A Christian Feminist Lifestyle Blog
Long-time readers of Belle Brita are familiar with the monthly blog link-up The F-Word. At first I just joined up each month, but I recently started hosting it. The founders of The F-Word have both stepped back from blogging, leaving me to manage our blossoming feminist community myself. What is The F-Word? The F-Word is… [Read More]
If you’ve been a feminist for a long time, sometimes the battle for gender equality feels like the song that never ends. Seriously, the United States didn’t pass the 19th Amendment until 1920–less than 100 years ago. The Seneca Falls Convention was in 1848. That’s how long it took for women nationwide to earn the… [Read More]
My husband and I have been married for almost 18 months. I think that means we’re still newlyweds. I know we still have a lot to learn about married life. It’s not easy blending two big personalities together into one harmonious couple… but we make it work. Much of what I’m learning about marriage is… [Read More]
It’s been a few months since I last covered a topic under Feminism 101. It’s been even longer since my post explaining rape culture. If you need a reminder, I recommend you reread that post before continuing with Purity Culture. Purity Culture is a religious subset of rape culture. While Purity Culture is not limited to… [Read More]
Note: This is a response to Christians: the Most Silenced Group of All. Please note that I focus only on American Christians in this response, while the author seemingly writes from a broad perspective. However, she vaguely refers to American-specific situations, and she’s an American blogger. I’m an American Christian, one of the most privileged… [Read More]
When I was still at Furman University, I was a model feminist college student. Sort of. On top of double-majoring in History and in French, I also concentrated in Women’s and Gender Studies. (At Furman, a concentration was like a minor). I even took one class over the minimum required for a WGS concentration. Note:… [Read More]
