Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Feminist Herstory Video (Equality Day is August 26!)

Women’s Equality Day, August 26th, is the day designated to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment -- also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment -- to the Constitution. And that's my excuse for posting this little video celebrating herstory!

"Sisters in the Revolution showcased here include: Mary Wollstonecraft, godmother of feminism; Victoria Woodhull; Sojourner Truth; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Susan B. Anthony; the British suffragist movement, including Mary Pankhurst; the American suffragists movement, including Alice Paul (like the British women, tortured in prison for her beliefs); the women of World War II who ran the country while the men fought; William Moulton Marston's paragon of progress for humanity, Wonder Woman; Rosa Parks, the modern catalyst; Betty Friedan; Yoko Ono, conceptual artist and first Rock'n'Roll feminist (hence the haters); Germaine Greer; Kate Millet; the grand Gloria Steinem; Shirley Chisolm, the first woman to run for President; Angela Davis of the Black Panthers; Vivienne Westwood, co-instigator of the Sex Pistols and Punk fashion; Linder (Sterling), Punk artist and musician; Judy Chicago; the E.R.A.; Jenny Holzer; Barbara Kruger; the best journalist in America, Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Faludi; Dr. Anita Hill; Kathleen Hanna, instigator of Riot Grrrls, and leader of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre; The Guerilla Girls, saving Art from stupidity; and the brave women of the world who stand up against the slaver's mindset." (Found at the YouTube site, see link below.)

"About Sweet Linda Divine: As part of the San Francisco rock scene of the late 1960's, Linda Tillery was the powerhouse voice for the soulful rock group, the Loading Zone."