As Trump’s executive orders call for the deletion of women’s accomplishments from federal websites, it’s more imperative than ever to fight back against this threatening erasure.
Author: Jean Kilbourne
Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. Author of the award-winning book Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, she is also the creator of the prize-winning film series Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women. She holds an honorary position at the Wellesley Centers for Women. Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2015, she is currently the first inductee to serve as president of the board.
Revolutionary Roots and the True Meaning of Patriotism
Whether it’s the Boston Tea Party as in the mid-1700s, or modern-day Black Lives Matter demonstrations, protesters rail against the idea that liberty is not for everyone.
There’s nothing more in the spirit of the American Revolution than protesting.
Trump and the “Nasty,” “Horrid” Women Reporters
The viewing public has been able to observe what untold numbers of women have experienced directly for millennia: powerful men treating them differently than men as they try to do their jobs.
Unmasking Donald Trump
Wearing a mask acknowledges that we are all human beings, and that it is in our DNA, regardless of gender, to care about each other. It is a national tragedy that we don’t have a president who can say and model this in a time of great need. But we can say it to each other—We can all step up and cover our faces.