Holiday Gift Guide #1: Feminist Fashion (and More)

It’s here!! It’s here!! I’m so excited to start this year’s Holiday Gift Guide today, friends!!! This annual tradition is something I started way back in 2011 and I look forward to it every year! At the very least, it makes the cold winter months just a little bit more bearable!! In past years, I’ve featured all types of categories — everything from gifts for moms, dads, siblings and even an entire round-up of Taco Bell merch because, umm, who doesn’t want to display their love of Taco Bell to the whole world?? I’ve got some fun categories planned for this year too, starting with…feminist fashion for that style icon in your life!! I’m proclaiming 2019 the Year of the Mighty, Roaring Feminist! Case in point: This empowering sweatshirt ($33) to ward off those smile insults…

A calendar full of inspiring quotes to last 365 days, $11.61

This card case to show off her (or his) resilience in life, $9.99

This Wonder Woman enamel pin to wear every day for fearlessness, $11.71

Get your coloring on with a feminist activity book — educational AND creative, $6.79

An RBG mug for that morning cup of coffee — or Diet Coke, $18.50

This cuff because we all know that the future IS feminist, $35

A set of four refrigerator magnets to remind everyone that a woman’s place IS NOT in the kitchen, $9.99

P.S. Here are some past gift guides for even more gift-giving inspiration and excitement, including more feminist fashion, of course!! xoxo

Nova Saulli says

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 9:43 pm

I would like to commend you for your article on CNN about including people with disabilities in the Democratic “conversation.” We are often overlooked. I was a high school English teacher who suffers from worsening bipolar disorder and agoraphobia, and an autoimmune condition. At times, I could not walk 20 yards outside of the house to get my mail. I was deemed “unfit to perform” my duties as a teacher and given early retirement by the Board of Pensions. While I agree with that decision, it has left me without a career and a purpose, though I would like to find some kind of way to be viable by working from home. As of now, I volunteer with Bernie Sanders’s campaign, and although I don’t drive or leave the house, I am able to host debate watch parties and write postcards to voters in early voting states. So…people like us need more ways to be viable. Social Security’s “Ticket to Work” program assumes that many of can actually leave the house, among other things…if that were true–I’d be working again! We need not be called “lazy” or “unmotivated” or “malingerers” because we receive disability. This is especially true for those of us who don’t “look” like we have a disability. I’ve been bipolar FOREVER, and it’s always been an uphill climb. When I wake up in the morning, I don’t know who am I going to be that day–I always have to wait and see if it is going to be a good day or a bad day. Sometimes it’s a major victory if I get the dishes done. It is not often understood by people looking in from the outside. We also need not be threatened to have our benefits cut by the Trump administration, or to be constantly “reviewed” for whether we’re medically improved, especially if we have been hospitalized multiple times, tried every conceivable medication, and even undergone electro-convulsive therapy. My point is–thanks for writing the article for all of the people out here with wide ranges of disabilities. PS–we need Medicare for ALL–my Xolair shots are $2200 a month! Thanks to the Healthwell Foundation, I received a grant to pay for them.

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Nova Saulli says
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 9:43 pm
I would like to commend you for your article on CNN about including people with disabilities in the Democratic “conversation.” We are often overlooked. I was a high school English teacher who suffers from worsening bipolar disorder and agoraphobia, and an autoimmune condition. At times, I could not walk 20 yards outside of the house to get my mail. I was deemed “unfit to perform” my duties as a teacher and given early retirement by the Board of Pensions. While I agree with that decision, it has left me without a career and a purpose, though I would like to find some kind of way to be viable by working from home. As of now, I volunteer with Bernie Sanders’s campaign, and although I don’t drive or leave the house, I am able to host debate watch parties and write postcards to voters in early voting states. So…people like us need more ways to be viable. Social Security’s “Ticket to Work” program assumes that many of can actually leave the house, among other things…if that were true–I’d be working again! We need not be called “lazy” or “unmotivated” or “malingerers” because we receive disability. This is especially true for those of us who don’t “look” like we have a disability. I’ve been bipolar FOREVER, and it’s always been an uphill climb. When I wake up in the morning, I don’t know who am I going to be that day–I always have to wait and see if it is going to be a good day or a bad day. Sometimes it’s a major victory if I get the dishes done. It is not often understood by people looking in from the outside. We also need not be threatened to have our benefits cut by the Trump administration, or to be constantly “reviewed” for whether we’re medically improved, especially if we have been hospitalized multiple times, tried every conceivable medication, and even undergone electro-convulsive therapy. My point is–thanks for writing the article for all of the people out here with wide ranges of disabilities. PS–we need Medicare for ALL–my Xolair shots are $2200 a month! Thanks to the Healthwell Foundation, I received a grant to pay for them.

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