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The Return of WKM and Elizabeth Edwards

By Elizabeth N. Riley

Ok, so it’s been a while. Like the rest of the Womankind Team, I have been busy. Really busy. But alas, I am returning to the blog project I started a few months back, which I hope to continue on a more constant and regular basis.
Moving onward…
The recent release of Elizabeth Edwards book has really [...]

SNL Does Barbie, Surprisingly Accurate

By Elizabeth N. Riley

Last week was Barbie’s 50th birthday. Happy belated, Barbie! Saturaday Night Live paid tribute to Barbie this weekend when she visited Weekend Update. As I watched, I couldn’t help but think that their depiction of her was surprisingly accurate. You know, if Barbie were real. Check it out below.

What’s in a Name?

By Eleanor Perry-Smith

For the fans out there that follow women’s college basketball, you may have heard this name: Brittany Spears. She’s the star sophomore scorer for the University of Colorado women’s basketball team who took an upsetting loss to Kansas State University in the Big 12 women’s tournament Thursday. Here is a list of women in dimmer spotlights [...]


Nintendo-Playing Voyeurs, Just as Nerdy as it Sounds

By Elizabeth N. Riley

I’ll admit it. I’ve constructed a few stereotypes in my lifetime–some true, some not. It’s against everything I stand for, but I’ll go ahead and let you in on one of them–guys who love gaming (so much that they blog about it) are nerds. Ouch. That was mean. And said guys who mix their favorite [...]

Reading Cosmo, a Lot Like Time Travel

By Eleanor Perry-Smith

This isn’t national pick on Cosmo week, however Elizabeth’s recent comments about the magazine reminded me of a 1955 Housekeeping Monthly article. You can read it in its entirety here, but essentially it provides tips for women whose husbands are about to return from work. It renders such advice as,”Greet him with a warm smile [...]

Rihanna’s Right To Privacy?

By Jennifer A. Freeman

The latest in the Rihanna/Chris Brown saga comes from the folks at TMZ getting a hold of a picture of Rihanna, allegedly after Chris Brown assaulted her. When I saw it splashed all over the Internet last night I clicked on it out of sheer curiosity to see why the recent hullabaloo had developed. I [...]