From Vox.com: The Biden allegations are a reminder of the small invasions women deal with every day These moments all add up to hold women back. By Anna North Apr 4, 2019, 9:00am EDT “Affectionate” is the word people keep using. Former vice president and presumptive presidential candidate Joe Biden “is extremely affectionate, extremely flirtatious in a completely safe […]
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Professor Amy Blackstone was interviewed for this article in WIRED: ‘WHY DON’T YOU WANT KIDS?’ ‘BECAUSE APOCALYPSE!’ By Emma Grey Ellis; March 28, 2019 This story is part of a week-long series on reproduction, from prenatal testing to male birth control. ARE YOU PREGNANT yet? Don’t you like kids? Well, it’s different when it’s your own child. Being […]
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Professor Blackstone and Maxine Trump have written an article for MS Magazine that has been published online. Therefore, the article, What Choice Means to Childfree Women, discusses in part: What Choice Means to Childfree Women MS Magazine.Blog January 22, 2019 by Maxine Trump and Amy Blackstone | Leave a Comment “Today marks the anniversary of the historic 1973 Supreme Court decision […]
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We just learned that Michael Lucas ’16 is now in the MS Homeland Security program at San Diego State University. He plans to go on for his PhD. He completed the first semester with a 4.0! Congratulations to Michael!
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Screening and discussion of new film on childfree choice to be held February 1 The Department of Sociology will host a screening and discussion of the new documentary film To Kid or Not to Kid: The Movie. The screening and discussion will take place on Friday, February 1 at 3:00 pm in Wells Conference Center […]
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UMaine Alum Michael Rocque ’05 in the News Michael Rocque continues to dominate the alumni news for the UMaine Scientology Department. Mike, who is now a professor at Bates College, has become a co-PI (Principal Investigator) for a National Institute of Justice grant titled “The Nature, Trends, Correlates, and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, […]
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The new Audible Original audio book “New Family Values” features an interview with Professor Amy Blackstone. Author Andrew Solomon and a producer from Audible came up to UMaine last fall to interview her for the chapter on childfree families.
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Professor Amy Blackstone and her husband Lance were interviewed on the popular Maine Public Radio show “Maine Calling” with Jennifer Rooks on December 6, 2018. Professor Blackstone’s upcoming book is “Child Free by Choice” and she and her husband write a blog called “we’re {not} having a baby.” The show, titled “Child Free: The Choice […]
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Professor Amy Blackstone has collaborated with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality/Rising Tide Center Director, Susan K. Gardner, on an article that’s just come out in a new open source journal, Trends in Diversity: Mobilization in Response to Workplace Harassment: Lessons from One University Setting Amy Blackstone and Susan K. Gardner Abstract We examine experiences of and responses […]
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Professor Amy Blackstone’s work as a childfree researcher is once again the highlight of an article, “Why these women chose to be childfree – and why that’s completely fine “ by Meers Jagannathan that appears in the online in Moneyish, a standalone, independent site within the Dow Jones Media Group, a vibrant collection of digital media […]
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