Blog Entries - December 2007

Let's help Anne Feeney get her new CD out

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Labor singer Anne Feeney would love to finish her new CD "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back", but is still short of $$$. If you can help, send $100 to Anne Feeney, 2240 Milligan Ave, Pittsburgh, PA. She'll put your name on the liner notes as a TY.

Anne will be leading 3 music/history/politics and poetry tours of weste [...]

Veronica Arreola is the University of Illinois at Chicago Woman of the Year

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Veronica Arreola is one of those people who get to live out their dreams.

A committed feminist, she wanted to direct a program that would encourage young women to remake the fields of science and engineering. She is now the director of University of Illinois at Chicago’s Women in Science and Engineering program (WISE [...]

Watch the Our Bodies Ourselves video

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

An Our Bodies Ourselves intern, Margaret Spilman, has produced a DVD on the history of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective and Our Bodies Ourselves. Margaret searched through reams of old videotapes from archives and taped new interviews to create a film that highlights the work and achievements of the BWHBC.

Our Bodies Oursel [...]

Beyondmedia battles WTTW censorship

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Beyondmedia Education is embroiled in a censorship battle with Chicago Public Television station WTTW over their refusal to air the documentary Turning a Corner. This video recently won the Chicago Reporter’s John A. McDermott Documentary (short) Film Competition. As part of the award, Turning a Corner was to be screened on [...]

Remember your sisters...

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0100

'Don't forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'

'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women... your girlfriends, your daughters, a [...]