Tag: Feminism

Gloria Steinem and Sally Roesch Wagner on Intersectional Feminism, White Privilege and Re-Thinking History

Activists in action, from left: Louise Wakerakats:se Herne, Carol Jenkins, Jessica Bennett, Gloria Steinem, and Sally Roesch Wagner. Photo by Marissa Matozzo

There were laughs, cheers, applause and moments of silence. On the eve of International Women’s Day, intersectional feminism was on everyone’s mind — and right before their eyes…

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The Absence of Intersectionality in Feminism

"I wanted to portray the writer's disconnect from the overall agenda, and the idealization of a specific type of woman in social media. The illustration portrays two femal figures and the visual interaction of one who finds herself within the view finder and the other who does not."-Daniel Marin Medina

After the controversial video Initiation was embedded on Purple Magazine’s website and went viral in February, there’s talk of  a new wave of feminism on the rise. Although…

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