Tag: nccwsl

• Week in Review: What I Read September 1-12

  Fitness vs. Fashion (NYT): As working out becomes more of a fad (see Yogalates, Zumba, Pure Barre, SoulCycle), everyone is trying to make money from it. With this, there has been a shift in what we wear to the gym. It’s no longer acceptable to work out in a ratty t-shirt; we must instead dress…

  alexandrap529

  September 12, 2012

  Librarianship, School Work, Week in Review, What I read

  fashion, feminism, feminist, fitness, gloria steinem, jezebel, library of congress, nccwsl, pure barre, refinery 29, shelby knox, soulcycle, week in review, what i read, wsj, zumba

• The Education of Shelby Knox

  After hearing Shelby Knox speak at NCCWSL last week (post on that conference coming soon), I knew that I had to see the documentary about her life. She fought the school board in Lubbock, TX in an effort to institute sex education in the public schools. Here’s the trailer: Wow. If I thought she was…

  alexandrap529

  June 14, 2011

  Education, Movie Review

  activism, inspiration, nccwsl, shelby knox, the education of shelby knox, women, women’s rights