Posts Tagged feminist history

By Suzanna Bobadilla • 8 years ago

The Feministing Five: DIY Kit!

I’ve been working on the “Feministing Five” column for nearly two and a half years, and it’s been an immense honor and pleasure to speak with brilliant feminist activists, leaders, and artists.

I’ve been working on the “Feministing Five” column for nearly two and a half years, and it’s been an immense honor and pleasure to speak with brilliant feminist activists, leaders, and artists.

By Alexandra Brodsky • 9 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Justice Now’s Orange is the New Black privilege bingo!

What does a movement against gendered violence look like without carceral feminism?

The Adventures of Mansplainer.

And mansplaining, explained: Jessica interviews Rebecca Solnit.

Don’t forget to register for the 2014 WAM!NYC Conference to hear Janet Mock, our own Zerlina, and more awesome feminists.

Lan Pham responds to #AllMenCan.

Our incomplete memory of women’s liberation.

The Representation Project rates 2014 films.

Justice Now’s Orange is the New Black privilege bingo!

What does a movement against gendered violence look like without carceral feminism?

The Adventures of Mansplainer.

And mansplaining, explained: Jessica interviews Rebecca ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Photo of the Day: When 90 percent of Iceland’s women went on strike in 1975

Happy May Day!

Originally sparked by the Haymarket Massacre of 1886, when police cracked down on peaceful protestors rallying for an eight-hour work day in Chicago, International Workers’ Day has enjoyed a bit of a revival in the last several years. In 2006, activists organized “a day without an immigrant,” and immigrants’ rights actions have been a big focus of the day ever since. A couple years ago, Occupy activists attempted a (rather unsuccessful) nationwide general strike.

In honor of May Day — and as inspiration for future striking dreams — here’s an image from the feminist archives of one the more successful general strikes in history. On October 24 1975, Iceland’s women refused to do any work ...

Happy May Day!

Originally sparked by the Haymarket Massacre of 1886, when police cracked down on peaceful protestors rallying for an eight-hour work day in Chicago, International Workers’ Day has enjoyed a bit of a revival in the last ...