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Catching Up to Pauli Murray

From today's vantage, the remarkable achievements of the writer and social justice activist are finally coming into focus.

by Drew Gilpin Faust via New York Review of Books on October 5, 2018

The Culture War That Was Fought in the Sky

In 1928, women wanted more than just the vote. They wanted to do everything a man could do. Even fly the Atlantic.

by Keith O'Brien via Politico Magazine on September 23, 2018

Serena Williams and 'Angry Black Women'

A racial stereotype rears its ugly head.

by Ritu Prasad via BBC News on September 11, 2018

The Dark History of Hysteria

One diagnosis fits all! If you're a woman.

by Sarah Mirk, Alexandra Beguez via The Nib on September 10, 2018

Finding Hope: A Woman’s Place is in the Lab

A previously unnamed scientist finally gets her due.

by Ashley Bowen via Circulating Now on September 6, 2018

“It Was Us Against Those Guys”: The Women Who Transformed Rolling Stone in the Mid-70s

How one 28-year-old feminist bluffed her way into running a copy department and made rock journalism a legitimate endeavor.

by Jessica Hopper via Vanity Fair on August 28, 2018

The Endless Night of Wikipedia’s Notable Woman Problem

What variables make a woman's inclusion in history more likely?

by Michelle Moravec via b2o on August 1, 2018

Justice Among the Jell-O Recipes: The Feminist History of Food Journalism

The food pages of newspapers were probably some of the first feminist writing many women read.

by Suzanne Cope via Los Angeles Review of Books on July 9, 2018

This 60-Year-Old Novel About Sexual Harassment Was Ahead Of Its Time

"The Best of Everything" outlined the dynamics and the costs of sexual harassment, decades before anyone talked openly about it.

by Maris Kreizman via BuzzFeed News on July 9, 2018

The Rare Women in the Rare-Book Trade

When most people hear the term rare books, they imagine an old boys’ club of dealers seeking out first editions, mostly by men.

by Diane Mehta via The Paris Review on July 5, 2018

Forgotten Feminisms: Johnnie Tillmon's Battle Against 'The Man'

Tillmon and other National Welfare Rights Organization members defied mainstream ideas of feminism in their fight for welfare.

by Judith Shulevitz via New York Review of Books on June 26, 2018

Women’s Liberation, Beauty Contests, and the 1920s: Swimsuit Edition

The swimsuit that's controversial now for its sexist overtones was once controversial for its suggestions of women’s liberation.

by Laura Prieto via Nursing Clio on June 19, 2018

She Dared to Be Herself: Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy

She is remembered for being a "first," but it was her integrity, courageousness, and conviction that made her an icon.

by Shannon Wright, Whit Taylor via The Nib on June 18, 2018

How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman

Wilma Rudolph won three Olympic golds and was among the first athletes to use her celebrity to fight for civil rights.

by Kate Siber via Outside on June 8, 2018

When Salad Was Manly

Esquire, 1940: “Salads are really the man’s department... Only a man can make a perfect salad.”

by Jessamyn Neuhaus, Elizabeth Fakazis, Manisha Claire via JSTOR Daily on June 6, 2018

Anti-lynching protest outside White House

We See You, Race Women

We must dive deeper into the intellectual artifacts of black women thinkers to support the evolution of black feminist discourse and political action.

by Nicole A. Spigner via Public Books on June 5, 2018

Tillie Anderson on her bicycle.

This Seamstress Conquered Bike Racing in the 1890s

Cyclist Tillie Anderson shattered records, dominated her competition, and earned the world champion title.

by Kate Siber via Outside on May 31, 2018

A Forgotten War on Women

Scott W. Stern’s book documents a decades-long program to incarcerate “promiscuous” women.

by Kim Kelly via The New Republic on May 22, 2018

Why It’s Bad When It’s “Not That Bad”

Considering the history of street harassment in light of #MeToo.

by Molly Brookfield via Nursing Clio on May 1, 2018

The Internet Women Made

Claire L. Evans’s new book is a bittersweet reminder that the internet used to be freer and more fun.

by Anna Wiener via The New Republic on May 1, 2018

Why Are ‘Incels’ So Angry?

Men no longer have unfettered access to women's bodies. Not everyone is happy about that.

by Melissa J. Gismondi via Made By History on April 27, 2018

Still of Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez from The Breakfast Club.

What About “The Breakfast Club”?

Revisiting the movies of my youth in the age of #MeToo.

by Molly Ringwald via The New Yorker on April 6, 2018

Women's liberation movement demonstrating in Washington D.C.

The Waves of Feminism, and Why People Keep Fighting Over Them, Explained

If you have no idea which wave of feminism we’re in right now, read this.

by Constance Grady via Vox on March 20, 2018

Voices in Time: Epistolary Activism

An early nineteenth-century feminist fights back against a narrow view of woman’s place in society.

by Louise W. Knight via Lapham’s Quarterly on February 22, 2018

Sex, Pong, And Pioneers

What Atari was really like, according to the women that were there.

by Cecilia D'Anastasio via Kotaku on February 12, 2018

A Brief History of Women’s Figure Skating

You might be surprised to learn that this sport where women now shine was initially seen as solely the purview of male athletes

by Kat Eschner via Smithsonian on February 6, 2018

Female Trouble

Clinton's memoir addresses the gendered discourse and larger feminist contexts of the 2016 presidential campaign.

by Annette Gordon-Reed via New York Review of Books on January 22, 2018

Science for the People at 2017’s March for Science.

Why a Radical 1970s Science Group Is More Relevant Than Ever

A second life for an organization of scientists who questioned how their work was being used.

by Sarah Laskow via Atlas Obscura on January 22, 2018

Want to Hear a Dirty Joke? Get a Woman to Tell It

The Courage and Comic Genius of Groundbreaking Female Stand-Ups

by Eileen Pollack via Literary Hub on January 4, 2018

Masher Menace: When American Women First Confronted Their Sexual Harassers

The #MeToo movement is not the first time women have publicly stood up to sexual harassment.

by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on December 14, 2017

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