The Women Who Built the New York Art World
From Artsy.net | July 6, 2017
By Alexxa Gotthardt
Over the course of 10 years, between 1929 and 1939, four of New York City’s most iconic museums emerged in Manhattan: the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney, […]
Sheila Michaels, Who Brought ‘Ms.’ to Prominence, Dies at 78
From NY Times.com | July 6, 2017
By Margalit Fox
Sheila Michaels, who half a century ago, wielding two consonants and a period, changed the way modern women are addressed, died on June 22 in Manhattan. Ms. […]
Fresh Thinking on History of Feminism
Class, timeline explore lesser-known narratives in movement’s rise
From Harvard.edu | July 3, 2017
By Colleen Walsh | Gloria Steinem photo by Dori Jacobson-Wenzel
For many, feminism just took a flying, sword-wielding leap with “Wonder Woman,” the […]
Toni Van Pelt Elected New President of National Organization for Women (NOW)
From NOW.org | July 1, 2017
Members of the National Organization for Women voted Saturday to elect Toni Van Pelt president of the organization. Gilda Yazzie was elected vice president.
Van Pelt and Yazzie were elected by […]
More Female Voices Must be Heard: New York Times Letters to the Editor
From the Huffingtonpost.com | June 16, 2017
By Linda Stein
Part One:
On Monday, January 2, 2017, the New York Times presented an all-male lineup in its Letters to the Editor section – not one […]
Veteran feminists show they’re young at heart at reunion
From theVillager.com | June 15, 2017
By Mary Reinholz | Photos by Tequila Minsky
Report on the Feminist Reunion, June 10, 2017
On June 10, 2017 The Veteran Feminists of America held a feminist reunion in New York City at the famous progressive church, Judson Memorial, in Greenwich Village.
As Barbara Love pointed out in her welcoming remarks, […]
Veteran Feminists to Thump Trumpism at Judson Reunion
From the Villager.com | May 25, 2017
By Mary Reinholz
Radical feminist Susan Brownmiller has plenty of room at the top in her West Village penthouse near the Meatpacking District. Outside on the terrace is her urban […]
Suffragist Sue Shelton White honored in Jackson
From The Jackson Sun | May 26, 2017
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Dozens gathered outside Jackson City Hall for the unveiling of the Sue Shelton White monument on Thursday afternoon.
Born in Chester County in 1887, […]
Sister Joel Read, who shaped Milwaukee’s Alverno College and was among nation’s top college innovators, dies at 91
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | May 26, 2017
Sister Joel Read, the longtime leader of Alverno College whose vision of placing abilities over grades put her among the nation’s top college innovators, died shortly […]
Obituary: Sister Joel Read 1925-2017
Former Alverno College President Sister Joel Read, SSSF, ’48, one of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents and a renowned advocate for education reform, died May 25. She was 91 years old.
During her 35 years at […]
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 […]
Obituary: Judith Ellen Brady
April 26, 1937 – May 14, 2017
Judith (Judy) Brady, a well known feminist and activist, passed away in San Francisco on May 14th, 2017 at the age […]
17th Berkshire Conference
June 1-4, 2017
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Two tours have been organized as part of the Berkshire Conference offerings. Booking deadline: May 29.
Tour #1:
Tour of Brooklyn Historical Society and the Brooklyn Heights Neighborhood
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
VFA Shares Our Stories in North Carolina
An exciting VFA event — “Sharing Our Stories: The Second Wave Feminist Movement” – – took place in Durham, North Carolina, on Friday, March 31.
Noted historian Dr. Nancy MacLean kicked off the day with a […]
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. […]
The First Museum Dedicated To American Women’s History Is Coming To New York City
By Ann-Derrick Gaillot
It’s here! The nation’s first museum dedicated to women in American history is opening in New York City this spring, and it won’t be the last. Brought to us by (and […]
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 […]
A Woman’s Place Is in History
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 […]
Obituary: Farewell Our Great Friend, Aileen Hernandez
May 23, 1926 – February 13, 2017
The only woman appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 to the first EEOC, Hernandez has spent a lifetime working to improve the political and […]
Dolley Madison and Her Peers Ran Their Own ‘Pussy-Hat’ Brigade
From the NY Times | March 9, 2017
by Jennifer Schuessler
Before there were “pussy hats,” there were the women of Revolutionary-era America.
“We possess […]
Sharing Our Stories: The Second Wave Feminist Movement
Friday, March 31, 2017
Durham Hilton, Durham, North Carolina
Visit the Official Website for Details and Tickets:
www.SharingOurStories2017.org
Historians and Feminists: An Intergenerational Conversation
A dialogue between Second Wave activists and young historians will ensure that […]
Letter on behalf of the VFA from Gloria Steinem & Carol Jenkins.
Gloria Steinem & Carol Jenkins invite you to join and support the Veteran Feminists of America. Read their inspiring letter here. View PDF Letter
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, […]
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