- 1. Women Have Been Aiding And Abetting Abortion For Centuries. So How And When Did The Witchcraft Narrative Begin?
- (Feminism)
- ... & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, was accused of witchcraft in 1580 after she allegedly "[M]aliciously and devilishly bewitched and enchanted a certain Helen Sparrow, wife of John Sparrowe...being ...
- Created on 19 September 2022
- 2. Beth Ditto Talks Switch To Acting, and Latest Role In The Country Music Drama "Monarch." Plus, New Music From Gossip? ...
- (TV)
- ... about her life’s work. “We were all shaking in our boots,” she recalls. “Is this the end of touring? How long is this gonna last? What are we gonna do?” Ditto, whose government name is Mary Beth Patterson, ...
- Created on 12 September 2022
- 3. Taraji P. Henson Was Just Appointed To The White House's HBCU Board Of Advisors – But What Does That Even Mean
- (Feminism)
- ... and contracts are frequently allocated to private and public schools, helping both students and colleges through scholarships, aid, and grants. The HBCU initiative’s primary purpose is to “provide the ...
- Created on 08 April 2022
- 4. "Thank You For Supporting The Arts," A Documentary on Portland Oregon Stripper Viva Las Vegas, Asks The Question, "Is Stripping an Art Form?" ...
- (Feminism)
- In an early scene of Thank You For Supporting The Arts, an intimate documentary on Portland’s beloved stripper Viva Las Vegas, Viva takes the stage at her local spot, Mary’s Club. The space is cozy ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 5. For Centuries, Halloween Was a Day for Young Women to Predict Their Future Husbands: A Look At the Unlikely Romantic History of All Hallow's Eve ...
- (General)
- ... betokens the reception of a legacy or the gaining of riches.” A variation is described in 1912’s Games for Hallow-e’en by Mary E. Blain. “Some canny lassies have been known to get the ring into one of ...
- Created on 21 October 2021
- 6. 6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
- (Movies)
- ... style of ‘60s horror classics like Rosemary’s Baby (1968) or Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), The Love Witch pays homage to pulp novels of the past and charms viewers into watching Elaine’s love affairs end ...
- Created on 01 October 2021
- 7. Say Their Name: "My Name is Pauli Murray" Directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen, Talk About the Amazing Life of the Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, and Gender-Bending Episcopal Priest, and Their Impact on ...
- (Feminism)
- ... of African-American writer and civil-rights activist Pauli Murray. Born in 1910, the Baltimore Maryland native struggled with her sexuality and gender identity their whole life. A graduate of Howard University ...
- Created on 13 September 2021
- 8. Hey Babe! How Multi-Level Marketing Companies Use Feminist Language, Insecurities, and Community to Exploit Women Financially
- (Feminism)
- ... a pyramid scheme and a multilevel marketing scheme is that in an MLM a product is being sold. This product makes the business legal, barely legal, but still legal. For example, Mary Kay, one of the most ...
- Created on 11 July 2021
- 9. #SaveTheUSPS And Mail Your Feminist Friends Stationery From These 10 Women-Owned Shops
- (Living)
- ... Can’t Actually Delay The Election, And Here’s Why How The Once Enslaved "Stagecoach Mary" Became The Gun-Toting First Black Woman Mail Carrier How A Woman Helped Deliver Over 500,000 Masks To Healthcare ...
- Created on 18 August 2020
- 10. NASA Renames Headquarters After First Black Woman Engineer, Mary W. Jackson
- (Feminism)
- On June 24th, Mary W. Jackson, the first Black womxn engineer at NASA, got the recognition she deserves. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, ...
- Created on 25 June 2020
- 11. Meet Julie d'Aubigny: The French Gender-bending Opera Diva Your History Teacher Didn't Want You To Know Abo
- (Feminism)
- ... Toudouze By Kelly Gardiner This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More from BUST How The Once Enslaved "Stagecoach Mary" Became ...
- Created on 29 April 2020
- 12. This Vagina Goddess Is The Best Ancient Symbol You've Never Heard O
- (Arts)
- ... classicist Mary E. Naples’ words, a girl of 16 or so, “was often torn from her natal home and forced to marry an unknown man who was—on average—twice or three times her senior.” Depending on distance and ...
- Created on 30 January 2020
- 13. This Mother-Daughter Suffragist Duo Almost Got Left Out The Movement's Memor
- (Feminism)
- ... the history the museum wanted to tell. Who was Mary E. Harper? That’s the question Kate set out to answer. Kate’s story In curating the exhibit on the history of women’s voting, it became clear ...
- Created on 11 September 2019
- 14. Twitter Drags Thoreau, Whose Mom Brought Him Sandwiches to Walden Pond
- (Entertainment)
- ... trying to Manic Pixie Dream Girl you? He's not all that. Header image: Benjamin D Maxham/Wikimedia Commons More From BUST How The Once Enslaved "Stagecoach Mary" Became The Gun-Toting First Black Woman ...
- Created on 29 August 2019
- 15. How The Once Enslaved "Stagecoach Mary" Became The Gun-Toting First Black Woman Mail Carrie
- (Feminism)
- Going Postal A legendary figure in the old West, “Stagecoach” Mary Fields had to be tough as nails to claim her spot in history as the first African American woman to work as a mail carrier in ...
- Created on 19 August 2019
- 16. BUST's July/August 2019 Issue With Awkwafina On Newsstands NOW! ...
- (Entertainment)
- ... housing in exchange for #vanlife. By Erica Lies Going Postal “Stagecoach” Mary Fields faced down blizzards, wolves, and a town with no other Black people to become the first woman of color to deliver ...
- Created on 01 July 2019
- 17. Mary Ellis, The Fierce Female Flyer Of WWII
- (Feminism)
- Mary Ellis lived an extraordinary life. She was an active flyer and British ferry pilot during the second World War. Later, she flew jet engines for the Royal Air Force, a claim only a handful of women ...
- Created on 18 January 2019
- 18. 21 Albums To Hibernate With This Winter: Playlist
- (Music)
- ... MARY KINNEY TUNDE OLANIRAN Stranger (Magic Wheel) On his second full-length, pop stylist Tunde Olaniran works his warm voice against the backdrop of a carnival of styles. On the catchy “I’m Here,” ...
- Created on 28 November 2018
- 19. The Breeders, Kembra Pfahler, Neneh Cherry, And More Played The Netherlands' Le Guess Who? Festival 2018
- (Music)
- ... "Nervous Mary" sidles in with that classic Breeders build. "MegaGoth" mixes things up, with Josephine landing lead vocals and Kim’s Les Paul. It's a prime opportunity for the Deal sisters to kick into some ...
- Created on 27 November 2018
- 20. A Sudden Death, A Grieving Daughter, And A Leaky Vagina
- (Living)
- ... had increased to a slow but steady weeping. As I’d told the doctor at Planned Parenthood weeks ago, my vagina was now like one of those miraculous Virgin Mary statues, cursed to bless everything I sat ...
- Created on 27 March 2018
