I enjoyed reading about
the history of women writers including one of my favourites, George Eliot, and how they have been suppressed systematically by patriarchy.
Not exact matches
But as Jill Lepore recounts in her new book, The Secret
History of Wonder
Woman, the Amazonian princess was only as empowered as her (male)
writers allowed her to be.
Daniels — an Oscar - nominated
writer and director, as well as the co-creator
of Empire, a hit series that airs on Fox — reportedly accused Penn
of domestic violence while discussing Empire star Terrence Howard's
history of physical abuse toward
women.
And given that March is also known as
Women's
History Month, we thought
of creating a list
of top female
writers covering topics across the financial landscape.
«It is appalling that
women's contributions continue to be ignored in the
history of our country, including on our bank notes,» said one
writer to Carney on Dec. 12, 2011, among many emails and letters obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.
In celebration
of African American
History Month in February, our cover story is award winning poet Juliet Howard, founder and curator
of Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon (WWBPS) based in New York City.
It all sounds like a recipe for the most noxious liberal jerk - off movie since «Crash,» but in the hands
of writer - director Richard LaGravenese, Freedom
Writers turns out to be a superb piece
of mainstream entertainment — not an agonized debate over the principles
of modern education à la «The
History Boys,» but a simple, straightforward and surprisingly affecting story
of one
woman who managed to make a difference.
With «Before Midnight,»
writer - director Richard Linklater and actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy continue one
of the most interesting projects in film
history: a movie franchise based almost entirely on simple conversations between a
woman and man.
Jordan Peele, the mastermind
of «Get Out,» a social thriller about American racism, became the first African American to earn producer, director and
writer nominations for a single film; the academy nominated a female cinematographer, «Mudbound's» Rachel Morrison, for the first time in its 90 - year
history; and Greta Gerwig became just the fifth
woman recognized as a director, feted for her wry, observational coming -
of - age story «Lady Bird.»
Writers Karim Aïnouz — «Love for Sale,» «Madame Satã» Rakhshan Bani - Etemad — «Under the Skin
of the City,» «The May Lady» Siddiq Barmak * — «Opium War,» «Osama» Aida Begić * — «Children
of Sarajevo,» «Snow» Jeremy Brock — «True Crimes,» «The Last King
of Scotland» Jared Bush * — «Zootopia,» «Moana» John Collee — «Tanna,» «Master and Commander: The Far Side
of the World» Buddhadeb Dasgupta — «The Wrestlers,» «The Red Door» Kenneth Angelo Daurio, Jr. — «The Secret Life
of Pets,» «Despicable Me» Luke Davies — «Lion,» «Life» Mohamed Diab — «Clash,» «Cairo 678» Lav Diaz * — «A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery,» «Norte, the End
of History» Katie Dippold — «Snatched,» «Ghostbusters» Nelson Pereira dos Santos * — «How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman,» «Barren Lives» Ildikó Enyedi * — «Simon Magus,» «My Twentieth Century» Safi Faye * — «Mossane,» «Lettre Paysanne» Feng Xiaogang — «If You Are the One,» «A World without Thieves» Paz Alicia Garciadiego — «Bleak Street,» «Deep Crimson» Bahman Ghobadi — «Turtles Can Fly,» «A Time for Drunken Horses» Goutam Ghose * — «Shankhachil,» «Paar» Eric Heisserer — «Arrival,» «Lights Out» Barry Jenkins * — «Moonlight,» «Medicine for Melancholy» Alejandro Jodorowsky * — «The Holy Mountain,» «El Topo» Phil Johnston * — «Zootopia,» «Wreck - It Ralph» Kim Ki - duk * — «3 - Iron,» «Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring» Mohammed Lakhdar - Hamina * — «Chronicle
of the Years
of Embers,» «The Winds
of the Aures» Brit Marling — «The East,» «Another Earth» Márta Mészáros * — «Diary for My Children,» «Adoption» Mike Mills — «20th Century
Women,» «Beginners» Idrissa Ouedraogo * — «Tilaï,» «Yaaba» Éva Pataki — «The Seventh Room,» «Diary for My Loves» Cinco Paul — «The Secret Life
of Pets,» «DespicableMe» Jordan Peele * — «Get Out,» «Keanu» Simon Pegg — «Run Fat Boy Run,» «Shaun
of the Dead» Mohammad Rasoulof * — «Manuscripts Don't Burn,» «Goodbye» Eran Riklis * — «Lemon Tree,» «The Syrian Bride» Céline Sciamma — «My Life as a Zucchini,» «Tomboy» Mrinal Sen * — «The Case Is Closed,» «In Search
of Famine» Taylor Sheridan — «Hell or High Water,» «Sicario» Sooni Taraporevala — «Mississippi Masala,» «Salaam Bombay!»
