Local feminist magazine Off Our Backs needs D.C.'s support. But first, D.C. needs to know what it is.
The quarterly news journal, which has been churning out feminist copy from the heart of Adams Morgan since 1970, bills itself as "the longest surviving feminist newspaper in the United States." But if you've never heard of [...]

Last week, the Washington Post Magazine debuted the "XX Files," a weekly feature that will spotlight personal essays by female writers. The first piece was awesome—a story about how bullshitting can land you naked in a Finnish embassy sauna, by local poet Sandra Beasley. In an online chat today, Beasley and Washington Post Magazine editor [...]