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Bad-ass college women plot infiltration of all-male theater troupe

This Saturday, a group of women will infiltrate auditions for the third-oldest theater troupe in the world. The group has excluded women from performance since 1844.

By Suzanna Bobadilla • 9 years ago

The Feministing Five: Creatrix Tiara

For this week’s Feministing Five, we spoke with Creatrix Tiara, who is a producer, writer, and performer of “Yoni Ki Baat,” an original series of stories by women from the South Asian Diaspora.

By zerlina • 11 years ago

Republicans attack Ashley Judd before she announces she’s running for Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is polling at 47% in Kentucky. Under 50% is the danger zone for incumbents. So it’s no surprise that American Crossroads SuperPac run by Karl Rove is attacking actress Ashley Judd, before she even makes a final decision about running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky. The $10,000 ad buy will run for 2 weeks in the state.

The ad paints Ashley as a Hollywood elite and a blind Obama disciple. The problem is that these two things couldn’t be farther from the truth. When I was at the Democratic Convention this summer, I met Ashley Judd….at Target. She was shopping like a regular person.

See Ashley Judd is not a liberal Hollywood elite. She’s definitely ...

By Samhita • 11 years ago

Real talk from Zoe Saldana on equality

Zoe Saldana discusses the intense standards put on women in Hollywood, mothering and the expiration date of sexy. via Upworthy.

(If someone can create a transcript, that would be great!)

Zoe Saldana discusses the intense standards put on women in Hollywood, mothering and the expiration date of sexy. via Upworthy.

(If someone can create a transcript, that would be great!)

By Rose • 13 years ago

Quick hit: Apply to be a freedom rider for PBS

January 17, 2011 is the deadline to apply for the PBS contest to reenact the 1961 Freedom Rides. Via PBS:

In May 2011, forty college students will embark on a journey retracing the route of the original 1961 Freedom Rides and beginning an important national conversation about the role of civic engagement today. The ten-day, all-expenses-paid trip is a unique opportunity for college students who are committed to learning from history and to applying those lessons today.

American Experience will select students with a broad range of backgrounds– lending diverse voices to the journey. We are looking for students who want to share their experiences and who are eager to learn from their peers, from pioneers in the civil ...

January 17, 2011 is the deadline to apply for the PBS contest to reenact the 1961 Freedom Rides. Via PBS:

In May 2011, forty college students will embark on a journey retracing the route of ...