Blog Entries tagged 'Womens History'

Mother Jones in 2008

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

This is a guest posting from Saul Schniderman, president of AFSCME Local 2910 at the Library of Congress and the secretary of the Labor Heritage Foundation. .

If you ever visited Adelphi, Maryland you probably have noticed the historic marker on Powder Mill Rd. in front of the Hillandale Baptist Church, near the intersection with [...]

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 [...]

Planning a trip to the Bronx? Visit the Bronx Museum for some feminist art.

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Making it Together exhibit explores an important chapter in recent history when women artists, inspired by the 1970s Feminist Movement, worked collectively in new ways to engage communities and address social issues.

Among those showcased are Suzanne Lacy and Leslie Labowitz, whose landmark, multi-part event Three Weeks in May (1977), re [...]

Historical and Social Perspectives: Childbirth in the U.S.

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The Our Bodies, Ourselves (OBOS) group has been teaching us about women's bodies since their first stapled and cheaply printed pamphlet appeared in 1970 and started a revolution in women's health.

Founder Judy Norsigian will be visiting Chicago to introduce the latest book from OBOS, Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. You can [...]

Hear Jo Freeman Discuss Her New Book,

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

If you are in the Washington D.C. area on March 24, 2007, don't miss this one.

The Department of U.S. Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. will host a book launch of Jo Freeman's We Will Be Heard: Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United States on Monday, March 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 p. [...]

The Barbara Seaman Memorial Service in NYC

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Former CWLU member Laura Newman attended the memorial service for women's health activist Barbara Seaman held last week. The following is her report. Laura is now a medical journalist living in New York City.

Barbara Rosner Seaman, Sept. 11, 1935 – February 27, 2008

Barbara Seaman’s contribut [...]

Ida: A Sword Among Lions, Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Join author Paula Giddings for a reading and discussion of her new book Ida: A Sword Among Lions on March 10 at 6 pm at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum.

Ida B. Wells was one of the most fearless crusaders for civil rights and women's rights in United States history. She was a newspaper editor and publisher, in [...]

Visiting Washington DC? Try the Women's Suffrage Tour.

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Located close to the Capitol building in the heart of the federal city is the Sewell-Belmont House and Museum, the headquarters of the National Women's Party and the former home of women's rights leader Alice Paul.

The Sewell Belmont House now offers a free downloadable guide for a special walking tour of W [...]

Memorial Service for Barbara Seaman: 1935-2008

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We learned of the death of Barbara Seaman last week from Jennifer Baumgartner's remembrance on Feministing and we are updating our original blog entry with an announcement of a memorial service in Barbara's honor. If you are in the NYC area, please attend if you can.

A memorial service for Barbara Seaman will b [...]

Suzanne Davenport to speak at the Chicago History Museum

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

As part of its Women's History Month celebration the Chicago History Museum will feature a program on March 6th called "Women On The Move: We Can Do It!" Among the presenters will be Suzanne Davenport of the CWLU Herstory Project . Suzanne was active in the Chicago Women's Liberation Union and has been a film maker and educationa [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Judith Arcana talks to WBEZ

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

WBEZ radio here in Chicago conducted a phone interview with former "Jane" Judith Arcana on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Jane was the nickname for the Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation. Jane performed an estimated 11,000 illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure [...]

Blog for Choice Day: Remembering Ruth Surgal

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

In September of 2004 I lost a dear friend when Ruth Surgal died suddenly after attending a feminist conference. Ruth had been a leader of the Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation, better known as Jane. You can read more about Jane on this website.

I was asked to speak at Ruth's funeral service, so today I'll share [...]

NOW Foundation Launches Oral History Project

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:27:10 +0100

Do have some cool NOW stories to tell?

Would you like to sweep up the shards from that glass ceiling you broke and tell the world how you did it? How about that time you went to the big feminist demonstration and you were sure that the next day the walls of discrimination would come tumbling down? OK, maybe they just crumbled a little, but it sure felt good [...]

Are you a Marjane Satrapi fan?

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Call for contributions for an edited essay collection on Marjane Satrapi’s works (film, literature, and art).

Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, was an instant success in France and the U.S. It has garnered numerous book prizes, and the animated film version was awarded the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 2007 Canne [...]

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 [...]

The First Annual Jane Addams Day. December 10

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:00:00 +0100

The first annual "Jane Addams Day" will be celebrated all across Illinois on December 10, 2007. AAUW-Illinois is leading the charge and Women & Children First is their official Jane Addams Day bookstore! Visit to the AAUW-Illinois webpage to read their press release, find local events and read background materials.