1. Iceland: An Adventure in Self-Discovery

Written by: Dawn McCaslin

( Culture / The Feminist Experience )

What will I remember most about our trip to Iceland? The waterfalls and lava fields? Getting engaged? The laughter and the people and living each day as an adventure amidst a world of fire and ice? No. ...

2. Book Review: Choice: True Stories edited by Karen Bender et al

Written by: Dawn McCaslin

( Entertainment / Reviews & Interviews )

As most of us know, choice and reproductive rights are thorny and deeply personal topics. Scholars hypothesize, organizations advertise, politicians politicize, and stories of the past are used to paint...

3. Experiencing Annie Leibovitz: A Feminist Perspective

Written by: Dawn McCaslin

( Culture / The Feminist Experience )

An InvitationRecently, friends of mine invited me to the Annie Leibovitz exhibit showing at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Knowing very little about Leibovitz, aside from the fact that sh...

4. Where Has the Love Gone?

Written by: Dawn McCaslin

( Culture / The Feminist Experience )

A little over one year ago, I began volunteering with one of the longest running feminist organizations in the world. Having the opportunity to join ranks with a group of women that have been fighting fo...

5. My Transgendered Lover

Written by: Dawn McCaslin

( Culture / The Feminist Experience )

Like so many couples these days, we met online. I noticed his profile on Butch-Femme.com. My first thought was how gorgeous he was and immediately I forwarded his picture to a few friends of mine, wishin...

6. Book Review: Blood Sisters by Mary Jacobsen

Written by: Dawn McCaslin

( Entertainment / Reviews & Interviews )

Blood Sisters: A Novel of an Epic Friendship by Mary JacobsenPaperback, Harrington Park Press, 289 pages. Available online at Amazon.com.Using the legendary tale of Gilgamesh as a backdrop, Mary Jacobse...