Today, 9 April 2015, is officially Riot Grrrl Day in Boston, Massachusetts—in honor of original riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna. Hanna—who began the “girls to the front” movement at punk shows—has long been a key player in the hardcore-punk feminist realm, and continues to be an icon far beyond. Boston Mayor, Marty Walsh, signed the proclamation to coincide with Hanna’s visit to the city, where she …
Feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem told Black Enterprise that she thinks black women invented the feminist movement. The Medal of Freedom award winner further discusses the role black women played in her 50-year career, explaining that they were actually twice as likely to support feminist issues compared with white women. When asked what she has to say to African American women who feel the …
With less than 13% of its contributors identifying as female, Wikipedia has had difficulty keeping its content equal between the genders and has been known to be missing articles on many notable women. To help bring balance to the online database, Art+Feminism is holding an international edit-a-thon to update Wikipedia with art- and feminism-related entries. The weekend-long event will begin on 7 March 2015 and …
