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- Toward an Anthology of Spanish-American Women Poets, 1880-1930, by Liz Henry
- Introduction: Why Are There So Many Women Writers?
- Salomé Ureña de Henríquez (1850-1897)
- Luisa Pérez de Zambrana (1835-1922)
- Jesusa Laparra (1820-1887)
- Elisa Monge (18XX-1932)
- Adela Zamudio (1854-1928)
- Mercedes Matamoros (1851-1906)
- Nieves Xenes (1859-1915)
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- Aurelia Castillo de González (1842-1920)
- Juana Borrero (1878-1896)
- María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875-1924)
- Emilia Bernal (1884-1964)
- Delmira Agustini (1886-1914)
- Claudia Lars (1899-1974)
- Juana de Ibarbourou (1894-1979)
- Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva (1886-1962)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957)
- Emma Vargas Flórez de Arguelles (1885-19??)
- Alfonsina Storni (1892-1938)
- Adela Sagastume de Acuña (18XX-1926)
- Magda Portal (1901-1989)
- Mariblanca Sábas Alomá (1901–1983)
- María Monvel (1897-1936)
- Nydia Lamarque (1906-1982)
- Olga Acevedo (1895-1970)
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Translation: Feminismo, by Alfredo Arteaga
This poem is by the Argentinian writer Alfredo Arteaga and was published in 1917 in Antología Contemporánea de poetas argentinos. It is guaranteed to annoy. I stuck it in my anthology of women poets, in Appendix B. This is what … Continue reading
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Tagged annoyed, Anthology of Translations, feminism, gender, men, poem, sexism, translation
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When disaster relief becomes a police state dragnet
I don’t have time to be a serious investigative journalist, so here’s a little rant. I noticed in Katrina relief work that Homeland Security was swooping down on even small shelters and on people aggregating peoplefinding data. They took the … Continue reading
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Tagged annoyed, disaster relief, law, politics, social class
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Excite@Home bankruptcy trainwreck continues in slow motion
I cannot believe that I’m still getting legal notices about the Excite@Home bankruptcy and the pay they still owe me from October 2001. For real? Seven years of an utter waste of time and resources. How many lawyers are frittering … Continue reading
Ubuntu "Girlfriend Experiment" PHAIL
Ugh… I really get pissed at the basic idea of “we can see how usable Ubuntu is by testing it on our girlfriends.” Assumption: “We” are male; “our” girlfriends are ignorant of technical matters. And are stupid. Femininity here is … Continue reading
Caltrans evades legal responsibility for sidewalk ramps
soon it will be sloping and bumpy Originally uploaded by Liz Henry Ah, California. Sometimes you come through with your sidewalk accessibility, your ramps and ADA compliance, and sometimes you just don’t. I opened up my issue of New Mobility … Continue reading
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Tagged access, ADA, annoyed, civics, disability, law, tech
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Annoyingly sexist framing of Google VP Marissa Mayer
PhotoOriginally uploaded by thisgirlangie As an inoculation to what I am about to expose you to, here is an awesome photo of some ubergeeks from the Google-sponsored Geek Girl Dinner organized by Angie Chang from Woman 2.0. From left: Sumaya … Continue reading
Posted in Composite: Tech & Poetics
Tagged annoyed, feminism, geektastic, san francisco, software, tech, women
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Apple store sued over ADA issues
Wow, I wonder why sue Apple in particular? Because most of these same things have happened to me in … well… pretty much every single store or public place I’ve been in. ON the other hand I was unusually ticked … Continue reading
"Community" needs women, badly!
Sometimes you just have to laugh. Apparently this conference, “Community Next“, has been missing all the years of discussion in blogging and tech communities about gender diversity. Maybe it’s too technical of a conference and women tend to go for … Continue reading
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Tagged annoyed, conferences, diversity, gender, tech, web2.0
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Pissed off cyborg in your face
New! Originally uploaded by cdent If this round of wheelchair use keeps for for much longer, then finally everyone in the known universe will have gone through their awkward reactions and I can stop having the most annoying boring conversation … Continue reading
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Tagged annoyed, complicated, fierce, manners, productive, wheelchairs
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(Not so) fascinating, Captain
Wifi was spotty at the Web 2.0 conference, but I enjoyed meeting people and listening to talks in the Web2open part of town. My coworkers Luke and Kirsten and I gave an off the cuff demo and talk about wikis, … Continue reading
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