Thank you, 64 kindly people who responded to my late-June survey. Here’s what you had to say. What brings you here? From most to least common: “I’m a feminist” (40 people), “I’m a parent” (30), “Someone I respect/like linked to this site, so here I am” (24), “I’m a birthworker” (15), “I’m a scholar/educator” (11), [...]
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@MollyWesterman, shockingly enough. Since I use my many other social media accounts in single-focus ways, it may be nice to have one that combines librarianship, teaching, pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding, feminism, reading, etc. So, hey, are you on Twitter?
In February, I grudgingly gave in to the reality that blogging sort of requires a Facebook presence in this day and age. Kids these days. Because, back in my day grumble grumble. (Yes I am just thirty. Yes I know it’s 2011. Yes I have an inexplicably active presence on FriendFeed and Goodreads. It’s hard [...]
Welcome to First the Egg, a collection of practical information, links, and cultural criticism. This site is a feminist intervention in our rigidly-gendered culture of childbirth and parenting. It aims to provide a nonsexist space for people who want to learn, reflect, commiserate, or laugh about being pregnant, giving birth, and helping children grow up whole and happy.
Feel free to contact me with ideas or questions at
working/parenting: introducing a series of guest posts!
Have you ever noticed that when people write/talk about “working and parenting,” they all too often really just mean whether it’s a good idea to work outside the home as the mother of young children (as though there were one right answer to that question)? Or the challenges of doing that? Or the challenges of staying home with one’s children? During [...]