Suffragette Revealed
A caged female stares at an audience arriving Fresh flowers are treated to a trim, stalks first, heads last, all across the boards Barricaded in, furniture encloses me Petals scattered, scissor blades...
View ArticleA Feminist Uprising in Brockley!
The coolest thing just happened to me. I had been indoors much of the day working from home when I felt my antennae twitching. It wasn’t just the coffee. Thought I’d go stock up on fruit so took a walk...
View ArticleAppreciating Life Art when you are Undressed
This evening was a little chilly in the Daniel Libeskind Space on Holloway Road, but at least we could move as we perused some outstanding art works of the figurative variety. It was a ‘Clothing...
View ArticleWomen Only Life Modelling Workshops
In response to an overwhelming majority of applications we receive to model coming from men (at last night’s workshop, 13 out of 15 new models were men), we are going to drive an initiative towards...
View ArticleDocile Bodies Rising Up
First I want to thank Deirdre, the feminist sociology professor I met at a viewing of a film about a legendary life model last year. She recommended ‘The Politics of Women’s Bodies; Sexuality,...
View ArticleNaomi Wolf & Women of the World festival, Southbank
Wolf got in trouble for revealing too much of herself in her latest book entitled ‘Vagina’. Controversy, talking about her own vagina. She says that word a lot, as well as describing its different...
View ArticleEndangered Bodies & Spirited Bodies
On Sunday 10th March at Women of the World Festival, Southbank I attended the ‘Endangered Bodies’ workshop. Endangered Bodies are an international initiative who ‘challenge the merchants of body hatred...
View ArticleGuestblog: Sabine Zoellner reports on the Porn debate at Women of the World...
The panel consisted of: Julia Long – feminist activist and academic Martin Daubney – journalist and former editor of Loaded magazine Chitra Nagarajan – Black Feminists UK Helena Kennedy – chair and...
View ArticleReturn to the Womb of Winter Hibernation before Rising for Justice
I was grateful for a good year, and ready for a rest. The rest came early when complications arose with the final event so it was cancelled. During the two weeks preceding my holiday in Spain I raised...
View ArticleStories of Women ~ part 2 with Jennifer
Ursula was helping me to prepare the space, and put up signage in the building where The Feminist Library is, so that women would be able to find us easily. Not many had booked so I was rather nervous...
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