All in Her Head by Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti
Feminist commentary & community. Because you’re not imagining it.
Created 09 Jun 2019
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  • The Downside of Raising a Feminist
    06 Jan 2022 • 3 min read • 64 10
    All year, my 11 year-old daughter girded herself for the section in health class that would cover anatomy, puberty and periods. It’s not that the lessons would be new to her, or that she was embarrass...
  • What's your anti-resolution?
    03 Jan 2022 • 38 42
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  • Complaint Box
    14 Dec 2021 • 38 34
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  • When Women Aren't People
    07 Dec 2021 • 2 min read • 60 14
    I couldn’t bring myself to watch the Supreme Court arguments, or even to read the accompanying articles and breakdowns of what each justice means when they bring up adoption, or pontificate about how ...
  • One Good Thing
    02 Dec 2021 • 60 53
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  • Against Forgiveness
    24 Nov 2021 • 2 min read • 76 11
    Last week, I found out that a man who did some pretty awful shit to me in college had died.* We hadn’t spoken in 25 years, though he tried to get in touch after my last book was published—leaving a ha...
  • The Return of 'Choice Feminism'
    18 Nov 2021 • 4 min read • 55 14
    The other night I watched a video of a young feminist arguing that it was classist to point out that stay-at-home wives are at an increased financial risk. Concern about women’s economic insecurity, s...
  • Complaint Box
    12 Nov 2021 • 37 41
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  • One Good Thing
    05 Nov 2021 • 51 38
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  • Getting Old is Good, Actually
    03 Nov 2021 • 2 min read • 82 21
    I turned 43 years-old on Monday—not a particularly momentous age, but one that got me thinking about how much I’m enjoying getting older. I feel more like myself than ever before, I love the family an...
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