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

  • HONORING PHILLIS WHEATLEY DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH (c. 1753-1784)
    Phillis Wheatley / by an unidentified artist / Engraving on paper, 1773 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Poet Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston, Massachusetts, on a slave ship in 1761, after having  been kidnapped at age seven… …
  • HONORING NANNIE HELEN BURROUGHS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
    Burroughs was born May 2, 1879, in Orange County, Virginia, the daughter of John and Virginia “Jennie” Burroughs.  In 1883, her mother left her husband, taking Burroughs and her sister, and moved  to Washington, D.C.   Burroughs attended the M Street… …
  • HONORING FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
    Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) The list of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s accomplishments is lengthy. She was a suffragist, an abolitionist, a poet, a teacher, a prohibitionist, a public speaker, and a writer. Mary Ellen Watkins was born free… …
  • Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938
    Library of Congress: In this, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, you might put your time spent sequestered at home to good use and at the same time pay homage to the lives of American slaves by reading from the wealth of material available in the Library of Congress.… …
  • Lessons Learned from Anti-Equality Mobilisation
    Lessons Learned from Anti-Equality Mobilisation Monday, March 8, 2021 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm Register for Zoom webinar, or watch live on YouTube Davis Center, Harvard University - Gender, Socialism, and Postsocialism Working Group an Online Event Speaker:… …
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  • HURRY AND DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR!
    "MISS REPRESENTATION" View this wonderful film on women and the media. It's THE film I wish I had made. The message it presents so beautifully has been the driving force in the creation of www.womensvoicesmedia.org. It is truly impressive and… …
  • IGNORANCE FOR JESUS
    In a recent sermon Evangelical Bishop Edir Macedo of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God stated he would not let his daughters go to college because he believes a woman with a higher education will be smarter than her husband. This would mean she… …
  • Democracy Headache: Trust in the Vote
    As 2020’s elections continue, there may be millions who mistrust American democracy. BY STEVEN ROSENFELD | DECEMBER 29, 2020 This article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Angela Clark-Smith, a lawyer, started… …

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LILIAN ST. CYR "RED WING" (1884-19740)

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America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent

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Now that Joe Biden has won the presidency, we c…

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Bíawacheeitchish, in English - Woman Chief (1806 – 1858),

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Maria Tallchief

The first Native American to become a prima ballerina.

Born in 1925, Tallchief grew up on the Osage Reservation in…
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IDA B. WELLS (1862-1931)

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THEY ALL KNEW AND NOW LIE

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On August 26, 2020, America celebrates 100 years of voting rights for women.  It’s been 100 ye…

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A DIFFERENT, THOUGHT-PROVOKING VIEW OF Trump

June 29

I am the son of an Air Force brigadier general and served myself to the rank of colonel.…

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Sally Yates tried to Testify

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When You See Me Wearing A Mask Out In Public

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Bodhi Tree Concerts August, 20, 2020

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AMANDA BLACKHORSE (1982- )

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