When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, so many women didn’t just mourn the loss of an amazing person, but also the loss of a historic fighter for gender equity.
On the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the long-awaited Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument was unveiled in New York City’s Central Park.
To this day, feminist zines are still a considerable presence in the zine universe.
2020 will mark the centennial of women getting the right to vote — and we have a lot to celebrate. But there is still room for improvement.
It’s important for History.com to not only add more videos and audio that feature women who made a difference in history, but specifically to let these women use their own voices to tell their stories whenever possible.
On the surface, the Netflix hit GLOW is a show about the making of a show — specifically, the 1980s TV show “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (G.L.O.W.) that inspired the series. But beneath this plot lies a far more interesting exploration of women’s experiences in the entertainment industry, and in the world at large, in the 1980s through a modern lens.
Feminist writer Allison Yarrow seeks to answer that very question in her new book 90s Bitch. Yarrow talked to the FBomb about how and why this “bitchification occurred,” as well as its implications for current and future generations of feminists.
Mama Tingó, a Black woman revolutionary who fought for working-class farmers, is seldom heard about or celebrated yet was crucial to Dominican history.
Each year, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP), an organization dedicated to honoring and preserving women’s history, chooses a theme for Women’s History Month. The theme this March is a feminist rallying cry that dates back to last year: “Nevertheless, She Persisted.”