Got my Big|Brave vinyl for “A Chaos of Flowers,” my favorite record of 2024. It’s so beautiful.
The lyrics are quite powerful. They’re themed on the internal/external manifestations of marginalization. Five songs were written by female poets, all of whom were activists for women, people of color, and indigenous people: Emily Dickinson, Akiko Yosano, Renée Vivien, Esther Popel, and Tekahionwake (links in thread).
#art#history: o, the ignominy of admitting that i'm not extremely intimate with the oeuvre of my subject...
still, she sounds so rad that i had to make sketchy ode to adrienne rich (born #otd in 1929). an essayist & poet who centred the oppression of women & lesbians in her work, adrienne was also a jewish pro-palestinian activist involved with the new #jewish agenda who supported the #BDS movement. #adrienneRich#illustration#poetry#freePalestine#ceasefireNow#feminism
More evidence that gender diversity is not only an issue of fairness but also an issue of efficacy.
Building on studies in other sectors that have shown diverse teams produce better results, new research into surgery show gender diverse teams in operating theatres enhance patient recovery from operations & reduce complications.
The more balanced the team, the better the result - suggesting gender parity in the (health) workplace has clear benefits!
A girl saved herself and enrolled back to school. An action was taken by the officials to save the girl.
A student of Class 8 in Gonda reported her impending marriage to field officers and activists in the district, saving herself from child marriage. The girl was subsequently rescued by an anti-human trafficking unit and childline team, following which she was enrolled back in school.
🆕 blog! “Book Review: The Doors of Opportunity”
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Did you know that a Suffragette invented the UK's electrical plug? Dame Caroline Haslett was an electrical engineer who foresaw the way that electricity could be used to remove domestic drudgery from women's lives. There is a slim biography of her, written by her sister, which is sadly out of print. Luckily, the book is […]
Dame Caroline Haslett was an electrical engineer who foresaw the way that electricity could be used to remove domestic drudgery from women's lives. There is a slim biography of her, written by her sister, which is sadly out of print.
It is a curious book. It dwells on her faith as much as her technical prowess. Her waistline is the subject of wry amusement. There's also the (naturally) dated views of the day to contend with along with an odd segue into spiritualism.
And, of course, you'll see nothing much has changed in the last 100 years.
With the Women's Engineering Society safely launched, Caroline found that she had two recurring types of problem with which to contend. The first was to deal with the difficulties that arose at factory floor level from the intrusion of women into what had been traditionally a masculine preserve, difficulties which she herself had area to admirably tackled by the enlightened management of the Cochran Boiler Company.
The second, and probably the more important task, was dealing with the problem posed by the steadily increasing number of highly trained women competing with men for managerial posts in the world of engineering. She was not interested in the problems merely for their own sake, but in the people behind the problems and in the whole field of industrial relationships.
It isn't enough to merely launch a product or service. It takes years to embed knowledge, experience, and desire into users. Haslett's power was recognising that the advantages of electricity weren't self-evident. It took a sustained campaign of education to get the public to understand the why and how of a new invention.
If you want to understand how the development of domestic electricity use in the UK happened, this is an interesting and useful book. It perfectly demonstrates how one headstrong person can influence the world.
It is a stunning look at how feminism directly influenced industrial policy.
Caroline herself wrote a book - "Problems Have No Sex" - which is completely unavailable as far as I can see. If any readers know where I can obtain a copy, please leave a comment.
this movie is the first female lead hindi movie to reach 20.7 cror in one day!! the trailer had me hooked on to the storyline. I absolutely enjoyed the movie.
I have never before in my life read or felt seen as deeply by a feminism like that from A Short History of Trans Misogyny, and this week on #StainedGlassWoman, we're diving deep into mujerísima to understand exactly why Jules Gill-Peterson's work truly is A Love Letter To The Dolls unlike anything I've ever encountered before.
As tennis (WTA) agrees to be hosted in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi's deride 'outdated' depictions of their treatment of women, a feminist activist is jailed for eleven (!!) years effectively for wearing dungarees.
Some tennis players are outraged, others are taking the money; if you're taken in by the idea that this will encourage Saudis to reduce its repression of women, it may be time to stop & reflect on reality!
Young men aren’t being forced to follow toxic masculine icons like Tate and Peterson, they’re choosing to consume their content over healthy masculine icons.
