Feminism

The Kids Are Alright. In Fact, They're Knitting and Baking Bread!

Shawn Wen and Frank Stasio — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:45:28 +0000

You may have noticed a DIY trend among young people these days. Some are getting into knitting sweaters; others are keeping backyard chicken coups. Otherwise, they are making cheese, canning, beekeeping and growing their own vegetables. These labor-intensive homemaking projects may not be just a trend towards rustic pleasures.

Emily Matchar calls this movement the New Domesticity. And she documents this phenomenon in her new book, "Homeward Bound: Why Women are Embracing the New Domesticity." Generally, she is writing not about people who embrace DIY culture out of necessity, but rather as a voluntary lifestyle.

Minister Helps Women Nourish Their Spirituality In And Out Of The Church

Nicole Campbell and Frank Stasio — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:18:32 +0000

While growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jeanette Stokes never imagined she would become a minister. After all, as a young girl, she had never even seen a woman lead a congregation. But she eventually followed her faith, fulfilled her ambition, and helped other women to better nurture their own spirituality.

Remembering Chapel Hill's 1970s And 80s Feminist Children's Book Press

Nicole Campbell and Frank Stasio — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:51:06 +0000

When you opened up a children’s book in the 1960s, chances are you saw girls in pink playing with dolls and boys in blue going on adventures. And most of the characters were probably white.

A group of women in Chapel Hill, many of them mothers and academics, decided they wanted to see more diverse and empowering images in children’s literature and took matters into their own hands. This collective became the printing press known as Lollipop Power Inc.

Black Feminism Today

Frank Stasio and Nicole Campbell — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:45:00 +0000

In 1970, Beverly Guy-Sheftall helped create the first women’s studies department at Spelman College, and it became the first and only department of its kind at a historically Black college.

Intimate Wars

Frank Stasio and Susan Davis — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000

An experience early in Merle Hoffman’s career as a counselor solidified her life’s mission. She was asked to speak to and comfort a woman who was struggling with the decision to have an abortion. Holding that woman’s hand on that difficult day started Hoffman on the path of advocating for the reproductive rights of women everywhere.

Who Needs Feminism?

Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:51:00 +0000

A group of Duke University undergraduates decided to fulfill the requirements for a group project by asking their peers on campus, "Who needs feminism?" To their surprise, the world answered them. Their project’s Tumblr blog has received more than 80,000 visits from 144 countries and 11,000 people have "liked" their page on Facebook.