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Film: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io Capitano’ and Feminist Dramedy ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Both Big Winners at Italy’s David di Donatello Awards

Film: Matteo Garrone’s ‘Io Capitano’ and Feminist Dramedy ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Both Big Winners at Italy’s David di Donatello Awards | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Matteo Garrone’s Oscar-nominated drama “Io Capitano,” about the odyssey of two young African men who decide to leave Dakar to reach Europe, and Paola…...
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Books: Sister in Law – How Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won

Books: Sister in Law – How Harriet Wistrich fought the law and women won | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
The solicitor, campaigner and feminist reflects on her notable cases, from overturning Sally Challen’s murder conviction using the defence of coercive control, to the bid to stop the release of serial rapist John Worboys...
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Obituary: Lyndall Ryan was one of Australia’s foremost historians, changing the way we do and understand Australian history. She died on Tuesday, aged 81

Obituary: Lyndall Ryan was one of Australia’s foremost historians, changing the way we do and understand Australian history. She died on Tuesday, aged 81 | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Ryan’s rigorous, public-facing study of frontier violence and massacres led to the massacre map, which continues to attract international attention. She was also a cherished friend
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Yemeni Women's Rights and the Struggle Against Male Guardian Approval for Passports

Yemeni Women's Rights and the Struggle Against Male Guardian Approval for Passports | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Yemeni women face challenges in obtaining travel documents without male guardian approval, leading to violations of their freedom of movement rights. Learn about the impact of social norms on women's access to passports in Yemen.
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Trump took away women's rights - now they could cost him election

Trump took away women's rights - now they could cost him election | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Joe Biden was right.The women of Florida are about to find themselves with fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers had and that’s just a…...
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Obituary: Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 80

Obituary: Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 80 | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Her films centered on Latin American experiences and received wide acclaim.
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Obituary: Sheppie Abramowitz, Who Advocated Relief for Refugees, Dies at 88

Obituary: Sheppie Abramowitz, Who Advocated Relief for Refugees, Dies at 88 | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
She helped people fleeing conflicts in Vietnam, China, Kosovo and elsewhere around the world, and established the Washington office of the International Rescue Committee.
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Florida ban on abortions after six weeks takes effect

Florida ban on abortions after six weeks takes effect | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
A ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida on Wednesday. Before that, the state had been a refuge for abortion access in the South.
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Joe Biden Calls Donald Trump 'Opponent of Reproductive Freedom' Ahead of Florida's Abortion Ban

Joe Biden Calls Donald Trump 'Opponent of Reproductive Freedom' Ahead of Florida's Abortion Ban | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
"Let's be real clear. There's one person responsible for this nightmare, and he's acknowledged and brags about it– Donald Trump," Biden said.
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New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban

New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
TORONTO -The new documentary The Sharp Edge of Peace begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan's parliament and a women's rights...-April 27, 2024 at 08:49 am EDT - MarketScreener...
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The Feminist Botanist: A 19th-century tale of hermaphrodite flowers, Charles Darwin, and women’s right to vote

The Feminist Botanist: A 19th-century tale of hermaphrodite flowers, Charles Darwin, and women’s right to vote | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
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Theatre: The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body

Theatre: The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Lisa B.Thompson creates a community space with “choreopoem”...
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How to Own Your Place at the Table as a Minority Leader

How to Own Your Place at the Table as a Minority Leader | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Mindset and confidence forged by success are more powerful than any list of stereotypes.
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How Can We Overcome Sexism in AI?

How Can We Overcome Sexism in AI? | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
This month’s installment of The Evidence explores how leading ethics experts are responding to the urgent dilemma of gender bias in AI.[…]...
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The Unseen Labor of Black Women Leaders

The Unseen Labor of Black Women Leaders | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
To be a Black woman leader is to grapple with embedded challenges.
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Weinstein's appeal: a blow to #MeToo

Weinstein's appeal: a blow to #MeToo | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
It was a "brutal" defeat for the cause of women's rights, and for the #MeToo movement, said Moira Donegan in The Guardian.Last Thursday, the 2020 conviction…...
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'My Place Is Here' Directors on Women's Rights in Post-War Italy

'My Place Is Here' Directors on Women's Rights in Post-War Italy | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Italian period drama 'My Place Is Here' is being released in Italy by Adler Ent. on May 9, and is being sold at Cannes by Beta Cinema.
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Obituary: Robbi Mecus, Who Helped Foster L.G.B.T. Climbing Community, Dies at 52

Obituary: Robbi Mecus, Who Helped Foster L.G.B.T. Climbing Community, Dies at 52 | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
A New York State forest ranger who worked in the Adirondacks, she died after falling about 1,000 feet from a peak at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
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Obituary: Helen Vendler, ‘Colossus’ of Poetry Criticism, Dies at 90

Obituary: Helen Vendler, ‘Colossus’ of Poetry Criticism, Dies at 90 | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
In the poetry marketplace, her praise had reputation-making power, while her disapproval could be withering.
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Obituary: Penny Simkin, ‘Mother of the Doula Movement,’ Dies at 85

Obituary: Penny Simkin, ‘Mother of the Doula Movement,’ Dies at 85 | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
As a childbirth educator and maternal advocate, she promoted a profession that provides comfort to women giving birth and offers postpartum care as well.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear high-stakes case on Idaho abortion ban

U.S. Supreme Court to hear high-stakes case on Idaho abortion ban | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
The U.S. Supreme Court was set to hear a crucial case Wednesday weighing whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion violates federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care.It comes nearly two years after the conservative-majority bench overturned the national right to...
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Music: Kathleen Hanna Is Still Fighting for a Revolution

Music: Kathleen Hanna Is Still Fighting for a Revolution | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
“So many feminist artists get erased,” says Kathleen Hanna, who, with her new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, is determined not to be one of…...
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Melissa Benoist Says Women's Rights Are 'Not Safe' in America

Melissa Benoist Says Women's Rights Are 'Not Safe' in America | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
The actress tells the UnWrapped podcast, “We have to just keep telling those stories, to hopefully be a part of it changing”...
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Arizona's 1864 abortion law was made in a women's rights desert—here's what life was like then

Arizona's 1864 abortion law was made in a women's rights desert—here's what life was like then | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido's obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918. Juhl wanted to end her pregnancy.
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Meet the Next Jazz Legacy Class of Women

Meet the Next Jazz Legacy Class of Women | Fabulous Feminism | Scoop.it
Next Jazz Legacy is dedicated to giving opportunities and education to female and non-binary jazz musicians. I spoke with them about their new class of seven students.
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