CWLU Herstory Blog

Grace Paley, one of our finest writers, passed away last August. To celebrate her life and work, Judith Arcana has helped organize an 85th birthday party on the evening of December 11 at Broadway Books in NE Portland OR. Judith Arcana is the author of Grace Paley's Life Stories; a Literary Biography.

If you miss Grace Paley and would like to organize a birthday event for that evening in your town, please contact your local bookstore and get one going.

EMMA, a play by Howard Zinn about the renowned American anarchist Emma Goldman will be opening at the Trap Door Theater on October 18 in Chicago. For more detailed info please visit their website.

It is being directed by Kate Hendrickson, the daughter of Ayrie Moore, who belonged to the Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU) and Rising Up Angry.

Melissa Silverstein takes a feminist microscope to the over glamourized world of women in Hollywood. Hollywood is so male oriented that women and their stories and expertise get shunted to the side.

Her Women in Hollywood blog will focus on what's going on for women in Hollywood - what movies are being made; what directors are getting jobs; what actors are working; and anything else that will help tip the balance.

Take a look at her Women in Hollywood blog HERE .

Susan Abod is a singer and film maker. The former lead singer of the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band is still making great music. See a video of her singing in Santa Fe. It's a knock out.

 

Susan Abod in Concert

You can learn more about Susan Abod's music and films at SusanAbod.com. To see trailers of Susan's documentaries visit her YouTube page. More information about Susan's current performances is available at Stars Never Fade Productions.

You can see a video interview of Susan Abod conducted by former Band member Suzanne Prescott from BlipTV. Suzanne Prescott has her own radio show in New Mexico which you can read about here .

Yes it is and the CWLU doesn't even have a MySpace page. How could it? The organization disbanded in 1977.

But that doesn't stop young people from decorating their MySpace pages with posters from the Chicago Women's Graphics Collective. The most popular ones are "Lesbian Pride", "Sisterhood is Blooming", "Lipstick and Blood" and "Abortion is a Personal Decision Not A Legal Debate".