Janet Benshoof Fierce Defender of Women’s reproductive rights dies at 70. On December 19, 2017 Janet Benshoof, who for 40 years fought for the reproductive rights of women, died of uterine cancer. She was 70. Her death followed … Read More
Book Review: Why I Am Not a Feminist by Jesse Crispin I’ve been thinking recently of “feminism.” It’s a slippery word; is it a political movement, a set of beliefs? an ideology? Is it largely a movement in developed … Read More
What do 600 women artists convened in the Brooklyn Museum look like? Like this: Held last October at the Elizabeth Sackler Center for Feminist Art, “Now Be Here #2” was an acknowegement of the power of women artists. Organizers said … Read More
Ayón (1967-1999) was a incredible Cuban printmaker who specialized in the technique of collography. She is known for her spectacularly detailed allegorical collographs drawn from the Afro-Cuban secret, men-only society of Abakuá. Her work is largely monochromatic, consisting of … Read More
Aletta Jacobs A ferocious trailblazer and rabble-rouser Jacobs was born in Sappemeer, Netherlands in1854. Her life was a series of “firsts.” She was the first woman to be admitted to the University of Groningen, the first to graduate from medical … Read More
