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-51 posts tagged "Feminism"
Kylie Henry | Monday, October 11, 2021
Personally, I’ve never declared myself to be a feminist in good faith. Once, when asked what I love about feminism — I turned to womanism. I turned to history and asked, what would white feminism have done for the black, the queer and the other in me? The only thing I’ve ever done is declare
Claire Miller | Wednesday, September 29, 2021
If you have used Yik Yak in the last two weeks or if you read The Observer, you have read, or at least heard about, the incredibly unkind and degrading messages towards the women who attend Saint Mary’s College. While nothing new, many of these messages were sparked over the fact that Saint Mary’s students
Lexi Kilcoin | Friday, April 16, 2021
Last week, Notre Dame Student Union Board screened, “Wonder Woman 1984.” Directed by Patty Jenkins, “Wonder Woman 1984” acts as a sequel to 2017 film, “Wonder Woman.” Diana Prince, played by Gal Gadot, is a princess of the Amazons and lives a low-key life as a museum curator, while simultaneously missing her boo, Steve Trevor,
Angela Mathew | Monday, March 8, 2021
“Moxie,” a recently released Netflix original movie, tells the story of girls at a high school in Oregon standing up to sexist norms. The film, directed by Amy Poehler, is based on the young adult novel by Jennifer Mathieu. “Moxie” brings up a lot of the issues which have plagued high school girls for years:
Genevieve Coleman | Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Saint Mary’s Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) hosted Notre Dame gender studies professor Ashley Bohrer who spoke in a presentation titled “Disturbing the Peace: A Feminist Defense of Conflict in a Time of Rebellion“ on Wednesday as a part of International Education Week. The talk was co-sponsored by the gender and women’s studies
Ellie Konfrst | Tuesday, August 18, 2020
In kindergarten, my answer to the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” was a teacher, maybe a veterinarian. In first grade, it suddenly became President of the United States. That abrupt switch echoed the sentiments of many of the adults in my life who lauded me by remarking on how
Krista Lourdes Akiki | Friday, April 24, 2020
Women are responding to the pandemic with a daring, yet humble attitude. The roles that women are taking on to help end the COVID-19 crisis are making the headlines across the world. In fact, it seems that women are facing heightened risks of exposure during these challenging times, primarily due to a disproportionate representation among
Hannah Thomas | Friday, November 8, 2019
Terri Russ, a communication studies associate professor at Saint Mary’s, will teach a new spring semester seminar on “Women, Leadership, and Communication” beginning in 2020. The seminar is titled “Why Don’t Women Rule the World?,” taking its name from one of the course texts. “I used to teach a seminar focused on female beauty and
Christopher Parker | Tuesday, October 8, 2019
In the hopes of engaging with feminist ideas consistent with the mission of the University, the recently-revived Feminist ND will host their first general meeting of the year in the McNeill Room in LaFortune Student Center from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Senior Dinuka Cooray, president of Feminist ND, said she wants the club to
Julianna Conley | Thursday, September 26, 2019
For as long as I can remember, my least favorite word has been “purse.” Forget “impregnation” or “seepage,” it was always “purse” that sent me over the edge. Even today, like an insecure man insistent on calling his soft-bodied briefcase a “satchel,” I refer to my dusty pink crossbody purse as my “bag” at all