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A Toast to Leah and Ben

Brita Long — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:00:06 +0000

Happy one-year anniversary to my dear friends Leah and Ben! On this day last year, my dearest Furman friends and I gathered to watch Leah and Ben commit their lives to each other. The Wedding Leah and Ben’s wedding was so quintessentially them. Both the wedding and the reception were held in a gorgeous art... [Read More]

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Escaping Southern Expectations

Brita Long — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:00:45 +0000

Sometimes I write stuff and don’t share it with anyone. Or I write stuff and only share it with a few people until a lot of time has passed. This is one of those times. Four years have passed since I first wrote the scattered thoughts that I’ve transformed into the blog post below. That’s... [Read More]

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How to Be a Feminist College Student

Brita Long — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:00:53 +0000

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]

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