Survival of the Fittest

Jennie "Working-Class Hero" Skene

Carrie "Polling Station or Bust" Chapman Catt

Ever since Jennie, president of the Québec Federation of Nurses, adamantly refused to accept low wages and unsatisfactory working conditions for the province's 47 500 nurses, she has been a tough act to follow. She guided her union through a 23-day illegal strike with hard-line tactics to show Québec premier Lucien Bouchard that they were not going to take it anymore! She has reinforced a nurse's essential role in society and confirmed that, together, nurses are a force to be reckoned with.
Ms. Chapman Catt has an impressive list of accomplishments to add to her résumé as a founder of the American suffrage movement and the Women's Peace Party (WPP). However, she compromised the movement's pacifist ideals when she agreed to trade a female war effort for the right to vote during World War I. Even though the right to vote was important, it was symbolic. On the other hand, by giving then-US president Woodrow Wilson her followers' support, she sold herself out to the patriarchy (how un-Jennie Skene!).

Survey Results (Finally!)

I received 159 completed surveys.
Of those, 151 (95%) respondents were female.
In total, 65% of you were between the ages of 12-16. 17-20's were next with 23%.
Almost all of you found Eve through Yahoo!, followed by links from other sites. A similar majority found that Eve was appropriate for themselves, although some feed it to their gerbils, while a select few find it suitable for rowdy feminists.
Your favourite Eve feature had the most varied results, with Junk Drawer in the lead with 23%, and Boy's Eye View following with 18%. Feature articles, Poetry Hive, Rant Wall, PowerChick and Brain Candy (tie), links and archives (only one vote!) were the runners-up in that order.
My favourite part about this survey was reading all about your heroes! I received answers naming about EVERYONE from Robert Frost to Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, to Princess Diana to my teacher, Mr. Cato to Molly Brown. Some repeated answers were my best friend (2), Mother Theresa (2), my grandma (3), Joan of Arc(3), God(3), my dad(6), and my mom (25!).
And no one figured out who the four women in the photographs were (ha ha ha--evil laugh). They were: Golda Meir (former Prime Minister of Israel), Rosa Parks (civil rights activist), Nadine Gordimer (South African novelist), my great-grandmother holding my mom.

This is how your body burns calories into oblivion!

Do frozen grapes
tickle your fancy?

Inane Diet of the Month: YM's 60 Slick Diet Tricks that Really Work:

I need not explain why this diet is inane. It will explain itself.
8. Get crafty. Take up a hobby that busies your hands, like necklace making, sewing or painting. That way you won't be itching to fill your mitts with munchables.

16. Ever freeze a grape?They're great after they've been frozen for an hour. Substitute the seedless kind for creamy desserts.

25. Shake it up.Throw french fries in a paper bag and give them a good rattle. The paper absorbs some of the oil so you won't have to.

50. Fidget.People who drum their nails, tap their feet, or just can't sit still burn more calories.

And then people wonder why most of today's teenage girls are neurotic, susceptible to peer pressure and have low self-esteem!
Source: YM's spring 1999 "Get Gorgeous" Special.

Young People's Press is a great organization that sends young people's writings to major newspapers around Canada. And, they are currently having a writing contest that will offer cash prizes as well as the chance to get published. For details check out their site at www.ypp.net. Don't just sit there: Get Cracking!

More signs that you are a Star Wars Chick:
You yell out Luke or Han when you are in the middle of having sex.
You made the bridal registry for your wedding at 'Toys R Us'.

Whenever your Significant Other tells you "I Love You," you reply in a Solo-like tone "I know."

More from "Everything A Chick Needs to Know She Can Learn From Star Wars":

Be prepared to save your own skin if two men are doing the rescuing.

Do not sign any treaty.

Always have a metal bikini on hand when visting a slug.

Be careful. People might be watching your career with great interest.

The complete lists and more can be found at www.starwarschicks.com.

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