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The Women Photojournalists Who Blazed Trails in the 1940s and ’50s

by Abbey Bender August 2, 2019September 16, 2020

An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society presents the work of six female photographers who worked for LIFE magazine during its golden age.

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An Afrofeminist Project Uses Technology to Empower Marginalized Communities

by Jasmine Weber September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism engages Black womanhood and technological possibility, rejecting the marginalization of people of color in the scientific realm.

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Newspaper Refuses To Give An Artist Credit For Her Work

by Alison Gerber October 3, 2017January 13, 2021

In a write-up, a paper failed to mention Christine Baeumler’s name, then doubled down, insisting that it was an omission, not an error. It’s part of a larger pattern of writing women out of their own work.

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A Center for Women’s History Opens in New York, with a Spotlight on Dolley Madison

by Allison Meier March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

The New-York Historical Society’s new center is making its debut with an exhibition about the overlooked political contributions of the former First Lady.

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The Forgotten First Woman Violinist to Perform on the American Stage

by Allison Meier April 27, 2016August 23, 2021

Violinist Camilla Urso “stood on the stage like a statue on fire,” in the words of writer Theodore Tilton.

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Dispelling the Victorian Myth of the Fallen Woman

by Allison Meier July 1, 2015July 5, 2015

At the same time that they cast her to the margins of society, Victorian England was obsessed with the “fallen woman,” who had lost her virtue to sex, alcohol, or some other vice.

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On Photographing the Women of Gaza

by Alicia Eler September 16, 2013September 18, 2013

CHICAGO — I didn’t come across Tanya Habjouqa’s photo series Women of Gaza underneath a sensationalized article headline about the Middle East. A friend posted one of her photos to my wall because it looked like a woman in a hijab shooting a selfie.

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