The first Queen Elizabeth was one
of the most compelling
women in
history and she remains an enigma that TV
writers love trying to decipher.
Thus was born the story
of Kennedy's presidency as a golden period, described as «a magic moment in American
history, when gallant men danced with beautiful
women, when great deeds were done, when artists,
writers, and poets met at the White House, and the barbarians beyond the walls held back.»
Wonder
Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed
History Sam Maggs, a
writer who frequently explores what it means to be a
woman in geek culture, uses illustrated biographies to examine the lives
of scientists, engineers, inventors, and more.
The Secret
History of Wonder
Woman By Jill Lepore Vintage • $ 16.95 • ISBN 9780804173407 Researching the private papers
of Wonder
Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, the New Yorker staff
writer and Harvard historian uncovered evidence
of Marston's highly unusual family life.
But
history has forgotten the
women who shaped his life, including his youngest sister.In the remarkable Book
of Ages, Harvard professor and New Yorker staff
writer Jill Lepore examines the life
of Jane Franklin Mecom.Largely uneducated, poor,...
Connecticut
writer Kristen Harnisch brings a little - known portion
of women's
history to light in her compelling first novel, The Vintner's Daughter (She Writes Press).
Every year during
Women's
History Month, we share a list
of female
writers to keep on your radar.
Sonny Liew took home three awards for his graphic novel
history of Singapore The Art
of Charlie Chan Hoc Chye (Best U.S. Edition
of International Material — Asia,
Writer / Artist, and Publication Design), while Jill Thompson collected three trophies (Best Single Issue for Dark Horse's Beasts
of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In, Best Painter for that issue and the DC graphic novel Wonder
Woman: The True Amazon, and Best Graphic Album — New for the Wonder
Woman book).
Given that there has been a general social prohibition (far too weakly enforced) against hitting
women for a much greater slice
of history than the Kindle has been infuriating
writers of noble purpose, I have to say that I think Mr. Alexie probably got his fair due.
It would seem that male
writers were more often than not tasked with selecting books for the «serious» sections — such as economics, business, politics,
history, music, sport and science — whereas
women writers were almost exclusively in charge
of food and gardening, with the additions
of style, fiction, poetry and photography.
It's also fitting that a bridge honouring the female half
of the world is in a neighbourhood where most
of its streets are named after important
women in Argentine
history, like Alicia Moreau de Justo, the wife
of Argentine political leader and
writer Juan B. Justo (who has his own street in Palermo).
The IAIA Museum
of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) recognizes
Women's History Month and honors contemporary Native and non-Native women artists, filmmakers, poets, writers, curators, art professionals, academics, and students who worked, exhibited, or presented at MoCNA in
Women's
History Month and honors contemporary Native and non-Native
women artists, filmmakers, poets, writers, curators, art professionals, academics, and students who worked, exhibited, or presented at MoCNA in
women artists, filmmakers, poets,
writers, curators, art professionals, academics, and students who worked, exhibited, or presented at MoCNA in 2017.
«Miami Arts Project,» Miami, FL, January — March, 1998; brochure «I'm Still In Love With You: Visual Artists and
Writers Respond to the 1972 Album by Al Green,»
Women's 20th Century Club, Eagle Rock, CA, February 14 — March 14, 1998 «Postcards from Black America,» Breda, De Beyerd Museum, Breda, The Netherlands, 1998; catalogue «Núcleo Historico, XXIV Bienal de São Paulo,» curated by Paulo Herkenhoff, São Paulo, Brazil, 1998 «100 Years
of Sculpture: From Pedestal to Social,» Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1998 «Exterminating Angel,» Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris, France, 1998 «Heart, Mind, Body, Soul,» Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York, NY, 1998 «Cut on the Bias: Social Projects
of the 90's,» from the Permanent Collection: The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 1998 «
Histories (Re) Membered: Selections from the Permanent Collection
of the Bronx Museum,» Paine Webber Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1998 «100 Years
of Sculpture: From pedestal to Social,» Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1998 «Exterminating Angel,» Galerie Ghislane Hussenot, Paris Miami Art Project, Miami, FL, 1998 «Hindsight: Selections from the Permanent Collection,» Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York, NY, 1998 «A Portrait
of Our Times: An Introduction to the Logan Collection,» San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, 1998
It might be worth noting also, that until 1972 - 73,
women were the property (chattels)
of their husbands, (this might be
of interest to recent immigrants who may not know the Canadian
history), and up until then could not own property in just their own name; and in another REM article it was pointed out recently that back then, the
writer noted a
woman could not have a credit card in her own name; she had to be a secondary card holder on her husband's account (if he permitted it).