When you look at the history of feminism through the lens of activism, it shows a rich timeline of women who have fought – and made huge strides – for gender equality. ‘Feminism’ describes both an ...

The first time these friends read a piece in which a Filipina American scholar was outlining a framework of feminism and sisterhood from their cultural point of view and experience was a powerful ...

As the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is marked, women involved in cross-border activism to support survivors of war-related sexual violence explain why solidarity and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images via FriendOfMars Being a feminist and Hooters Girl aren’t mutually exclusive. Even so, I’ve always been a bit of a ...

Second-wave feminism emerged between the 1950s and 1980s, demanding workplace equality, reproductive rights, and legal ...

Each year, the University of Michigan’s Inclusive History Project awards tens of thousands of dollars to research initiatives that examine the school “through an inclusive lens.” The Inclusive History ...

As then twelve-year old Daniela Garcia scrolled through Trumblr, she came across Charlotte Brontë’s quote from her feminist novel Jane Eyre. “I am no bird and no net ensnares me,” the quote said. In ...

Indigenous feminism : theorizing the issue / Shari M. Huhndorf and Cheryl Suzack -- Politics. From the tundra to the boardroom to everywhere in between : politics and the changing roles of Inuit women ...

Faith Ringgold, "Picnic on the Grass Alone: The American Collection #12" (1997), acrylic on canvas with painted and pieced fabric (all photos Jasmine Weber/Hyperallergic) Faith Ringgold paved the way.

Feminism has helped women gain things that once seemed impossible, or were treated like a luxury. The right to vote, access ...

bell hooks, the activist, poet, feminist and author, died December 15 at her home in Berea, Kentucky of an undisclosed illness. She was 69. She was surrounded by friends and family at the time of her ...

*Her real name was Gloria Jean Watkins, but the acclaimed author/feminist/activist was known to the world as bell hooks. She died at her home Berea, Kentucky on Wednesday at 69. hooks was born on Sept ...