On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: "Coco" & This Horrible Moment
“Coco is a movie about borders more than anything—the beauty in their porousness, the absolute pain produced when a border locks you away from your family.”
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White Whine: The Past that Incels Long For Never Existed
The men who romanticize a period of time in which women and people of color were kept “in their place” have been raised by those who enjoyed the privileges of whiteness.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Time's Up For Bill
In an interview, Clinton claimed to “like the #MeToo movement; it’s way overdue.” But when pressed on whether it had prompted him to rethink his own past behavior, he sputtered that of course he hadn’t, because he’d “felt terrible then.”
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: "Sick" Questions How We View Women With Chronic Illness
There’s a class of illnesses—multi-symptomatic, chronic, hard to diagnose—that remain associated with suffering women and disbelieving experts.
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Adventures in Feministory: Women in the US Military
These women may not be pop icons, but they certainly deserve time in the spotlight for their noted “firsts,” some welcoming, some not.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: "The Tale" is Honest, Unflinching, and Timely
The Tale captures what it’s like to teeter on the brink of adolescence — and it manages to respect both its young protagonist’s agency and her older self’s sense of justice.
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A New Tail: “Siren” Treads the Muddy Waters of American History
Ryn, Helen, and Donna are challenging Bristol Cove’s violent legacy.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Henrietta Lacks is Finally in the National Portrait Gallery
Despite her substantial contribution to modern medicine, Lacks was never compensated or given credit.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Zora Neale Hurston chose authenticity over fame
Hurston’s ethos as a writer wasn’t rooted in pleasing the masses, but in offering a true depiction of what it meant to a Black, to be American, and to be human.
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