MISSION STATEMENT

Because women in broadcast, film and print media are too often only depicted as sex objects and victims of rape, murder and terror, and not portrayed as policymakers, decision makers, or in strong roles; and

Because the lack of feminist analysis in broadcast, film and print media is frequently absent; and

Because the media is saturated with the anti-woman message of the radical right; We need a forum for feminist thought and analysis of national policy issues and a vehicle for recording Your Voice; and

Because historically the contributions of women have been unreported, underrated, or ignored. To remedy this, we have created a repository called HerStory.

Editor's Bylines and Selections

STOP SEXUAL VIOLENCE
In 2010 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted its’ first National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. Now an on-going survey, it collects the most current and comprehensive national and state data on intimate partner… …
THIS SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER
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DRIVING WHILE BLACK by Jonathan Cornwell
Two nights ago, my black friend, Doc Chris , was stopped by the police around Washington, D.C. Yeah, you know where this is going. Chris can share the details if he likes but suffice it to say that he feared for his life in a way that I never have. I… …
A POSITIVE IN THE PANDEMIC
Recently I attended a virtual discussion about women and disabilities. One of the speakers made a statement to the effect that there had been a positive for people with disabilities because of the pandemic. Paraphrasing what she said: Because of the… …
Failing to collect data about women is no trivial offence.........
Women get freezing cold in trains and in big city offices because the air conditioning is set for men’s sensitivity to the cold. They spend the whole theatre interval (when visits to the theatre were still possible) in the queue because there are too… …
AN AVERAGE OF 3-4 WOMEN DIE EVERY DAY
That’s how many women are killed by a current or former intimate partner and that is only one of a long list of statistics regarding the killing, sexual assault, stalking and harassing of women in this country. Are you aware that 1 in 3 women have… …
THEY DO IT BY FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ELECT THEM & KEEP THEM IN OFFICE
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TRUE RAGS TO RICHES STORY
MADAME C.J. WALKER, AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK FEMALE MILLIONAIRE Madame C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867. The fifth child of Owen and Minerva, Louisiana sharecroppers, she was the first in their family to be born free after the… …
PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS NOW!
PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS NOW! Recent posts on this site regarding Stacey Abrams and the work she and her organization did in Georgia in the Presidential election and the Special Senate Elections in January were met with a groundswell of praise and support.… …