Weekly Feminist Photo

Ok friends, I'm going to get it all out of my system right now!

More Wonder Women!

For the full comic (which I highly recommend), please visit Kate Beaton's website!
Take some time and go through the archives - she rocks a historical focus which often puts the spotlight on ladies of the past who we all know and love.

You can leave it to luck and hit "random" on her website, or go to her archives page (here) and look for titles of interest. Keep your eyes peeled for numerous Jane Austin comics!

My favourites:
Her comic on "girl jokes" and also Suffragettes In The City.

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Have an excellent Tuesday, friends, and if you're in town: go get your tickets for the Andrea Gibson show! Goodness!

Weekly Feminist Photo

How badass is Jane Fonda's mug shot?
So badass that she made a t-shirt out of it and wares it around (I love it and I want one)!

While not unproblematic, Jane Fonda is a huge activist and feminist. Check out her wiki to learn more.

Awhile ago she was on the Colbert Report with Gloria Steinem, at which point they all baked a pie (link).

You can read her blog here!

Today's post was inspired by the facebook quiz Which Historical Female Badass Are You? (link)

Weekly Feminist Photo

Eleanor Antin is an intriguing conceptual/installation/performance artist and film-maker from the States.

'100 Boots' is the name of a stunning conceptual series that she created by photographing black rubber boots in various locations from coast to coast across the US from 1971 to 1973 - there are 51 photos in all. This one is my favourite (also - a total shout out to our gumboot troupe!)

In 1972 she also created Carving: A Traditional Sculpture (link). It was "a pseudo-scientific record of her weight loss on a strict 36-day diet. She had herself photographed naked every morning -- front, back, left, right -- as she ''carved'' her ''ideal'' self through abnegation" (link).
If that's not feminist commentary on our culture, I don't know what is.
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If you see a photo that you'd like to see posted/written about, email nbrebelles@gmail.com with "Weekly Feminist Photo" in the subject line.

Weekly Feminist Photo

Good Morning,

This comes from Off Our Backs (link), a feminist collective that has published a news journal since the 70's.

If you see a photo that you'd like to see posted/written about, email nbrebelles@gmail.com with "Weekly Feminist Photo" in the subject line.

Weekly Feminist Photo!

Greetings Friends,
Today welcomes the introduction of the Weekly Feminist Photo, which shall be posted on Thursdays from now on. I hope to create a pretty nice archive of funny, inspiring, and thought provoking photos/comics/artwork with small profiles attached. If you see a photo that you'd like to see posted/written about, email nbrebelles@gmail.com with "Weekly Feminist Photo" in the subject line.

This photo comes from The Dreams for Women 2009 Calendar project (link), created and distributed by Antigone Magazine (link).

Dreams for Women started as a postcard project where people created something that responded to the question: What is your dream for women?

It then developed into a calendar, a series of videos, an exhibit in the International Museum of Women, and now submissions can be found at Confabulous (link), a fantastically feminist blog written by women in Canada.

Want to send in a submission? Mail it to -
Antigone Magazine
C/O WILLA
Box 61 – 6138 SUB Blvd
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1
OR antigonemagazine(at)hotmail.com