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<title type="text">The F-Word: Family</title>
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<title type="text">In the name of the father...</title>
<summary type="text">For many women, getting married still means changing their name. Sarah Louisa Phythian-Adams has an alternate proposal</summary>
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<updated>2008-08-20T23:09:08Z</updated>
<published>2008-08-20T22:09:52Z</published>
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<name>Sarah Louisa Phythian-Adams</name>
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<title type="text">Sisters! Some of us are mothers, too!</title>
<summary type="text">Mothers&apos; issues are feminist issues, argues Ruth Moss</summary>
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<updated>2008-08-19T21:43:07Z</updated>
<published>2008-08-19T20:24:09Z</published>
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<name>Ruth Moss</name>

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<entry>
<title type="text">Why my son wears pink</title>
<summary type="text">At two year&apos;s old, Penni F&apos;s son happily enthuses over both fairies and trucks. But, she worries, what happens when pressure to be a &apos;real man&apos; kicks in?</summary>
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<updated>2008-08-19T20:16:49Z</updated>
<published>2008-08-19T19:51:41Z</published>
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<name>Penni F</name>

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<entry>
<title type="text">Ask a feminist - The F Word problem page</title>
<summary type="text">How can I tell if I am a feminist? Can I be a married feminist with children? Check out The F Word&apos;s new &apos;ask a feminist&apos; feature for more</summary>
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<updated>2008-01-18T00:01:06Z</updated>
<published>2008-01-10T21:46:22Z</published>
<author>
<name>Jess McCabe</name>
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<entry>
<title type="text">Feeling a bit uncomfortable?</title>
<summary type="text">Who wants to be told they have an incompetent cervix? Jane Purcell reports from the maternity ward</summary>
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<id>http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/12/feeling_a_bit_u</id>
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<updated>2007-12-08T14:42:01Z</updated>
<published>2007-12-04T00:20:03Z</published>
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<name>Jane Purcell</name>

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<entry>
<title type="text">Built for women</title>
<summary type="text">The Women&apos;s Design Service is celebrating 20 years of feminist activism from the planners&apos; office to the building site. Eeva Berglund reports</summary>
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<updated>2007-12-08T14:42:01Z</updated>
<published>2007-11-09T23:06:55Z</published>
<author>
<name>Eeva Berglund</name>

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<title type="text">Abortion: still a feminist issue</title>
<summary type="text">It is 40 years since abortion was legalised in the UK, yet our right to control our own bodies is still under threat. Irina Lester reports</summary>
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<updated>2007-12-08T14:42:01Z</updated>
<published>2007-10-06T09:54:01Z</published>
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<name>Irina Lester</name>

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<title type="text"><![CDATA[&apos;Who... me? I&apos;m just a housewife&apos;]]></title>
<summary type="text">Feminism is not just for women with high-flying careers, and feminists must do more to engage women who feel alienated from the movement, argues Jen Clayton</summary>
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<updated>2007-12-08T14:42:01Z</updated>
<published>2007-09-30T10:02:16Z</published>
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<name>Jen Clayton</name>

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<title type="text">I did it my way</title>
<summary type="text">The word spinster seems woefully out-dated. But, when Emma Hadfield exited a long-term relationship, she found some people still can&apos;t come to terms with women who choose to stay single and child-free</summary>
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<updated>2007-12-08T14:42:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-07-07T15:59:38Z</published>
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<name>Emma Hadfield</name>

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<title type="text">A Bride by Any Other Name</title>
<summary type="text">When Eleanor Turner announced that she would not be changing her name after walking down the aisle, and instead her new husband would take on her surname, reactions ranged from shock to annoyance. She considers why breaking with tradition provokes such strong feelings</summary>
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<updated>2007-12-08T14:42:00Z</updated>
<published>2007-05-02T15:21:54Z</published>
<author>
<name>Eleanor Turner</name>

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<entry>
<title type="text">Lifting the veil on mothers and daughters</title>
<summary type="text">Mother&apos;s Day is an extravaganza of flowers and cards. But Rosjke Hasseldine asks why no one is paying attention to real mother-daughter relationships</summary>
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<published>2007-03-14T19:29:37Z</published>
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<name>Rosjke Hasseldine </name>
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