Money Runs the World, But Who has the Money?
“But, you may say, we asked you to speak about women and fiction — what has that got to do with a room of one’s own? I will try to explain.” ~ Virginia Woolf. These were the opening words to Virginia...
View ArticleBreaking the Cycle: Our Strive to Have Our Voices Heard
We live in a society that has been trapped by the same cycle throughout history when it comes to oppression. Discrimination leads to violence, violence leads to public awareness and action, awareness...
View ArticleIt’s All in the Past
The thesis, famously, of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own is that “a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” In other words, independence and opportunity are...
View ArticleHow Women Are to Succeed According to Some Influential Feminists
When reading feminist writers, from Virginia Woolf, to bell hooks, to Courtney Martin, themes of how women are to succeed in this world are ubiquitous. After spending much time reading writings by all...
View ArticleThe Dinner Party 2.0
Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party (used with permission from Flickr.com) Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party is an art piece which is now permanently installed in the Brooklyn Museum. This piece...
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