Mandy Van Deven

Organization / Company: RH Reality Check

Mandy Van Deven is a freelance writer and founder of the Feminist Review blog. Focusing on gender, politics, and popular culture, her work has appeared in various online and print media, including AlterNet, Bitch, In These Times, and make/shift. Mandy worked for over ten years as a grassroots organizer in New York and Atlanta. She is an avid and enthusiastic world traveler who has collected friends in countries all over the globe. She currently lives in Calcutta, India.

Mandy Van Deven's articles

Coming to Terms with Abortion Addiction

by Mandy Van Deven, RH Reality Check

November 3, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Mandy Van Deven interviews Irene Vilar about her book, Impossible Motherhood, and her self-described history as an "abortion addict."

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Infidelity and Feminism: Can Cheating Be A Feminist Choice?

by Mandy Van Deven, RH Reality Check

October 26, 2009 - 9:11am (Print)

In Cheating on the Sisterhood: Infidelity and Feminism, Lauren Rosewarne’s details her own personal struggles as a willing participant in an illicit relationship that resulted in another woman's devastation, as well as her own. It is a political look at the motivations that fuel situations of betrayal and the justifications one provides oneself from the inside.

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