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Dorothy Pitman Hughes Dies at 84; Brought Black Issues to Feminism
A close friend of Gloria Steinem, she toured with her and spoke widely about the need for women to confront racism and classism in their ranks. Read her obituary here.
Barbara Love, Activist and Author, Dies at 85
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 [...]
Sheila Tobias is Remembered in New Obit from NYT
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, [...]
Barbara Ehrenreich, writer and activist, dies at 81
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 [...]
Mary Ziegler Interview in Slate, July 19, 2022
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 [...]
New York Historical Society – Title IX Exhibit/ERA Display, Opens May 13
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 [...]
Helen Ramirez-Odell, July 22,1942 – March 22, 2022
Helen Marie RAMIREZ-ODELL, age 79, of Chicago, Illinois passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her husband and daughter on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Helen was born July 22, 1942. Beloved wife to Paul [...]
Feminists Who Changed America by Barbara Love – Now an E-Book
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 [...]
Exhibit of Kate Millett Fantasy Furniture, 1967
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 [...]
Newly Released Documentary: “My Name Is Pauli Murray”
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 [...]