Feminist literature holds up

My comrades on my journey toward gender equality pose the question, “What is your favorite piece of feminist literature?” I have always been a reader of classic literature. My bookshelf…

La Décadanse

Recently, instead of studying for my French homework, I spent about two hours watching Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg videos and looking at pictures of what appeared to be the…

Why Anaïs Nin matters

Suddenly, lying on the grass, drenched in the hot West Coast sun, I found myself blossoming as I progressed further through the literary masterpiece Delta of Venus. Sexuality has always…

Progress for Oregon women

My mother is my ultimate role model. I grew up in a small town in New Jersey. My parents divorced when I was five years old, and although my father has…