As an activist and an author, she was determined to demystify and normalize the lesbian experience, and to integrate it into the women’s movement. From The New York Times, Dec. 1, 2022 Barbara Love, a feminist activist who fought for gay rights and for lesbians to have a place — and a voice — in the women’s movement in its [...]
Sheila Tobias, Who Defined ‘Math Anxiety,’ Dies at 86 Feeling jittery about math — and altogether avoiding it — “is a serious handicap” that often affected women, she wrote in Ms. magazine in 1976, followed by a book on the subject. When Sheila Tobias finished her freshman year at Radcliffe College in 1954, her professor in a natural sciences [...]
Barbara Ehrenreich, the author, activist and self-described “myth buster” who in such notable works as “Nickel and Dimed” and “Bait and Switch” challenged conventional thinking about class, religion and the very idea of an American dream, has died at age 81. See her Pioneer Histories page here. Ehrenreich died Thursday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, according to her son, the [...]
The Real Reason Why the GOP Is Rushing to Pass Abortion Bans Without Exceptions for Rape BY MARK JOSEPH STERN JULY 19, 20221:29 PM The Supreme Court’s June 24 decision overruling Roe v. Wade unleashed an immediate and relentless flood of cruelty against pregnant Americans. Child victims of rape and incest, including a 10-year-old girl in Ohio, must cross state lines to obtain abortions. Patients undergoing a [...]
The New York Historical Society is rapidly approaching the May 13 opening of their Title IX exhibit, "Activism On and Off the Field," which runs through September 4. In addition, there is a two-case installation on the ERA now on display on the 4th floor just outside the gallery. The ERA display includes the dress worn by Muriel Fox [...]
Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975 Edited by Barbara J. Love University of Illinois Press Now available as an e-book from multiple sources: Amazon (Kindle) Barnes & Noble (Nook) Google Books The ultimate source of information on the modern women's movement Over 2200 Biographies of Feminist Leaders (Yes, all Leaders!) Countless QUOTES in leaders' own words 2,200 biographies with pictures of [...]
Salon 94 Design presents Fantasy Furniture, 1967, an exhibition of work by the late writer, activist, and Fluxus artist Kate Millett (b. 1934 – 2017). The exhibit runs from January 20 - March 5, 2022. Appointments can be scheduled here, and require proof of Covid-19 vaccination. Widely known for her seminal feminist texts including Sexual Politics, 1970, Millett was also an accomplished artist and [...]
This 2021 Amazon Original Documentary film has just been released, and portrays Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray - non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall - as "One of the most remarkable and consequential figures in American 20th-century history." It is produced by the Academy Award Nominated Directors who gave us "RBG." Directors - Julie [...]
Frances “Sissy” Farenthold in 1997. (Courtesy of the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, and the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin) By Joe Holley Washington Post In 1972 and again in 1974, an ardently liberal Texas state legislator named Frances Tarlton Farenthold ran for governor on a platform that included imposing a [...]
September 16th would have been Kate’s 87th Birthday and while we mourn the loss of Kate’s remarkable presence on this planet, we celebrate with love and admiration, Kate’s brilliance and bravery; her profound dedication to achieving human rights for the most vulnerable among us. We remember her humor, compassion and generosity. For me, with forty years of memories, I [...]