To me, it’s all about Anna Maxwell Martin’s face. Maxwell Martin stars in Death Comes to Pemberley, the BBC two-part adaptation of P.D. James’s 2011 mystery based on Jane Austen’s […]
Author: Melissa Kort
Maleficent’s Mastectomy Metaphor?
The lively discussion of the film Maleficent has focused on the turn of the plot after its title character is drugged by the human she loves and stripped of her wings, […]
When Women’s History Comes Alive
Studying, understanding and honoring women of the past, whether in America or across the globe, most commonly follows two themes. First, the rediscovery of women’s lives and contributions can be […]
Public Memorial and a New Award for Mary Thom
The Women’s Media Center in New York, where Mary Thom worked as editor-in-chief, has announced a public memorial celebration to be held Monday, May 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 […]
Mary Thom, 1944-2013
We were all shocked and saddened this weekend to learn of the passing of Mary Thom, an editor for decades at Ms. magazine, a historian of the first 30 years […]
We Heart: Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims
“I’m not sure how I find myself in this room of all rooms as one of the men who respects women the most, but as is so often the case, […]
Jane Austen in Brooklyn
I have shlepped myself to Virginia Woolf’s house in Sussex, and wandered the Yorkshire moors in pursuit of the Brontes’ home (calling “Heathcliff! Heathcliff!” when no one was within hearing). […]
Yom Kippur: Feminism Meets Tradition
Tonight at Kol Nidre, which marks the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, my husband and I will fight over prayer books, as we do at the […]
Seder Time: An Orange, A Tambourine … Guacamole?
This was originally posted last Passover, March 29, 2010, on the Ms. Blog. Unlike most religious events that require attendance at a synagogue, church or mosque, the Passover Seder–which was […]
Jane Eyre, Movie Star
It’s a sign of success, I suppose, that one can Google “feminism Jane Eyre” and find websites willing to sell you a term paper on the subject. We’ve come a […]