In Defense Of Elizabeth Gilbert
By Lisa Anderson Elizabeth Gilbert seems to be a rather divisive literary figure. Her 2006 memoir, Eat, Pray, Love told the story of the year she lived abroad after her first marriage ended. It spent...
View ArticleExcellence (Still) Has No Sex: A Tribute To Artist Eva Hesse, 1936 – 1970
By Emily Carney “You won’t believe it. I was told by the doctor that I have the most incredible life he ever heard. Have you got tissues? It’s not a little thing to have a brain tumor at thirty-three.”...
View ArticlePortrait of a Reputation: The Woodmans
By Chelsea Spear The early months of 2011 find artist Francesca Woodman in the spotlight. After numerous solo shows throughout the United States and Europe, the photographer will be the subject of a...
View ArticleBeyond Twilight: Stephenie Meyer’s The Host
By Lisa Anderson Stephenie Meyer: Few writers have ever had their work loved and hated so deeply at the same time. Her Twilight series, consisting of four novels and a novella, has sold over 100...
View Article“Seductive Subversion: Women In Pop Art”
By Chelsea Spear Exhibit at The Aidekman Center for the Arts Medford, MA Free association: When I say the words “Pop Art,” what comes to mind? Screen-prints of Brillo boxes and Campbell’s soup cans,...
View ArticleWe Can Do It (Better): The Women Of The Mercury Program, The “Mercury 13″
By Emily Carney Jerrie Cobb, test pilot, stands next to a Mercury capsule. I was born in 1978, and it is difficult for me to believe that in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the world was still rife...
View ArticleThe Women Behind The Whedonverse
By Lisa Anderson Even casual fans of Joss Whedon know that strong female characters are important to him. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Echo from Dollhouse, and Zoe from Firefly are only a few examples....
View ArticleThose Boots Aren’t Made For Walking: Wonder Woman Reimagined
By AJ Wood Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman I remember little of my childhood, especially anything before age eight or nine, but one memory I do have from age four or five was Wonder Woman. Stripped down...
View ArticleThe Mistress And The Maid: Mildred Pierce
By Less Lee Moore When I learned of the Mildred Pierce miniseries—directed by Todd Haynes and airing on HBO—I was thrilled. I’ve been a longtime fan of the novel and film, as well as of Haynes. Then I...
View ArticleReal Women and Unreal Feminists
A recent article in The Daily Mail called 20-year-old ethereally androgynous fashion model Andrej Pejic, “fashion’s ultimate insult to women.” The Daily Mail is not heralded for its “unique” approach...
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