On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

on our radar

Here’s what we’re reading today: 

Meryl Streep launched a fund to support female screenwriters who are over the age of 40. [IndieWire] 

• The South Carolina Post and Courier won a Pulitzer prize for their powerful reporting on domestic violence—a woman is killed every 12 hours in the state. [Post and Courier] 

• Check out all the cool projects made during an international hackathon for girls. [Ignite] 

• What to do when people won’t take “no” for an answer when they ask to touch your hair. [Black Girl Dangerous] 

• If you’re in New York, this upcoming literary salon with Anna Holmes, Molly Crapabble, and Sigrid Nunez looks amazing. [Public Theater] 

Women Make Movies is funding a new film about Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, a woman who changed the way we talk about gender, race, and food. [IndieGoGo] 

What did we miss? Let us know in the comments.

by Sarah Mirk
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Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter

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