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Access Sex: panel at SexTech conference

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Liz Henry

The Access Sex panel on sex education, sexual health, and people with disabilities was just beautiful. Panelists: Cory Silverberg (http://sexuality.about.com/mbiopage.htm), Bethany Stevens (Morehouse School of Medicine), Liz Henry (BlogHer), Jen Cole (GimpGirl) Cory Silverberg opened by asking some questions about … finish reading Access Sex: panel at SexTech conference

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Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Liz Henry

I felt a little wistful as I thought over who to write about. I wished for a clear mentor or hero who I would have known about from childhood onward. Not many of us had that kind of computer science … finish reading Ada Lovelace Day

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Talking at ETech this Thursday: DIY for People with Disabilities

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Liz Henry

I’m going to be speaking at ETech in a couple of days about technology, culture, and disability/access invention. I’m all fizzy with enthusiasm and can’t wait to give the talk and see what people about afterwards! If you’re curious, Here’s … finish reading Talking at ETech this Thursday: DIY for People with Disabilities

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SCALE conference: Women in Open Source

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Liz Henry

I heard about this conference, the Southern California Linux Expo, only because they have a Women in Open Source track. It showed up on my Google Alerts and on several of my mailing lists. Here’s their call for proposals to … finish reading SCALE conference: Women in Open Source

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HP Magic Giveaway entries so far

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Liz Henry

Here’s a sampling of the entries I’ve gotten, two days into the HP Magic Giveaway contest: A bunch of folks commented on a review of the G1 Android phone. I am still wondering why there isn’t a pedometer app! But … finish reading HP Magic Giveaway entries so far

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In Celebration of Bitchitude

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Liz Henry

Hat tip to Jo Freeman, aka Joreen, who in the 70s wrote The Bitch Manifesto. I love this manifesto, and reprinted it in the 90s as a xerox booklet which I sent out over the riot grrl zine network. Later … finish reading In Celebration of Bitchitude

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Translation: Feminismo, by Alfredo Arteaga

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Liz Henry

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 … finish reading Translation: Feminismo, by Alfredo Arteaga

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Every day is Men’s Day

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Liz Henry

At BlogHer, when Jocelyn Harmon from Marketing for Nonprofits stood up during the keynote panel to ask Carol Jenkins how we can make stories, and news, and politics, more complicated around race, gender, and class, there were women cheering all … finish reading Every day is Men’s Day

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Who are we women bloggers?

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Liz Henry

We know where we are. But who are we? What are we as a group? Are we a thing? Are we a group? This might sound weird from a feminist anarchist geek. But I had an epiphany at work during … finish reading Who are we women bloggers?

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Butch as hell sys admin hacker women who will kick your ass

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Liz Henry

From a few completely different sources I have heard of nascent conferences to train women how to talk at tech conferences. From everything I have seen, women know perfectly well how to talk at technical and computing and web 2.0 … finish reading Butch as hell sys admin hacker women who will kick your ass

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