Biography

The Radical Housewife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, NOW VP Erin Matson, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
Speaking with daughter Miriam at Stop Stupak Rally Day, Minnesota State Capitol,  December 2, 2009
With Elliott and Miriam (in utero) at the 2005 Good Friday Solidarity event at Planned Parenthood
Representing at the 2004 March for Women’s Lives, Washington DC
Minnesota NOW in 2005, informing that public that CVS allowed its pharmacists to refuse to fill legal prescriptions–I’m  pregnant with Miriam so my sign reads “need the Pill from CVS?  THIS COULD BE YOU!”
Speaking on behalf of Minnesota NOW and the Cackle of Rads at the Minnesota Rally for Sanity, October 30, 2010

Shannon Drury is a writer, at-home parent, and community activist who has been blogging about feminist parenting and politics since 2006.  The Radical Housewife was named a Top 25 Political Mom Blog by Circle of Moms and one of the 30 Political Mom Bloggers Who Will Change Your Vote by The Stir at CafeMom.com.

Her writing has appeared in Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, HipMama, and Skirt! magazines, and she has a regular column in the Minnesota Women’s Press, a feminist newspaper based in St Paul.

In 2012, she completed her sixth term as President of the Minnesota chapter of the National Organization for Women. She also serves on the Mothers and Caregivers’ Rights Committee of the nationwide organization. In 2009, she was named Minnesota NOW’s Feminist of the Year.

Shannon Drury earned a B.A. in English and Media Studies from Carleton College. She resides in south Minneapolis with her husband and their two children.