Volume 2, Issue 1: Letter from the Editor
Dear Feminists, Activists, Subversives, Vaginas, and Queers,
It’s been a nerve-wracking month.
Category Archives: Current Events
In which we get depressed over reproductive rights legislation
Even though bills restricting abortion haven’t been passing with the same frequency that they were passing last spring, those in power definitely haven’t lost their interest in fighting to restrict our reproductive rights.
Eight Women Making Waves in STEM
by Leah Marsh ’19 Today, there is a strong effort to attract women to fields in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). However, while the numbers are creeping up, there is […]
“A Pop Song People Forgot”: Mike Posner on the Isolation and Superficiality of Fame
By Gaby Germanos ’18 Remember Mike Posner? If you don’t, you’re not alone. After releasing a worldwide chart-topper in 2010, he fell into relative obscurity, where he remained—until now. In […]
How to Have a Feminist Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is easy to criticize as a heteronormative, overdone holiday that reduces love to sugar and money, which is essentially the opposite of what feminists stand for. If you’re […]
Samantha Bee is Bringing Diversity to Comedy
by Leah Marsh ’19 Monday night marked the premiere of comedian Samantha Bee’s talk show Full Frontal. While the show is notable simply because of its well-wrought comedy (more on that […]
On Growing Up and Leaving Rookie
By Julia Fine ’19 As I was walking into the event “Tavi Gevinson Presents Rookie Yearbook Four” at Brattle Theatre on October 25, I ran into a girl I had […]
A Conversation with Jennicet Gutiérrez, Part II
Anahvia Taiyib ’16 On Oct. 19, Jennicet Gutiérrez gave a keynote speech at Harvard University entitled “A Call for Justice” on the state of transgender detainees in U.S. detention centers. […]
Sex Week Preview: A Talk with Confi.co
Rachel Chapman ’18 This upcoming week, Sexual Health Advocacy and Education throughout Harvard College brings together organizations and departments to offer programming covering all aspects of sex at Harvard. The […]
Gloria Steinem: The Interview
Talia Weisberg ’17 On November 4, Second Wave feminist icon Gloria Steinem spoke at the Harvard Book Store about her memoir, My Life on the Road. I had the honor and […]
