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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 [...]
Frances ‘Sissy’ Farenthold, Lodestar for Texas Liberals, Dies at 94
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 [...]
In Honor of Kate Millett’s 87th Birthday
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 [...]
VFA Founder Jacqui Ceballos is 96 on Sept. 8!
VFA founder Jacqui Ceballos will be celebrating her 96th birthday on September 8! If you’d like to wish Jacqui a happy birthday, please send an email to her care of VFA at vfa@veteranfeministsofamerica.org. We will [...]
Paula Joan Caplan, Pioneering Psychologist Passes
Paula Caplan, a pioneering psychologist who exposed how her profession had pathologized a wide range of female traits and social responsibilities, including motherhood, mens-truation and even shopping, died on July 21 at her home [...]