Pride Month 2021: ‘Trouble Girls’ by Julia Lynn Rubin
‘Trouble Girls’ by Julia Lynn Rubin is a YA story about two queer teenage girls, inspired by ‘Thelma and Louise’ and the #MeToo movement.
Continue Reading‘Trouble Girls’ by Julia Lynn Rubin is a YA story about two queer teenage girls, inspired by ‘Thelma and Louise’ and the #MeToo movement.
Continue ReadingHappy International Women’s Day! Here is a selection of books that are all great choices to read today, either alone or with your children.
Continue ReadingInternational Women’s Day has arrived once again, and GeekMom is here to provide you with a reading list of books featuring inspirational women.
Continue ReadingI want to share five Quarto titles that I have recently read and that I hope you and your family will love reading together. The books are presented in roughly age-appropriate order.
Continue ReadingWith our children back in school for a new year of learning, Sophie, Kay, Lisa, and Rebecca share some of their latest reads.
Continue ReadingWhat do Nightwing, Catman, and Steve Trevor have in common? They are all 10/10 examples of how comics are redefining sexy.
Continue ReadingYes, there will be googly eyes.
Continue ReadingMattel and Netflix’s fairy tale doll series is a lot smarter than it appears on the surface.
Continue ReadingNobody is asking her to be a soft or cuddly. But she’s not written as ruthless. She’s written as a stunted mean girl from high school.
Continue ReadingThe first half of Supergirl’s premiere season has had its ups and downs to be sure. While it was a bumpy and heavy handed start, the last four episodes were solid hours of entertaining television. While they are not without their faults, they were vast improvements over the first five episodes.
Continue ReadingAs I’ve said before, my daughter loves Star Wars. I’m sure it comes as no surprise to anyone that there is a small number of female characters in the Star Wars galaxy. And at her young age, even my fledgling padawan has noticed the lack of women in the galaxy. She would rather pretend to be Luke or Anakin because they get more involved in the action of the story. (“Leia needs to be rescued and Padme dies, Mom.”) Yes, Princess, now General, Leia and Padme do get in on the action, but if we are all honest with ourselves, the boys are the ones who get to play the role of hero and save the day. And then came Rey.
Continue ReadingThroughout the series of three movies Padme fades away before our eyes. And for this she is met with a lot of derision from fans. But I love Padme. All of her.
Continue ReadingSilver Age Lois Lane is important because she reminds us of how it used to be for women—and sometimes still is.
Continue ReadingTo me, Supergirl is heading in the right direction, even with the horribleness that is Cat Grant.
Continue ReadingIf you take the time to look past the sparkly tiaras of the Disney Princesses, there are actually positive lessons to be learned.
Continue ReadingI’m sure by now you’re wondering why on earth a mother would let her children watch a show with so many issues. The answer? It’s really fun.
Continue ReadingBlack Widow seems to be a lightning rod for controversy, but what’s her story in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’?
Continue ReadingA series of strange conversations prompted me to write this article about heroes: discussions of superheroes, jerks, and yes, even underpants.
Continue ReadingKenneth Branagh has reinterpreted this live-action Cinderella to feel like a golden age of Hollywood classic (with English accents). Cate Blanchett’s wicked stepmother wanders around in 1940’s inspired hats with veils, pin-curled updos, bright red lips, and “mode de Paris.” The stepsisters don peter pan collars, loud prints, big curly hair, and pink, fuzzy 1950’s inspired sweater shrugs. Cinderella’s ball dress looks as if it mixed the original cartoon dress with a little Scarlett O’Hara and a lot of Swarovski crystals.
Continue ReadingDid you know women readership of comics was equal to men prior to 1950? Yup! Watch the entertaining and informative documentary She Makes Comics for interviews with some of the biggest names of females in comics!
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