I was going to write an essay about the Muslim inventors showcase 1001 Inventions–the big, splashy exhibit at the New York Hall of Science till April–but then there was a […]
Author: Arlene McKanic
A Feminist Look at a Bug’s Life
The bees are all women, Maids and the long royal lady. They have got rid of the men, The blunt, clumsy stumblers, the boors. —an excerpt from “Wintering,” by Sylvia […]
For Colored Girls: The Reviews Are In
The 70’s saw an efflorescence of works by and about African American women, spurred by the overall women’s movement. Black women have always been telling their stories, whether in formal […]