31 days of GIRL POWER

Beginning today, I’ll be writing for 31 days straight about girl power.

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• Day 1: Intro (see below)
• Day 2: Feminists don’t have a sense of humor
• Day 3: The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon
• Day 4: Makeup-free
• Day 5: Manna to the soul
• Day 6: I like to ride my bicycle
• Day 7: The power of supportive women
• Day 8: If you’re afraid of a little girl, you should be
• Day 9: Girls do what needs to be done
• Day 10: To reluctant readers and feminists, from Hermione
• Day 11: Girl crushes
• Day 12: Twitterature: Girl power

Note: As I explained here, in the spirit but not the letter of the “law” of the 31-day challenge, I won’t be writing for 31 consecutive days, but you can bet I’ll keep writing about girl power, and I’ll link to the posts here. Thanks for reading!

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I’m taking part in 31 Days, an online writing challenge started by The Nester in which bloggers pick one topic and write a post on that topic every day in October. Last year I loved reading my friend Charlotte’s writing on gracious living, and now that I’m blogging a bit more consistently–and have a topic I was already itching to write about–I decided to give it a go.

Why I chose my topic: This series could be subtitled “Adventures in feminist summer reading“–I’ll be talking a lot about books I’ve read recently that happen to align with my topic.

That reading started amidst the many kerfuffles surrounding Ordain Women earlier this year. What stood out to me was the invitation of Linda K. Burton, general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to learn more about the doctrine of the priesthood. My attempt to do that led me to learn not just about the priesthood but the awesome power–and potential power–of women.

What to expect: My grand plan is to compose a heady mix of academic research of the feminist, linguistic, and historical varieties; Mormon doctrine; pop culture; current events; and personal experience. (Although Mormonism will make an appearance as always, I hope there will still be plenty to interest my non-Mormon readers.)

HA! Let’s be real. First of all, I am not an expert in any of those things but personal experience. Second of all, it’s hard to guarantee consistently highfalutin rhetoric when I’m committing to daily blog posts alongside part-time freelance writing and full-time mama-ing and generic obligations of being a grown-up. So this may feature only an occasional flash of insight. If you opt to stick with me this month, thank you, and please share your own thoughts along the way.

Girls have awesome power and potential power. Let’s talk about it, shall we?

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