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Dear Girls, Friendship Is The Best
June 20, 2017 By erintothemax 2 Comments
Dear Girls, Someday you will get older than you imagined possible. You will begin to imagine the humanity and youth of your parents when they were your age and you thought they were way older. You will begin to look older. If you’re lucky, you won’t care. Hold on to your friends. The ones you […]
In Celebration Of The Strident Woman
May 24, 2017 By erintothemax 3 Comments
Strident women move mountains. Strident, like most words that mean abrasive, is rarely applied against men. The strident woman has an opinion. It does not matter what the strident woman’s voice actually sounds like — it might be fast, deliberate, high-pitched, bellowing, or marked by vocal fry — the problem with the strident woman’s voice is that […]
10 Ways To End This “Pro-Life Progressive” Nonsense
May 17, 2017 By erintothemax 1 Comment
There is no such thing as a pro-life progressive. There is no such thing as economic justice without reproductive justice — the right to parent, the right not to parent, and the right to support our families in safe and healthy communities. And yet, my friends, it seems that as of late a number of […]
Your Activism Guide
To My Lovely Young Feminists, Don’t Apologize For Being Young
June 7, 2017 By erintothemax 3 Comments
To my lovely young feminists, don’t apologize for being young. You are not “just” an intern or however many years old. You are a person. You deserve to take up space. In many spaces, declaring yourself a feminist can be hard. Working for change is even harder. Overcoming internalized sexism and other forms of oppression […]
Root Your Activism In Your Moral Clarity
April 13, 2017 By erintothemax 3 Comments
I’ve been at social justice work since I was a kid. It didn’t necessarily start with my parents — though they discussed public affairs with me as if I were an adult, they were hardly activists or political people. I just liked to read newspapers and books about politics, and had a strongly felt sense of […]
How To Work From Home Without Losing Your Sh*t
February 17, 2017 By erintothemax 3 Comments
Working from home can be the easiest way to work. It can be the hardest. Sometimes it is both. Currently I work from home, and it’s been more than four years since I’ve held a job with a physical office. I’ve spent several additional years of my life working from home. I’ve worked from home […]
It Is Extremely Important To Believe In Yourself
Never Doubt You Can Make Change
I believe in you. I believe in you so much. Shit, woman, it doesn’t matter: You can make change whether or not your parents think you’ll amount to anything, your boss treats you like a pile of dirt, your teacher or professor thinks you are the second coming of some debunked mental health condition, your boyfriend (oh, God, your boyfriend) wants to be supportive but just doesn’t get it, your girlfriend believes in you against the wishes of everyone else, anything or everything or nothing at all, you … [Keep Reading ...]
PSA: I’m Not Pregnant — My Stomach Sticks Out
July 11, 2017 By erintothemax 4 Comments
I’m not pregnant. My stomach sticks out. This is my body. I have survived anorexia and now, your question. A few years ago I was asked if I was pregnant when I wasn’t, and I cried. I am open about my recovery from eating disorders, and while most of the time I can smile and […]