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...Susan C. Faludi ’81 knew something fundamental had changed when a journalist who called her for a phone interview remarked, “This sure pushes feminism off the map!” That statement would prove to be portentous, the Pulitizer-Prize winning writer and feminist said at the Harvard Book Store on Oct. 5, because it signaled a substantial shift in the national psyche of the American society, press, and government.“The nation responded in ways…that are strange and disturbing,” said Faludi, who is a former...
...years before abortion was legalized, feminist medical pioneer Lorraine Rothman set out to put women's health care in the hands of women. The California clinic she co-founded taught patients how to perform their own cervical exams and pregnancy tests and, controversially, offered an extraction device Rothman developed that could be used for at-home abortions in the early stages of pregnancy. The method angered medical professionals but, in the words of social critic Barbara Ehrenreich, "legitimized the notion that [women] have the right to ... decide about procedures ... that affect our bodies." Rothman was 75 and had cancer...
Though she is a self-proclaimed feminist, Katha Pollitt’s latest work defies easy stereotype. The biographical essays in “Learning to Drive” touch on a variety of unexpected subjects, including the melodramatics of break-ups and cheating boyfriends. “The book is pieces of my life, my thoughts. As with everything I write, I hope to make a connection,” says Pollitt, who appeared at the Harvard Book Store on Monday. Pollitt hopes to reach out not only to her female readers, but also to men who might...
...between women and men, women and their communities, and women and history. She may not provide any easy resolutions, but she succeeds in making readers curious about the condition of womanhood and its development throughout history—a history that stretches much farther back than the suffrage and feminist movements of more recent times. Ulrich began writing the book after its titular quotation—which she authored some 30 years earlier—became a wildly popular catchphrase not only among female empowerment groups, but also with girls looking to make some extra cash with self-printed...
...75th anniversary in style. Join Adams House for dessert and dancing—a night of class and hot ass. Sat., October 6 at 8:30 p.m. Main Dining Hall, Adams House, 2 Plympton St. $30/single, $50/double. (4) These Boots Were Made for Walking … to the Feminist Rally! Check out “Respect, A Musical Journey” for a theatrical review of the social history of American women. Expect to sing along to female power ballads like “I Will Survive” and “Piece of My Heart...