Women Warrior-Ancestors

13 Mar 2018

by Heather | posted in: Women Warrior-Ancestors |

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

2 Aug 2017

Aleta Jacobs Trailblazer and Rabble-Rouser

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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

24 Jul 2017

by Kathleen | posted in: Women Warrior-Ancestors |

Courageous and Principled

13 Jul 2017

“I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself.” Shirley Chisholm, 2004

by Kathleen | posted in: Women Warrior-Ancestors |

“I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black … Read More

The Beginning November 2016

The most qualified person EVER to run for US President lost to a venom-spewing pussy-grabbing ruthless-reality-TV-charlatan who proudly promoted racism, hatred, misogyny, and xenophobia. Yeah, well… the woman never had a chance against the testosterone-toxicity of White Supremacy and Misogyny in 21^st Century post-industrial America.

Fury and Out-Rage sparked these Dispatches From the War on Women. The battle to vanquish 21^st Century Fascism must be led by women who demand their right to control their own bodies. Victory requires exorcising Misogyny aka Patriarchy.

In this space and place, we lift up our Women Warrior-Ancestors whose exploits over the centuries have been hidden from us. We also celebrate Women Rising in Out-Raging Resistance every day in every walk of life who refuse to be disdained, discarded, and denied. Adrienne Rich exhorts us: “The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet."

Raising Up Women Artists intends to reclaim the space-spirit-place that Patriarchy fears and destroys. Artists are Memory-Keepers, Truth-Tellers and Revolutionary-Sparks. Jeanette Winterson says “Art can make a difference because it pulls people up short. It says, don’t accept things for their face value; you don’t have to go along with any of this; you can think for yourself. It gives you a kind of self-reliance.”

Truth-Telling means Knowing Our History and insists that the Out-Raging-Resistance-Reclamation must be inspired and informed. Angela Davis challenges us: “We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.”