause experiences, insights, and strength...

Yes--here

www.irantieje.com/panels/heali...

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FEMINIST GIANT Presents: Menopause in Literature and Popular Culture Let's dive into how menopause is portrayed in books, movies, and TV shows - join us for an insightful and no-holds barred journey!

I have so enjoyed my social media break for the past month that I am continuing an open-ended break.

Working on my new book, public speaking coming up in NYC, North Carolina, Mexico, and Norway, with more on the way.

And launching my 1st online course: www.eventbrite.com/e/feminist-g...

28.08.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

For my birthday, I lifted a personal best: 210 lbs (95.5 kg)!

I’m 58 and I weigh 155 lbs.

I’m on my social media break but I’m excited so posting this! Thank you all for birthday wishes. πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ See you in two weeks. Thank you Jeana Fanelli my trainer! .

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Thank you! πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

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Thank you! πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

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Thank you! πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

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FEMINIST GIANT | Mona Eltahawy | Substack FEMINIST GIANT: become a giant in your fight for feminism. Click to read FEMINIST GIANT, by Mona Eltahawy, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

I am taking two weeks off from all social media.

All my writing is here.

See you in mid-August!

www.feministgiant.com

28.07.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Essay: Lifting Heavy Shit It's My Birthdday! On Turning 58

It's the first day of my five-day birthday!

I am 58!

For my annual birthday essay, I wrote about how lifting heavy weights has changed my life

www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-lift...

28.07.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3

Starting my day and sending love and solidarity to you all πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

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I hope your day is full of love and hugs and people who appreciate you πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ love and solidarity!

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Freshly harvested tomatoes in a field

Freshly harvested tomatoes in a field

"Ana", a CA Central Valley farm worker harvests tomatoes piece rate. She shares: The work is not easy. I need to fill and carry two 24lb buckets of tomatoes, rush with a bucket in each hand to where the trailer is and then hurry back into the field to harvest more. #WeFeedYou

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What did the algorithm do?

Thank you! Working as hard as I can at lifting and loving it! πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

27.07.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

27.07.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted as always to be included in Ben’s always great #ScholarSunday roundup, this week for this essay πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-new-...

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Thank you, as always, Ben! πŸ’œβœŠπŸ½β€οΈ

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