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 […]
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Quote, Unquote — Kickstarting Women’s History
The seeds for my book (and now web series) The Quotable Woman began back in 1973, when I had a vision. It came to me in the middle of a […]
#SheDocs Launched to Celebrate Women’s History Month
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Women and Girls Lead and Eileen Fisher Inc. are launching #SheDocs, an online film festival that gives anyone with a computer the opportunity to watch inspiring, women-focused documentaries.
Hark, A Vagrant: Turning Women’s History Comical
Comics often get a bad rap when it comes to their portrayals of women. In many cases these critiques are well-deserved; In others, this generalization is unfair; women in comics are […]
Don’t Ms.: Women’s History Scavenger Hunt, A Call for Tweeting Feminists of Color, and More!
Welcome back to another round of Don’t Ms.! We’ve got a good variety of feminist events this week, so there are plenty of opportunities to get involved. Feminist events are […]
Photoshopping Women’s History
When Brooklyn-based Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Judaism) newspaper Di Tzeitung published the now-iconic photograph of President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of the U.S. national […]
All the Things I Learned During Women’s History Month
I’ll be a senior in college when I return to school in September, and no insult to my university, but I learned more about women’s history in one month on […]
Live-Blogging Women’s History: March 31, 1915
Today marks the end of Women’s History Month, and the completion of 31 days of David Dismore’s you-are-there reports (check through Mscellany to catch the ones you’ve missed). He ends […]
Live-Blogging Women’s History: March 30, 1970
March 30, 1970: The New York State Assembly today came within three votes of replacing the state’s 140-year-old ban on abortions–except those to save the life of the woman–with a […]
Live-Blogging Women’s History: March 29, 1875
March 29, 1875: The Supreme Court affirmed today that American women are citizens–but ruled that citizenship does not entail the right to vote. Had it been decided differently, the Minor […]