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Ashley Westover
Ashley Westover

Ashley Westover

Editor of English 2830: Women Writers
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Ashley Westover
Ashley Westover in English 2830: Women Writers
Dec 14, 2015 · 4 min read

Feminist praxis: Women with Something to Say

Feminist praxis — the last section of our Women Writers course. “Talking back, taking action.” While I’ve realized I am not the feminist holding picket signs nor a member of any organized movement, I have realized that I am a woman with a voice and a…

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Ashley Westover
Ashley Westover in English 2830: Women Writers
Oct 29, 2015 · 7 min read

A Common Thread

Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and Alice Walker’s “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self” both explore gender identity through differing means of navigation and ultimately terms of acceptance, generating thought-provoking material that challenges our individual understanding of navigating and coming to terms…

Ashley Westover
Ashley Westover in English 2830: Women Writers
Oct 5, 2015 · 4 min read

Lata’s Voice

I want my own voice. It is not dainty and quiet, submissive or abiding. It may not be beautiful or kind, but these are my words, my thoughts, my hopes and dreams for my girls.

You will not read this for many years, but I want you to know your mother — not just as your mother, but…