As Linda Nochlin coolly proved nearly half a century ago, even academic inquiry can be an act of revolution.
Month: November 2017
Honoring Trailblazing Female Firsts in an Age of Resistance
In the heart of the Brooklyn Museum, between Picasso’s “Woman in Gray” and Monet’s rippled river in “Islets at Port-Ville,” landmark women from many fields traded stories on Thursday.
Feminists Took to the Streets in Los Angeles to Fight Sexual Harassment and Abuse
Survivors, allies and activists pushed back against workplace sexism and highlighted the intersections of gender-based violence and economic inequality at two different marches Sunday.
A 12-Year-Old Warrior for Justice
“I know I might be little,” Angelika begins. “But I make a huge impact on this earth.”
#MeToo: This Time I’m Not Letting It Go
When men say “you misunderstood,” or “it wasn’t intentional,” I don’t believe them. I didn’t believe them then and I don’t believe them now—especially now, after years of slights, innuendos and deliberate disrespect.
Activism From the Streets to the Screen
When war and genocide burst through Cambodia, Loung Ung was a 5-year-old girl scrambling to stay enough steps ahead of starvation, exhaustion, disease and the Khmer Rouge to survive.
Women Speak: Casey Camp-Horinek is Fighting Keystone XL in the Name of Indigenous and Environmental Justice
Casey Camp-Horinek is a Ponca Nation Councilwoman, elder and long-time Indigenous rights and environmental activist currently fighting on the front lines of the movement to stop the Keystone XL pipeline.
Lawmakers Are Using Tax Reform Legislation to Push an Anti-Abortion Agenda
The latest tax reform bill enables the naming of fetuses as beneficiaries of college savings plans. That policy could codify the anti-abortion notion of “personhood” into law.
Feminist Fix: Demanding Accountability for Harassment and Assault—From Hollywood to the Hill
Women have continued to come forward about rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment by powerful men—including Congressional candidate Roy Moore and comedian Louis C.K.—and the call to take domestic violence seriously is louder than ever in the wake of Sutherland Springs. Also inside: Hillary’s letter to her younger self, demands for a DREAM Act, Germany’s third gender, a big boom in ACA enrollment and other feminist links!
This Week in Women: Journalists are Breaking the Silence
Several big stories broke this week exposing efforts to silence and threaten women seeking justice for rape and sexual assault.