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The Women in Public Service Project | Women in Public Service
feminism  social_change  civic_engagement 
december 2011 by infomentation
Sexist Maxim, the lad mag, objectifies Audrina Patridge of The Hills? Feminists Hack it. | elephant journal
Maxim gets sexist? Hack it:
#feminism  feminism  from twitter_favs
september 2010 by infomentation
The Bechdel Test: Movie List [aka Bechdel-Wallace, Mo Movie Measure]
The Bechdel Test, sometimes called the Mo Movie Measure or Bechdel Rule is a simple test which names the following three criteria: (1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man. The test was popularized by Alison Bechdel's comic Dykes to Watch Out For, in a 1985 strip called The Rule.
feminism  popular_culture  film 
august 2010 by infomentation
A POWERFUL NOISE Documentary Film
A documentary film about women changing the world.
women  feminism  film 
august 2010 by infomentation
Chicago Foundation for Women
Chicago Foundation for Women believes that all women and girls should have the opportunity to achieve their potential and live in safe, just and healthy communities. Since 1985, the Foundation has improved the lives of women and girls through grants, advocacy, leadership development and public and grantee education.
women  feminism  nonprofit  social_change 
august 2010 by infomentation
The Mudflap Girl for the Smart Set
feminism  silly 
june 2010 by infomentation
Shirley Chisholm Project
The Shirley Chisholm Project of Brooklyn
Women’s Activism from 1945 to the Present
feminism  history  civil_rights  african_american 
march 2010 by infomentation
A Place of Rage
DVD Project of a documentary by Pratibha Parmar featuring Alice Walker, Angela Davis, June Jordan | A Place of Rage
film  feminism  african_american  social_justice  activism 
february 2010 by infomentation
Because I Am A Girl
feminism  girls  social_change 
january 2010 by infomentation
Weightless
Body image, the skinny fad and freedom from numbers
feminism  blogs  health 
november 2009 by infomentation
Rusty Warren, the Knockers Up gal
comedy  feminism  humor 
october 2009 by infomentation
RHRealityCheck.org | Reproductive Health Information, News, Commentary and Community
health  politics  activism  reproductive_rights  feminism 
june 2009 by infomentation
Medical Students for Choice
feminism  health  activism 
june 2009 by infomentation
Social Media Women of Color
social_networking  professional_development  feminism  activism 
may 2009 by infomentation
Nymphoto - A Collective of Woman Photographers
feminism  art  photography 
april 2009 by infomentation
Women Who Tech | 2008 Panels
technology  professional_development  feminism  podcasts 
april 2009 by infomentation
WITI - Women In Technology International
technology  employment  feminism  professional_development  professional_associations 
april 2009 by infomentation
WomenCount || Home
feminism  politics 
april 2009 by infomentation
Independent Women's Forum
activism  politics  feminism 
april 2009 by infomentation
85 Broads - A Global Women's Network
business  professional_development  nonprofit  social_networking  social_change  feminism 
april 2009 by infomentation
Women, Action, and the Media
feminism  journalism  media  activism 
april 2009 by infomentation
Pages from Her Story - Additional Resources
Women's diaries 1700s-1900s in the Library of Congress.
history  archives  writing  feminism 
march 2009 by infomentation
Pages from Her Story
From the Library of Congress -- Textbooks chronicle historic facts and often focus on well-known women. Diaries, journals, memoirs, reminiscences, letters, speeches and interviews can offer a glimpse into the private lives, thoughts, hopes, and goals of lesser-known women providing a snapshot of life at the time.
history  feminism  libraries  reference 
march 2009 by infomentation
Chicago Foundation for Women
chicago  feminism 
march 2009 by infomentation
International Women's Day 2009
feminism  activism 
march 2009 by infomentation
A Powerful Noise Live
feminism  activism  twitter  film 
march 2009 by infomentation
Consortium of Pubgoing, Loose and Forward Women
activism  blogs  feminism 
february 2009 by infomentation
Sadie Magazine
Sadie Magazine has all the cool kinds of people and things we wish we had known about earlier ourselves. Sadie is a magazine for young women who might otherwise read glossy teen magazines that focus on hair, makeup, and prom dresses. Rather than traini...
feminism  journals  youth 
may 2008 by infomentation
Feminist Review
Feminist Review blog believes that all opinions - positive and critical - are valuable and seeks to give voice to communities that remain on the margins. Our mission is to write reviews from feminist perspectives to explore the world through an anti-op...
blogs  feminism 
may 2008 by infomentation
Viva La Feminista
Viva La Feminista is written by a woman trying to navigate and understand the intersection between being a feminist, a mom, and a Latina.
blogs  feminism 
may 2008 by infomentation
Mamalicious!
