Category: Women’s History Month

March 3, 2020

Yuhang Li on Becoming Guanyin

“Yuhang Li is, by training, an art historian. However, her take on Guanyin goes beyond the realms of art history. Li analyzes the female portrayal of Guanyin through paintings, material culture of embroidery, theatrical display of dance, archaeological objects, scripture,...

March 1, 2020

Join Us In Celebrating Women’s History Month 2020

It’s the first day of Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating with a diversity of guest posts from authors and editors in various fields of study. Join the conversation by following and commenting on our blog or social media channels...

April 23, 2019

How a Divisive Movie Franchise Still Persists in the #MeToo Era: A New Look at I Spit on Your Grave and I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu

“ISOYG’s careful research and analysis makes for an insightful and enjoyable read throughout, and Maguire’s clear-sightedness enables him to pull off the difficult feat of treating the subject matter seriously (as one would expect) without the book ever becoming dry...

March 22, 2019

In the Black: A Brief History of Early Black Women Investors

In the hilarious Showtime series Black Monday, set in the late 1980s, Dawn Towner (played by Regina Hall in gloriously shimmering peacock shades of eye shadow) is the only female head trader on Wall Street. Towner holds a small stake...

March 20, 2019

Five African American Women Pioneers in U.S. Finance

Shennette Garrett-Scott

Between 1888 and 1930, African Americans opened more than a hundred banks and thousands of other financial institutions. One of those institutions was St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and only bank run by black women. In her...

November 21, 2016

“Party Rape” and the Celebration of Lack of Consent

Kelly Oliver

Kelly Oliver, author of HUNTING GIRLS: SEXUAL VIOLENCE FROM THE HUNGER GAMES TO CAMPUS RAPE, argues that celebration of the lack of consent is on the rise.