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Adventures in Feministory

Feministory: Phoolan Devi, "The Bandit Queen of India"

History post by Katie Presley on October 4, 2010 - 5:17pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, female politicians, India.
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This week's Feministory subject, Phoolan Devi, had a life that read like an action movie screenplay. In fact, her life BECAME an action movie screenplay. But integral to discussions of Devi and her harrowing story is the search for truth. Who knew the truth about her? Did she tell the truth? Did the books and movie about her tell the truth? Who WASN'T telling the truth? And which truth were her assassins following when they shot her in front of her home in 2001?
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Feministory: Luisa Capetillo

History post by Erica Steckl on September 27, 2010 - 3:28pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, history, Luisa Capetillo, Puerto Rico.
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What do you know about Puerto Rican feminists? Not enough, right? Me either, which is why this week’s Feministory features a crucial feminist of the United States' often overlooked Commonwealth, Puerto Rico.
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Adventures in Feministory: Madam CJ Walker

History post by Kelsey Wallace on February 23, 2009 - 8:19pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, hair care products, Madam CJ Walker, millionaires.

Given the current economic crisis (and the fact that Slumdog Millionaire cleaned up at last night's Oscars), it seemed high time we dedicated the Adventures in Feministory segment of the blog to a woman who was all about the Benjamins. We could all use a little financial inspiration these days, right?

So stop clipping those coupons, put off your dumpster diving until the weather gets a little warmer, and read on to learn more about Madam CJ Walker, the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire. Let's hope that her entrepeneurial spirit and skill at crafting hair care products for black women (her specialty) will inspire some of us to follow in her feministory footsteps.
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