Contributor Theresa Martin is an author, speaker, blogger and proud defender of a New Feminism. She believes women should be elevated in society because of their femininity, not over its destruction. Originally from New Orleans, she spent four years studying theology in Rome, Italy at the Angelicum and received a BA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the associate editor of The Courier, the official newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona. When not leading marriage retreats with her husband of 14 years or running after her six young sons, she can be found blogging at NewFeminismRising.com.