Art
The Women Photojournalists Who Blazed Trails in the 1940s and '50s
An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society presents the work of six female photographers who worked for LIFE magazine during its golden age.
Women's Rights
News
The Best Signs from the 2019 Women's March
Running themes included Marie Kondo “tidying up” the White House Cabinet and quotes from Cardi B’s government shutdown speech.
Interview
An Afrofeminist Project Uses Technology to Empower Marginalized Communities
NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism engages Black womanhood and technological possibility, rejecting the marginalization of people of color in the scientific realm.
In Brief
In an Open Letter, Artists Urge Gender Parity at Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival
Over 300 signatories have offered their support for the call urging festival director Sam Stourdzé to increase the number of participating women photographers to 50%.
History
How New York Women, from Village Bohemians to Suffragettes, Won the Right to Vote
In 1917, female New Yorkers were finally invited to the polling booths. An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society argues this victory was largely due to the local activism of the bohemians of Greenwich Village.
Art
Rare Stash of British Suffrage Movement Posters Goes on Display
A mysterious package received by Cambridge University Library over a century ago has finally been opened and its contents contained a cache of posters from the early 20th-century.
Art
Signs of Creative Resistance at the 2018 Women’s March
Over a million people around the world protested the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration, and many showed up with great signs, the greatest in fact, these are definitely some very very great signs.
News
New York State Plans Statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones would be erected on state property.
Art
Newspaper Refuses To Give An Artist Credit For Her Work
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.
Art
The British Pennies Defaced in Protest by a Suffragette
A 1903 penny on view at the British Museum features the words "Votes for Women" letter-stamped by a suffragette over the face of the king.
Art
A Center for Women’s History Opens in New York, with a Spotlight on Dolley Madison
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.
In Brief
Anti-Trump Protests Are Boosting Art Supply Sales
A new report by the market research company NPD Group shows how the Women's Marches directly increased sales of sign-making material.