Blog Entries - February 2008

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Our Bodies, Ourselves crew has a new book on women's health out. Our Bodies, Ourselves has been publishing feminist health info since their first cheaply printed and stapled booklet appeared in 1970 and started a revolution in women's health care.

After a two-year gestation, Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and [...]

Judith Arcana will be editing a new issue of Persimmon Tree

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Here's some good news about Persimmon Tree, the online magazine that publishes writing by women over 60: They're going to start having open poetry calls twice yearly, and will be calling for work by region; each of these two annual issues will publish ten poems chosen by a Guest Editor for poetry.

Judith Arcana will be their first Guest Ed [...]

Documenting the Women�s Movement in Chicago: 1960's to 1980's

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Chicago Area Women’s History Council (CAWHC) is launching a new project to help document the Chicago 2nd Wave women's movement. Both oral histories and written documents are being collected so that they may be saved and shared with the public.

The kickoff event will be held at 1:30 on March 16 at the Chicago Histor [...]

ON THE GLOBAL WATERFRONT: THE FIGHT TO FREE THE CHARLESTON 5

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Book Launch and Reception

Wednesday, March 12, 20085 p.m. - 7 p.m.

UNITE! HERE

333 S. Ashland, Chicago IL

On the Global Waterfront by Suzan Erem and E. Paul Durrenberger tells the story of the Charleston 5, who became an international labor cause celebre when they were false [...]

Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Faculty from nine universities and colleges will hold the largest ever conference on black and Latina/o sexuality on April 11-12 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities," the culmination of more than two years of planning, will bring together academics, activists, a [...]

Illinois Nurses Take on Their Most Dfficult Patient: Corporate Medicine

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The nursing profession faces enormous challenges in the coming years, particularly in hospital settings. Aggressive cost-cutting, higher patient acuity, physician/nurse relations, inadequate staffing and the intense physical and emotional demands of the work are driving experienced nurses from the field and discouraging new recruits.

Women in the Global City

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Women in the Global City 6-8pm Tuesday, March 4th
The Rudy Lozano Public Library
1805 S. Loomis St., Chicago
In an effort to remake Chicago into a "global city" – one attractive to businesses and tourists worldwide – Chicago's educational, environmental, employment and housing policies have been rewritten over the last [...]

We Will Be Heard: Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United States

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Feminist scholar Jo Freeman has long been one of our most astute observers of the often surreal world of U.S. politics. In her new book We Will Be Heard: Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United States, she collects some of her best essays about women in politics into one volume.
According to the publisher, t [...]

Our CWLU sister Trudy Pax died yesterday

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100
Gertrude (Trudy) Alma Pax, 70, died February 9, 2008, of pancreatic cancer, at her home at Camphill Village Minnesota. Trudy was born March 9, 1937 in Celina, Ohio to Gertrude (Jenniges) and Leo Pax and was the youngest of eight children. Raised on a farm, Trudy attended college at Marquette University, Milwaukee, and graduated with a degree in sociology. After wor [...]

I was a Teenage Feminist is now online for your viewing pleasure

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

When did feminism become the "F" word in todays modern world? Film maker Therese Schecter tries to answer that question in her movie, 'I was a Teenage Feminist". Armed with interviews and music by Ani DiFranco, Gina Young, Moxie Starpark and Helen Reddy, the film has earned great reviews from Bitch Magazine, Yahoo [...]

Girls Rock! at the Music Box starting March 7

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year olds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style--forming bands, writing songs and building community, and “Girls Rock !” is the movie about their journey.
Film makers Arne Johnson and Shane King have put together a story that focuses on 4 girls at the camp learning how to be the people they really are as they make a whole lot of joyful noise.
The film opens in Chicago at the Music Box The [...]

Be There! Summit on Economic Justice for Women

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Join the National Organization for Women Foundation, National Council of Negro Women, and the Institute for Women's Policy Research for the 2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women, April 11-12 in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit is dedicated to "Bringing Together Research and Advocacy--from Local to Global--to Advance Economic Justice and E [...]

Time to get out that dog-eared copy of The Feminine Mystique

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Historian Stephanie Coontz is writing a biography. No, not of Betty Friedan the author, but of The Feminine Mystique, a book: its history and influence.
Stephanie Coontz needs your help.If you are willing to talk about this, or can direct her to someone else who might, you can send her your memories directly, or you can correspo [...]