Models for healthy masculinity exist. They’re unpopular, because young men don’t want to be healthy. They are choosing to be toxic.
So let’s all remember who is at fault and who needs to change here - it’s the menfolk, not everyone else. Stay fabulous. Get a cat.
Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, their view of feminism continues to equate support for women's right with terrorism.
As always there is talk of a move towards better rights in Saudi, but its hard to square this narrative of improvement of the plight of women, with the continued judicial actions against females who are promoting such social change via social media.
#TaylorSwift recently paid homage to early Hollywood star Clara Bow on her new album "The Tortured Poets Department."
Bow was known as Hollywood's "hottest jazz baby," becoming a huge star who received 45,000 fan letters a month in the 1920s. However, she struggled under the strict control of the studio system and was often the target of tabloid gossip. After decades of relentless demands, Bow made a bold move to leave Hollywood.
♲ @kurt@pod.thing.org:> Liebe Freundinnen und Kunstinteressierte,Feministische Künstlerinnen gestalten den #Stadtraum und malen für eine gerechte und inklusive Stadt – Einblicke in ihre Projekte und Kämpfe zeigt die Netzwerk-Ausstellung Feminist City Utopia in der Galerie neurotitan mit einem außerordentlichen Begleitprogramm!
Wir laden herzlich ein zur Vernissage am 25.05.2024 um 18 Uhr und freuen uns über Ihre & Eure Teilnahme an zahlreichen Programmpunkten während der Ausstellung vom 25.05.-15.06.2024! Für die Bekanntgabe über Ihre & Eure netzwerke wären wir ebenso sehr dankbar – please spread the word!
Details im Überblick: Feminist City Utopia Eröffnung: 25.05.2024, 18 Uhr | Ausstellungsdauer: 25.05.-15.06.2024 Mo-Sa 12-20 Uhr | Galerie neurotitan, Rosenthaler Str. 39, 10178 #Berlin
Das aus der Graffiti- und Urban Art-Kultur hervorgegangene Netzwerk United #Feminist Power lädt zur partizipativen Ausstellung ein, um gemeinsam Vorstellungen einer feministischen Stadt zu gestalten, zu diskutieren und auf visuelle Aktionsformen im öffentlichen Raum zu erweitern. In der #Galerie entsteht eine transformierbare Stadtlandschaft, die feministische Utopien erfahrbar macht. Themen wie Gewalt gegen #FLINTA*, fehlende Räume und Infrastrukturen sowie Ausschlussmechanismen werden intersektional-feministische Vorstellungen gegenübergestellt. Kunstwerke dienen dabei als Vermittlung und Manifestationen von Optimismus und Empowerment. Andere Städte sind möglich und dies bedeutet im Rahmen der Ausstellung gerechte und inklusive Städte. Umfassendes Begleitprogramm mit Diskussionsabenden und Filmscreenings, Fassade Painting, Action Dinner, queerfeministischem Sommerfest mit Live-Acts zur Finissage u.v.m.!
KÜNSTLERINNEN Künstlerinnen von United Feminist Power zusammen mit: Alice Dee | Chili con Carne | Eva Kietzmann | Helena Her | Julia Nägeli | Lea Greub | Lena Fakler | Lena Stoehrfaktor | Lulia Ghirmay | Petra Kübert | PMS | Reclaim Your City | Sandra Rummler | Sbrama | Süß-Bande | Vlada und vielen mehr … REFERENT*INNEN Christoph May – Institut für Kritische Männlichkeitsforschung | Der Periodenladen | Emanzipatorisches Verhütungskollektiv Leipzig | Feminist Park Collective | Missoir | Susanne Fitzek – Hypographia Festival
This trend of all gender bathrooms with multiple stalls. I don’t get it. Honestly it feels anti-trans to me or maybe it’s just anti-women. But I have fewer bathrooms I can comfortably use if the one on the floor I’m on is all genders.
Any one want to discuss? I’m not trying to to attack anyone I just really can’t fathom who we’re serving here. As a woman I need a space that I can retreat to. Not bc I was taught to be afraid but bc I’m a survivor of domestic violence.
ICYMI: The Association of Shinto Shrines is a powerhouse in the Shinto world. However, with shrines nationwide turning their backs, its once unshakable power is not as mighty as it once was.