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Dolley Madison and Her Peers Ran Their Own ‘Pussy-Hat’ Brigade
From the NY Times | March 9, 2017 by Jennifer Schuessler Before there were “pussy hats,” there were the women of Revolutionary-era America. “We possess a Spirit that will not be conquered,” Abigail Adams [...]
Sharing Our Stories: The Second Wave Feminist Movement
Friday, March 31, 2017 Durham Hilton, Durham, North Carolina Visit the Official Website for Details and Tickets: www.SharingOurStories2017.org Historians and Feminists: An Intergenerational Conversation A dialogue between Second Wave activists and young historians will [...]
Letter on behalf of the VFA from Gloria Steinem & Carol Jenkins.
Gloria Steinem & Carol Jenkins invite you to join and support the Veteran Feminists of America. Read their inspiring letter here. View PDF Letter
Muriel Fox: Feminist Trailblazer
Muriel Fox ’48 battled for equality on picket lines and in boardrooms alongside better-known icons of the women’s movement by Jennifer Altmann Fifty years ago, a few dozen women gathered in a basement in [...]