fall 2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton has been in the public political eye for basically 30 years. She has endured great setbacks while having amazing successes. During this election cycle, she was nominated by the Democratic Party to be their candidate towards the 2016 Presidential Election. She faced untold amount of scrutiny for everything …
In 1984, as seen in my scrapbook, The Women in Film organization had their annual Christmas party. It brought out some of Hollywood’s elites and members of the WIF team. The flyer and included magazine were found in one of the national pockets of my scrapbook. Both, as the party …
Dr. Warren Farrell is considered the “Father of the Men’s Movement”. He started out as a vocal feminist, being one of the only male members of the National Organization for Women, serving on the New York City Board of Directors. He has written ten books, mainly related to men’s and women’s …
The movie business, like many, is dominated by men. Don’t tell that to Sherry Lansing. Like many women in male-dominated fields, she was dismissed when she got into the business. The former actress, entered the business side of the film industry, making her way to the top. She became one …
Janet Guthrie, the keynote speaker at a conference for the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women Conference was not an academic, or a feminist scholar. She lived her life in the fast lane, literally! Guthrie challenged the men’s world of auto racing, speeding, and pit-stopping with the best of …
Sonia Johnson is an avid feminist writer and scholar and was a huge supporter of the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). My scrapbook had pamphlets such as this one, and correspondence from Sonia and Jo about Sonia’s presidential campaign in 1984, a landmark year for women in politics. She, like the …