Blog Entries - August 2007

�Educate a woman, you educate a nation�

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

That was the lead story on August 28 from the Women News Network, a new online project that spotlights news from Women's UN Report Network.

Dedicated the notion that feminism is global and that the means of communications should be in the hands of women everywhere, WNN uses video, audio and text to deliver the women's news you'll never see even on the O [...]

Order books online from Chicago's own feminist bookstore

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

And please remember…your buck stopping here is a two-for-one deal: you get the books you need AND you support an independent feminist, neighborhood bookstore with people, books, and other treasures to be found inside.

Women and Children First hit a financial rough patch earlier this year, but an outpouring of support from WCF loyalists put them back on track.

If you are a tourist in Chicago, make sure you catch the Red Line up to Andersonville and pay th [...]

Anne Enke has a new book coming out

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Anne Enke's new book called Finding the Movement: Sexuality, Contested Space, and Feminist Activism is now in production. It is a study of Midwestern feminism to be published by Duke University Press in October 2007. Anne visited us a while back and we had a long discussion about the unique character of the Midwestern women's movement.

In [...]

Online soap operas fight AIDS?

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

The main goal of the project was to create an urban soap opera video based on women’s real stories about their relationships with men. They explored reasons why women engaged in unprotected sex with male partners that they distrusted and even thought were having sex with other women, or men, or injecting drugs.

Check them out at Women's Power Against HIV/AIDS. Make sure you have the latest version [...]

New book on Elizabeth Cady Stanton now available

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Contributors include: Barbara Caine, Richard Cándida Smith, Ellen Carol DuBois, Ann D. Gordon, Vivian Gornick, Kathi Kern, Michele Mitchell, and Christine Stansell.

"I picked up this book wondering what, if anything, eventhese formidable scholars could tell me about Elizabeth Cady Stanton that I hadn't already read. I put it down in awe—with a new appreciation of Stanton's brilliance, originality, and complexity as the intellectual genius behind [...]

Do you collect political buttons?

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Herstory visitors are probably familiar with Jo Freeman's scholarly work in women's history. But did you know that Jo is also an inveterate political button collector? Right now she is looking for "Carole Mosely Braun for President" button. She'll trade you a "Braun for Senate" or a "Chisholm for President "button. Contact Jo at joreen@jofreeman.com if you are ready to deal.

Check out Cancer Bitch

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Chicago writer Sandi Wisenberg has been blogging about her battle with breast cancer at cancerbitch.blogspot.com . You can also listen to Sandi on Chicago Public Radio. Look HERE for more info.

Sandi is a fine writer with a wry feminist sense of humor. Don't miss the pictures of her tatoos!

Feminists wanted for wife swapping!

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

No, this is not a headline from The Onion, we really did get an inquiry from ABC-TV to participate in their primetime show "Wife Swap." They were looking for a feminist moms "who are proud to be wearing the pants and ruling their roost."

Wow.

We had just spent a wonderful evening with feminist media critic Jennifer Pozner the night before. We forwarded the ABC-TV email to her the next day...not surprisingly, she was not surprised.

According to [...]