“Killing Eve,” “High Life” and “The Wind” feature female leads seeking thrills—and show us the danger of trying to put women in their place.
Black Excellence, Imposter Syndrome and the Trickster in “Us”
There is a lingering anxiety that our various performances of “black excellence” will somehow be undercut as fraudulent. I see that theme recurring throughout the film “Us.”
Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel and the Power of Gender Stereotypes
These are the only two female superhero leads that we have ever seen in Marvel or DC films, and whether it’s incidental or not, the two heroes tell us a lot about how our culture thinks about power, femininity and womanhood.
Alfred University is Leading the Fight Against Campus Rape Culture—with a Public Reckoning
Portraits of survivors, hung as banners, lined the walkway of Alfred University’s Academic Alley in 2018 during Sexual Assault Awareness Month and again during new student orientation.
Cherríe Moraga’s New World Order
Who needs Juan Preciado or Pedro Páramo when there is Elvira Isabel Moraga and her daughter? As Cherríe Moraga demonstrates compellingly in her new memoir, “Native Country of the Heart,” they are the stuff of literature, too.
April 2019 Reads for the Rest of Us
Looking for a reading list for the month? Start with these 22 exciting titles from writers living at the intersections.
Picks of the Week: Feminist Vigilantes and Female Spies in Sharp Focus
“A Vigilante” and “Traitors,” both out this weekend, give us a peek into the secret lives of two very different kinds of modern women.
How My Mother’s History Helped Build My Own Legacy
My mom, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer (Bobbie for short) was an alchemist. She could turn anything into something precious and worthy. Then there was me: a free spirit that had been running from my mother’s shadow my whole life, as most daughters do, to find my own light—until I ran smack into hers.
Ms. Muse: Patricia Spears Jones Fights Patriarchy and Racism with Feminist Poetry
“If the idea of the human is to be truly re-made, then women will do the making.” In this installment of Ms. Muse, acclaimed poet Patricia Spears Jones opens up about growing up in the segregated South, the literary world’s ageism and Eve’s resistance—and shares three new poems.
We Heart: The Collaborative Art Project Celebrating Women’s Suffrage
Marilyn Artus is crossing the country this summer to honor the upcoming centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S. with a defiant act of patriotism—remixing the American Flag in collaboration with other artists with the goal of turning it into a piece of feminist art.