THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Karen Durbin

August 28, 1944 – April 15, 2025

“The ERA may end up doing nothing more than seeing to it that women get their fair share of unfairness in a systematically inequitable society.” August, 1978

Journalist and news editor, best known for her work with The Village Voice. Wrote and published consistently on film, arts and feminist issues from the late 1960s until the mid-2010s. In addition to her work with The Voice, also known for her contributions as editor and writer for publications such as Mirabella, Mademoiselle, Elle, The New York Times and others.

Photo. Ann Snitow’s consciousness-raising group, 1974 to the late 1980s. Left to right, front row: (pregnant) Ellen Willis, Shelagh Doyle, Alix Kates Shulman. Second row, left to right: Cynthia Carr, Bonnie Bellow. Back row, left to right: M. Mark, Karen Durbin, Brett Harvey, Ann Snitow. [©1984 Dorothy Handelman]