Aileen Jacobson
It is high time for the creation of “Gloria: A Life.” which is both a history lesson and, a visceral connection to the anger, the excitement and the hope of the feminist movement.
Gloria Steinem’s Life, Onstage
Tag: feminism
A Forgotten Lillian Hellman Play That Deserves Another Chance
Aileen Jacobson
The play turns out to be a complicated but riveting drama that explores the issues of money and morality, family relationships, social justice and women’s place in society—issues that Hellman often pursued in her writing and that resonate today.
When a Queer Feminist Professor is Accused of Harassment
Sharrona Pearl
What does matter – what is absolutely clear – is that in the power structure of the university environment, she violated her position.
The Patriarchy-Free Paradise of “Mamma Mia!”
Sarah M. Seltzer
Kalokairi, the fictional Greek island where Donna Sheridan decamps, is a matriarchal paradise: the animals are friendly and the men in thrall to the self-assured women who run things. It’s a place where “having it all” means having cake, dancing, and feeding other people cake while they dance.
Five Quotes That Will Increase Your Chutzpah
Talia Lang
“We need hope, the ingredient that keeps us going when we might otherwise quit. And don’t forget the fun.”
Ten Inspiring Quotes to Get You Through Dark Days
Talia Lang
Here are 10 quotes by Jewish women we loe to give you hope, inspire you to action, and make you think differently about compassion.
Dana Schwartz on Humor, Rejecting the “Guilty Pleasure” Label and Terrible Jews
Sarah M. Seltzer
We as a culture need to take a step back and ask ourselves why “guilty pleasure” is a way we write about women’s books, as if women should be ironically ashamed by things that are associated with women.
Why I Stopped Covering My Hair After Almost 20 Years
Marina Goodman
So with that, I left the house without my hair being covered for the first time since I walked home from my wedding, nineteen and a half years ago. The sensation of the icy November evening air going through my hair was delicious.
Is Midge Maisel a Bad Mom? A Feminist Query.
Sara Fredman
To criticize Midge’s parenting just when she is finding her voice is to miss the point of the show entirely.
In Defense of Lashon Hara
Rachel Sandalow-Ash
“Growing up, I realized that in day-to-day life, people rarely characterize remarks made by men as gossip. And then I wondered, is gossip just a derogatory term for women’s speech?”