Women
A grassroots guide to surviving the patriarchy
From the ground up — In the ’70s, the bestselling New Woman’s Survival Catalog drew attention to the power of local activism.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Fire Starters: the women fighting to be vikings
Huck docs — Fire Starters is a new Huck film that follows two young women as they try to gain access to the all-male fire festival, Up Helly Aa.
Written by: Huck
The highs and lows of starting a union from scratch
‘It’s time to take power back’ — Last year, a number of violence against women workers united to build the sector’s first-ever union. So how much has it helped?
Written by: Eve Livingston
Spotlighting the forgotten women of photography
Occupy the void — This month, the London Art Fair is celebrating 10 women who blazed a trail for the generations that followed them.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
If Labour wants real change, it should elect a woman leader
Now there’s a radical idea — The PLP’s apparent decision to throw their weight behind a London-based male candidate feels dispiriting, if not surprising. Haven’t we been here before?
Written by: Dawn Foster
The woman who transformed photography in the ’30s
Remembering Dora Maar — For decades, Dora Maar was known primarily for being Picasso’s muse and mistress – in fact, she was a revolutionary in her own right.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The young skateboarder smashing stereotypes in India
Kamali power — For six-year-old Kamali, skateboarding has become a way of creating major positive change – breaking down barriers that have held women back for generations.
Written by: Eva Clifford
The heaven and hell of being a teenage girl, in photos
Re-Visions — In a series of staged images, American photographer Marcia Resnick travelled back in time to recapture her childhood in ’50s New York.
Written by: Miss Rosen
For women, this election could be a matter of life or death
‘This can’t go on’ — The next government urgently needs to commit to funding domestic abuse services, writes Adina Claire of Women’s Aid.
Written by: Adina Claire
A history of female gazes in African portraiture
The way she looks — A new exhibition explores the role of women as both subject and photographer, spanning the 19th century to the present day.
Written by: Miss Rosen