Deesha Philyaw's blog.
blogs  feminism  writing 
may 2008 by infomentation
Women Who Tech
Mobilizing a network of women in the technology industry.
nonprofit  feminism  technology  professional_associations 
may 2008 by infomentation
Audre Lorde Project
The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area.
feminism  lgbt 
may 2008 by infomentation
It's Dainty Time
Playfully exploring the feminine ideal. I'm not sure what this is about, but I'm intrigued.
art  feminism  popular_culture 
may 2008 by infomentation
The Heather Gold Show
The website of my acquaintance, Heather Gold. She's brilliant and hilarious.
comedy  feminism  intellectual 
may 2008 by infomentation
WOWOWOW
wowOwow is an online community created, owned & run for women by women.
feminism  social_networking  blogs 
april 2008 by infomentation
Cycling Sisters
The Cycling Sisters is a women's cycling group in Chicago. Our mission is to increase the number of women who ride bicycles for transportation, and to increase the confidence and comfort of women cyclists. Awesome!
biking  feminism  chicago 
april 2008 by infomentation
Ipas
Protecting women's health, advancing women's reproductive rights.
feminism  reproductive_rights  health 
april 2008 by infomentation
microRevolt
microRevolt investigates the dawn of sweatshops in early industrial capitalism to inform the current crisis of global expansion and the feminization of labor.
knitting  feminism  activism 
april 2008 by infomentation
Women Thrive Worldwide - Home
Women Thrive Worldwide is the leading organization shaping U.S. policy to help women around the world lift their families out of poverty.
feminism  poverty 
april 2008 by infomentation
The Composters
The Composters are a couple of smart girls evangelizing about the Good News of composting.
environmentalism  composting  theater  feminism 
march 2008 by infomentation
Elizabeth Whitney
Performance artist Elizabeth Whitney. She got a nice little write-up in Bitch Magazine.
theater  activism  lgbt  feminism  intellectual 
march 2008 by infomentation
AnyBody
A feminist blog about eating disorders and body image.
feminism  blogs 
february 2008 by infomentation
A Cyborg Manifesto:Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century
For me, reading this essay in grad school was a transformative experience. Though I don't live a life of an academic any more, I still find myself reaching back and referring to this piece. It is subversive and empowering, complex and dangerous. I love...
intellectual  feminism 
january 2008 by infomentation
Donna Haraway - Professor of Feminist Theory and Technoscience - Biography
Donna Haraway is a Professor of Feminist Theory and Technoscience at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. She is a wide range scholar-thinker who is internationally known as historian of science, cultural critic and feminist theorist....
intellectual  feminism 
january 2008 by infomentation
National Women's History Project
Recognizing the achievements of women in all facets of life – science, community, government, literature, art, sports, medicine – has a huge impact on the development of self-respect and new opportunities for girls and young women.
history  feminism 
december 2007 by infomentation
The White House Project
The White House Project, a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization, 501(c)(3), aims to advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency.
feminism  politics 
december 2007 by infomentation
The Women's Media Center
Our mission is to assure that women and women’s experiences are reflected in the media just as women are present everywhere in the real world; that women are represented as local, national, and global sources for and subjects of the media; and that wom.
feminism  media  news  progressive_politics 
december 2007 by infomentation
Welcome to Laura Schenone.com
Laura Schonone writes books about women's and culinary history
books  food  cooking  history  feminism 
december 2007 by infomentation
Women's eNews
Women's Enews, news for women; includes a database of links and resources.
feminism  news 
december 2007 by infomentation
Wo! Magazine
Wo! Magazine is an experiment in alternatives to the current women's magazines in Australia. It is a feminist project intent on creating and providing something interesting that isn't focussed on commercial mass culture and giving women hang ups about ...
feminism  journals 
december 2007 by infomentation
Tint Magazine | Celebrating Women of Every Color- Back in 2008!
