I am gendered, just not in all the ways you might think. Whatever part of my brain makes me like makeup and sparkly jewelry isn’t going away any more than […]
Author: Holly L. Derr
Holly L. Derr is the Head of Graduate Directing at the University of Memphis and a feminist media critic who uses the analytical tools of theater to reflect upon broader issues of culture, race and gender. Follow her @hld6oddblend.
Newsflash: King Abdullah Grants Saudi Women the Right to Vote–In 2015
On Sunday, 87-year-old King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia announced plans to allow women to vote, run for office in local elections and serve on the Shura Council, the 150-member king’s […]
The New Charlie’s Angels: Being Bad Doesn’t Make You Badass
In the original TV version of Charlie’s Angels, the three “Angels” were graduates of the police academy who were working in police jobs that failed to make the most of […]
Ohio Vies with Virginia, Kansas and South Dakota For Most Anti-Choice State
Some days I wonder if it’s not bad for my mental health to spend so much time on reproductive rights. Today is one of those days. I’m tired, and I’m […]
I Am a Person; My Eggs Are Not
It’s official: The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied an ACLU challenge and ruled, 7-2, to let the “Personhood Amendment” be listed on the state ballot in November. The amendment to […]
Update: New Virginia Regs Put All 22 State Abortion Clinics in Peril
The Virginia Board of Health voted on Thursday, September 15, to approve strict new regulations on abortion clinics. According to the Associated Press, during a 90-minute public comment period, two-thirds […]
The Personal Is Political and Always Has Been
What happens when you take the Trojan women out of The Trojan Women? That’s what playwright Jocelyn Clarke has done in his new play Trojan Women (after Euripides), adapted from […]
Women Transcending Boundaries After 9/11
This will come as no surprise to the readers of Ms., but when women get together, boy can they get stuff done. This weekend in Syracuse, New York, a group […]
The Battle’s Not Over
Recent headlines have touted legal victories for feminists in the state-level war on reproductive rights. “Courts Put the Brakes on Agenda of G.O.P.,” announced the New York Times on Monday. […]
Playwright Alice Childress: An African American Classic Finds New Life
When The Help premiered earlier this summer, African American feminists bemoaned the lack of civil rights narratives told by the black women who actually lived through the era. Though it […]