Joan Blades is a co-founder of Moveon.org and Berkeley Systems with her husband Wes Boyd. She was chosen as one of Ms. Magazine’s “Women of the Year” in 2003. She lives in Northern California.
Joan blogs at The Huffington Post.
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, author of The F-Word: Feminism In Jeopardy - Women, Politics and the Future, is a freelance journalist and consultant in the field of environmental policy and political strategy. In her capacity as freelance journalist, Rowe-Finkbeiner writes frequently about public policy, motherhood, health, and new feminism.
Her writing has appeared in a variety of national publications, including Parenting, Bust, Brain Child, Literary Journal, Mothering, and Hip Mama. In 2005, she was a featured writer in Seattle Woman magazine. Much of her work has been purchased by SIRS Publishing and many of her articles are currently being used in women's studies classes across the nation. Rowe-Finkbeiner's writing also appears in the anthology, The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Motherhood.
Rowe-Finkbeiner's book, The F-Word was widely reviewed and featured in many publications including the Utne Reader, Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Bust Magazine, More, and Library Journal. She has appeared on national and regional television and radio shows including C-SPAN, CNBC, KQED's Forum with Michael Krasney, KUOW's Marcie Silman Show, and KGO's The Ronn Owens Show.
Kristin has been deeply involved in cutting edge politics and policy analysis for over a decade. She currently serves as president for the Washington Environmental Alliance for Voter Education (WEAVE), an organization that is heavily involved in electoral engagement. Rowe-Finkbeiner also serves on the state board of directors for the Washington Conservation Voters, the political arm of the environmental movement in Washington.
She blogs at The Huffington Post.
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