Blog Entries - July 2008

Report from Kigali by Dr. Mardge Cohen

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We received this report from Dr. Mardge Cohen of WE-ACTx. Mardgie has done amazing work fighting the AIDS plague both here in Chicago and in Rwanda. Mardgie is a former member of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union and has contributed material to this website on women's health history.

WE-ACTx is an international community [...]

Debating Race and Gender

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

It is no secret that there has been a painful debate over the relationship between race and gender. It has been building for a long time, but the fierce primary battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton brought it to the fore. We have included links to to two recent articles that have starkly contrasting views on this controversy. We hope that Herstory visitors will read both and then add their voices to the ongoing often heated discussion.

A Continuing Conversation on Feminism: Do [...]

Michelle Obama Watch is Now Online

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Michelle Obama Watch is a blog set up for the sole purpose of defending Michelle Obama from the blizzard of racist and sexist attacks that have come her way. Gina McCauley launched the site last month and it has attracted women and men of all races who are disgusted with the media coverage of Michelle Obama.

"I think new bridges [...]

Have You Experienced Workplace Discrimination?

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We received this communication from the National Women's Law Center about the efforts to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. In it Lilly Ledbetter tells her story and urges other women to do the same.

If you have been a victim of pay discrimination based on your gender, share your story of pay discrimination here and help get th [...]

Peg Strobel Wins a Prize!

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Professor Margaret “Peg” Strobel of Chicago, Illinois, won the 2008 “Write Women Back into History” Award given by the National Women’s History Project of Santa Rosa, California.

Peg is a longtime feminist activist and former UIC women's studies professor. She is also on the Board of the Herstory [...]

Judith Arcana is Coming to Town in August

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Writer and reproductive justice activist Judith Arcana will be in town on August 5 reading at the Peggy Notebart Nature Museum. Her appearence is part of the Chicago Public Library's Read Green-Live Green series.

Judith will be joined by Alison Swan, Susan Firer, Donna Seaman, Gail Louise Siegal and Judith Strasser for a lively reading that celebr [...]

This is an historic election. Let�s celebrate it. by Jo Freeman

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Jo Freeman is a feminist scholar and longtime Democratic Party activist. In this essay reposted from her website at JoFreeman.com, she reflects on the the recent and often acrimonious Democratic Primary.

As we emerge from the miasma of the primaries, let us not forget that this has been an historic Presidential selection se [...]