Suffragist Sue Shelton White honored in Jackson

From The Jackson Sun | May 26, 2017 By Brittney L Jackson Dozens gathered outside Jackson City Hall for the unveiling of the Sue Shelton White monument on Thursday afternoon. Born in Chester County in 1887, White fought for equal voting rights for women. “Because of Sue Shelton White, my wife, my two daughters (and) my granddaughter [have] the [...]

2017-05-29T14:24:58-04:00May 29th, 2017|History, Women|

She’s The Best Answer To Donald Trump You Never Heard Of

Angry? Worried? Disillusioned? Heather Booth wants you. By David Wood Heather Booth doesn’t look like a revolutionary. She sits demurely on a sofa, dressed simply in black, fingering a silver necklace. She speaks softly, selecting her words with care and enunciating cleanly. Dignity. Respect. Community. But something comes over her when she begins to talk about helping people organize [...]

2017-05-25T23:32:22-04:00May 17th, 2017|Women|

Heather Booth Film Premiere in Chicago

Heather Booth: Changing the World Chicago premiere! Heather Booth and Lilly Rivlin in person! Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL Fri, May 19th 7:45pm Sat, May 20th 7:30pm The ongoing and ever-evolving legacy of activist and community organizer Heather Booth belongs in large part to Chicago. This documentary profile traces her journey from politically conscious University of Chicago student [...]

2017-05-25T23:17:21-04:00May 15th, 2017|Event, Film, Women|

New York Historical Society Center for Women’s History

About the center Our new Center for Women’s History—the first of its kind in the nation within the walls of a major museum—reveals the untold stories of women who have shaped and continue to shape the American experience. As a hub for scholarship and education, the new Center demonstrates how women across the spectrum of race, class, and culture [...]

2017-05-25T23:18:56-04:00May 9th, 2017|Art, News, Women|

New-York Historical Society’s Revamped Fourth Floor Traces NYC’s History

The new Henry Luce III Center focuses on women’s history in New York, among other topics From the NY Curbed.com | April 29, 2017 by Jenna Scherer After five years of planning and three years of construction, the New-York Historical Society has unveiled the brand new Henry Luce III Center on the museum’s fourth floor. Among other things, the [...]

2017-05-25T23:30:43-04:00April 29th, 2017|News, Review, Women|

The Amateur Abortionists

From the NY Times | April 22, 2017 by Kate Manning Imagine a stay-at-home mom who can do an abortion. Or a college student. Imagine she knows how to administer local anesthesia, has the medicines to induce miscarriage, can dilate a cervix, scrape a uterus. Imagine a group — with no medical training — performing dozens of abortions a [...]

2017-05-25T23:28:41-04:00April 22nd, 2017|Film, Reproductive Justice, Women|

Feminist Reunion 2017 – We Won’t Go Back

June 10, 2017, 1:30 - 4:30 Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Street South, New York, NY 10012 Women's music Open mike Meet your friends FREE DVD of Women's Music & Feminists' favorite photos Handicap Accessible Join with us in collecting, creating & sharing our photos. Email your favorites today to Joan Casamo (If you can, include names, place, date [...]

2017-05-25T23:48:17-04:00March 14th, 2017|Event, VFA, Women|

A Woman’s Place Is in History

From the NY Times | March 14, 2017 By Elizabeth A. Harris The New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History will open its doors this spring, a season many expected to spend settling into life with the United States' first female president. Instead, the country finds itself in a different moment, one that brought millions of people to women's [...]

2017-05-25T23:45:36-04:00March 14th, 2017|Art, History, Women|

Muriel Fox: Feminist Trailblazer

Muriel Fox ’48 battled for equality on picket lines and in boardrooms alongside better-known icons of the women’s movement by Jennifer Altmann Fifty years ago, a few dozen women gathered in a basement in Washington, D.C., to make history: they convened the first meeting of the National Organization for Women. In a photo of that day in 1966, Muriel [...]

2017-05-26T00:03:30-04:00July 15th, 2016|VFA, Women|
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