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5 Witchy Book Recommendations From BUST's Favorite Occult Expert Kristen J. Sollée ...
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(Books)
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... feminist take on the herstory of the witch. Although the incredible illustrations by Joseph A. Smith are what first caught my eye as a child, Erica Jong’s poetry and prose deliciously capture the magic ...
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Created on 23 October 2020
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How a Pin Helped Mid-Century Women Slow Down Speeding Suitors
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(Feminism)
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Red Light, Green Light
In 1947, Women’s Wear Daily reported on a fad for novelty pins among “college girls,” who loved their “pearls and sorority pin” but would “never turn down an item that’s an ...
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Created on 06 October 2020
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The Surprising History of Women and Pockets
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(Style)
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There’s a scene in the 1917 film Poor Little Rich Girl when Mary Pickford, the adult actress portraying the 11-year-old title character, is punished for naughtiness by being forced to turn in her frilly ...
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Created on 13 May 2020
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5 Ways Women Are Already Making History At The 2020 Olympics
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(Feminism)
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... they could be walking away with a medal in the skateboarding category.
It’s clear that although this is the first time the world at large will be witnessing Brown make herstory, it certainly will not ...
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Created on 19 February 2020
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5.
Northern Ireland Just Had Their First Same-Sex Marriage
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(Feminism)
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...
Header image still via NBC News/YouTube
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Making Herstory: Thanks To This Bill, We Might Have A Women's History Museum
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Created on 14 February 2020
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Making Herstory: Thanks To This Bill, We Might Have A Women's History Museu
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(Feminism)
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This week has been a big one for women in the United States: not only did the House vote to remove the 1982 deadline for state ratification on the Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday, but on Tuesday, ...
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Created on 13 February 2020
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Natalie Portman’s Cape and 9 Other Feminist Moments We Loved From The 92nd Academy Awards
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(Entertainment)
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... "To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters who hear the music bubbling within,” the composer stated, “please speak up, we need to hear your voices." What’s more, Gudnadóttir made herstory ...
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Created on 10 February 2020
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Young M.A.'s Debut Full-Length Album Further Establishes Her As One To Watc
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(Music)
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YOUNG M.A Herstory in the Making (M.A Music/3D)
It’s hard to believe Young M.A—a charismatic and gifted rap fixture whose singles blew up online, and on the charts, mid-decade—is just getting ...
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Created on 31 January 2020
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Lizzo Will Make History Headlining Bonnaroo This Year
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(Music)
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... Lizzo fashion, the singer took to Instagram upon the announcement of the lineup, stating: “It’s about damn time! Y’all ready to watch herstory, bitch?!?”
View ...
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Created on 10 January 2020
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Join Manic Panic's Tish & Snooky at The Bust Craftacular This Weekend
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(General)
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... Founders Tish and Snooky Tell BUST's "Poptarts" Podcast, "Color Makes You Feel Good!"
It's Fluevog Season — Celebrate With This New Book
This Fall, Bikini Kill Reunited For A Night Of Feminist Herstory ...
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Created on 06 December 2019
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11.
The Kripalu Women's Week Inspired Hope — And Maybe Even A Revolutio
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(Feminism)
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... Night Of Feminist Herstory
Workplace Sexism Doesn’t Stop Even When Women Have Made It To The Corner Office
Gentlewomen Start Your Engines! Glamour and Mercedes-Benz Team Up To Introduce Girl Power To ...
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Created on 21 November 2019
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12.
This Fall, Bikini Kill Reunited For A Night Of Feminist Herstory
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(Music)
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... of Riot Fest witnessed living feminist herstory on September 15, when Bikini Kill headlined and closed out the festival. As many attendees agreed, the band deserved to be the headliner.
"I relate to them ...
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Created on 14 November 2019
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13.
How The Once Enslaved "Stagecoach Mary" Became The Gun-Toting First Black Woman Mail Carrie
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(Feminism)
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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 ...
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Created on 19 August 2019
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14.
Just A Few Of History's Baddest Queer Bitche
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(Feminism)
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... living as a gay, black woman in America during periods of huge upheaval.
Hell… Mabel IS the reason we know so much now. The Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York are full to the brim, thanks to Mabel. ...
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Created on 07 June 2019
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15.
Mother Jones Was A Hell-Raising Trailblazer In The Fight For Workers' Rights
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(Feminism)
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In 1902, the “most dangerous woman in America” was a five-foot-tall, silver-haired woman in her 60s. Labor organizer and anti-capitalist firebrand Mary Harris Jones—known as “Mother” Jones—was a grandmotherly ...
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Created on 30 January 2019
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16.
PERSONALS: A Modern Approach To Queer Love
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(Living)
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No shade to other dating sites, or people who use them, but it can’t be just me who feels strangely out of place cruising the depths of Tinder for three hours before abruptly deleting it for six months. ...
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Created on 15 November 2018
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"The Periodic Table of Feminism" Sheds Light On Feminism's Forgotten Trailblaze
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(Books)
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... on the topic. Bate makes no promises to provide an exhaustive delve into feminism’s herstory, and states that the book instead is meant to detail some of the most influential women of each wave.
When ...
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Created on 07 November 2018
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18.
"Herstory 101" Tells Us What Really Went Down In Histor
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(TV)
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... Herstory 101. The first episode went public on October 8th and was appropriately titled “John Smith Was A F*ckboy." It delves into the famous "love" story of John Smith and Pocahontas, which Disney got ...
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Created on 15 October 2018
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19.
"Rage Becomes Her" Validates Women's Anger—And Tells Us How To Use It For Go
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(Books)
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... work that actually needs to be done by us is discussed in chapters about the #MeToo movement and women organizing to resist Trump before and after his election, both pivotal moments in herstory. These ...
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Created on 11 September 2018
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20.
This Cute Video Tells The Story Of 25 Years Of BUST
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(General)
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... only recently that ‘feminism’ can really be said in women’s magazines, because for a long time it was just such a dirty word.”
If you can’t get enough of BUST’s herstory, check out Stoller and Henzel ...
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Created on 02 August 2018
