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...Feminist Fairy Tales Can Cinderella be updated for the 21st century...
...group to utilize the opportunities offered by other organizations. As former ABHW president Allana N. Jackson ’03 explained to The Crimson last year, “sometimes black women or minority women in general feel like they are asked to make a choice between being a feminist and having group loyalty to their ethnicity or racial group.” And women who chose to dedicate to specialized focuses might miss out on the activities of other groups as well. The members of Women in Business could have certainly benefited from an involvement...
...celebration of Women’s History Month, The Harvard Coop has dedicated a small display to recent women’s literature. The titles include the latest from the feminist group Guerilla Girls, Bitches Bimbos and Ballbreakers: The Guerilla Girls’ Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes, as well as a collection of travel writing called Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures. Within eyeshot of the display is Betsy Lerner’s Food and Loathing: A Life Measured Out in Calories. I hastily grab all three titles off the shelves and set out to gain some insight...
First off is the feminist travel memoir Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures, edited by Jennifer Leo. Indicative of the tone of the collection, titles for the writers’ narratives range from the angsty feminist “Pissed off in Nepal” to the sexually naive “Prude in Patpong.” One woman told of downing tequila shots until dawn with dreadlocked Aboriginals in the Outback while others recount less unconventional tales of European vacations and camping trips. Writer Lori Mayfield discusses diarrhea on safari, while Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth instructs readers...
...Fellowship-winning, brilliantly educated and utterly well spoken art historian Linda Nochlin continues her Norton Lecture series on “Bathers, Bodies and Beauty” with another perspective into impressionism. With a critical eye, Professor Nochlin challenges the role of women in 19th century art, offering a feminist perspective. This week’s lecture, Monet’s Hôtel de la Roche Noire: Anxiety and perspective at the seashore, will use a modern eye to find this painting in the context of history. Tickets free. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Sanders Theatre...