Interesting premise: "Tint Magazine, is a national multicultural women's print magazine created in 2004 to "Celebrate Women of Every Color"." However, I'm doubtful because there is a big banner ad front and center for Dove body lotion, and the magazine...
feminism  journals 
december 2007 by infomentation
S&F Online | Women, Prisons & Change | The Scholar & Feminist Online
feminism  journals 
december 2007 by infomentation
Feminista!: The Journal of Feminist Construction
Feminista! is an online journal known internationally for its content and capacity for networking. Feminista! is a journal of art, literature, social commentary, philosophy, with, humor, and respect, and is currently published on a semi-regular basis.
feminism  journals 
december 2007 by infomentation
Feminist Weekly News
The Feminist Majority Foundation works for social and political and economic equality for women by using research and education to improve women's lives. The Feminist Majority Foundation Online features daily feminist news with 'take action' ideas, dom...
feminism  news 
december 2007 by infomentation
Wicked Alice Poetry Journal
feminism  poetry  journals  chicago 
december 2007 by infomentation
Art by Women - Woman Made Gallery
Woman Made Gallery is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to support women in the arts by providing opportunities, awareness, and advocacy. It specifically accomplishes this through monthly thematic exhibitions which ...
art  feminism 
december 2007 by infomentation
Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health
New York Times recommends MUM, which has exhibits about the world cultural history of menstruation and women's health
feminism  museums 
december 2007 by infomentation
make/shift
feminism  journals 
december 2007 by infomentation
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
Started by Eve Ensler, V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.
feminism  activism 
november 2007 by infomentation
Equality Now
Equality Now was founded in 1992 to work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world.
feminism  activism 
november 2007 by infomentation
The Feminist eZine
The Feminist eZine, THE TOP 100 FEMINIST WEBSITES.
feminism  zines 
november 2007 by infomentation
The Lilith Gallery of Toronto
The Lilith Gallery of Toronto, Canada. Art and paintings of Mythological, Fantasy, and feminist icons: Representations of Lilith and the Icons of Feminism; Essays on Philosophy and Spirituality.
feminism  history  journals  art 
november 2007 by infomentation
The Gift Economy
A website dedicated to shifting the paradigm of consumer culture, economy, and society. Simply put, it is an economic system in which goods and services are given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future quid pro quo. Typically, a gift ec...
social_justice  philanthropy  feminism  activism  sustainability 
november 2007 by infomentation
GUERRILLAGIRLS: Fighting discrimination with facts, humor and fake fur
GUERRILLA GIRLS. This is the one and only Guerrilla Girls Inc website. GUERRILLAGIRLS.COM is a group of women artists fighting discrimination in politics, art, film and pop culture with facts, humor and fake fur. See our latest 2005-2006 projects, and ...
feminism  art  activism 
november 2007 by infomentation
Riot Grrrl, Ink.
Welcome to the Largest LGBTQ Label in the World!
feminism  activism 
october 2007 by infomentation
LadyFest Chicago
Ladyfest chicago is an arts festival celebrating the achievements of women in music, film, visual arts, and spoken word. The festival will showcase the work of female filmmakers, artists, writers and activists, as well as hosting lively music and club ...
chicago  community_building  feminism  entertainment  creativity 
october 2007 by infomentation
What About Our Daughters
This is an awesome blog that shines a light on the problem of violence against black women amid other civil rights injustices for African Americans.
blogs  feminism  african_american  activism  social_justice 
october 2007 by infomentation
Black and Missing but not Forgotten
Diedra's blog about missing black women.
blogs  african_american  feminism  activism 
september 2007 by infomentation
Feministing
Awesome. A site for young feminists.
feminism  activism 
september 2007 by infomentation
BlogHer
Where the women bloggers are
blogging  community_building  feminism  activism 
july 2007 by infomentation
Equal Rights Amendment
Help the ERA Summit and the National Woman's Party promote the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to guarantee on behalf of all women and men that equality of rights under the law cannot be denied on account of sex.
feminism  activism  civil_rights  social_justice  politics 
june 2007 by infomentation
CODEPINK
Women for peace!
peace  activism  feminism 
may 2007 by infomentation
Women & Children First
One of the last women's book stores. In Chicago!
books  chicago  feminism 
may 2007 by infomentation
Chicago Women's Liberation Union Herstory Project
The Chicago Women's Liberation Union was organized in 1969 to challenge the suffocating male supremacy of the time.
feminism  chicago  activism 
may 2007 by infomentation
Our Bodies Ourselves
Information on Women's Health & Sexuality
feminism  women's_health 
may 2007 by infomentation
Chicago Women's Health Center
Chicago Women's Health Center - Women Making Health Care Assesible
feminism  women's_health  chicago 
may 2007 by infomentation
Women's Global Green Action Network
environmentalism  sustainability  feminism 
may 2007 by infomentation
Maureen Gosling
Maureen Gosling, documentary filmmaker in Oakland, CA
movies  oakland  community_building  feminism 
may 2007 by infomentation
B. Ruby Rich
B. Ruby Rich is a well-known film critic, festival programmer, cultural theorist, and chronicler of social trends on screen and off.
movies  feminism  popular_culture  lgbt  intellectual 
december 2006 by infomentation
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