Blast from the Past

On today, February 13th in 1879, Sarojini Naidu was born. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to be Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Sarojini was also an author and poet writing works such as The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death, and Destiny and The Golden Threshold. Happy Birthday Sarojini!

Currently Today

At last night’s 59th annual Grammy awards many well known female performers were recipients of awards, most recognizably Adele for winning five awards including Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Of course with Adele’s win for Album of the Year came much speculation as many in the audience thought the award should have gone to Beyonce for her groundbreaking visual album Lemonade; one of those people being Adele herself. So what did Adele do? She broke her Grammy award in half and shared her win with Beyonce. Talk about sharing an achievement.

Did You Know

Currently, about 71% of mothers with children under the age of 18 work while in 1975, fewer than 47% held a job. Some years ago, the thought of women having job outside of the home was unheard of. Not only do more women work today, but women have jobs in a wider range of fields than before. This stems from the growth in education and learning resources we have today as well. Guess us girls just keep getting smarter and smarter.

Events

The NYC Feminist Zinefest is a program that celebrates all things feminist, self-celebrated, weird,and ziney. The NYC Feminist Zinefest will be held on Sunday, March 5th from 12pm to 6pm at Barnard College. Applications are also still open for individuals to sell their creative do-it-yourself zines. You can visit their Facebook page for more information or go to feministzinefestnyc.wordpress.com.

Blast From the Past

Today in 1901, the United States Army Nurse Corps became an official organization in the armed forces. Why was this considered such an achievement you ask? Well, just a little over a decade ago was the women’s suffrage movement, where women just began to gain most of the rights we have today. Since most of the nurses at the time were female, this proved to be a huge paved way for women in the army sciences as well as other male dominated jobs. So, as an official group affiliated with the United States Army, females began to show they had other capabilities other than raising children and household work. Now that’s what I call girl power.

Current News

Taiwan has recently elected its first women president! On January 27th, 2016, Tsai Ing-Wen of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party won the country’s presidential election. She mostly gained votes from the younger generation of voters promising to stand by the ideals of independence from China and act mostly on the needs of the people. Tsi Ing-Wen has advanced law degrees from Cornell University and London School of Economics. She also is a strong advocate for women’s and LGBT rights, both which are movements starting to gain popularity in the country. According to news outlets, she is excited to lead the country into a new era. Now if only the United States would take the same path!

Did You Know?

Life expectancy in almost every country is higher for women than it is for men? Science are not 100% sure, but they believe it's the hormone estrogen that acts as some sort of an immunity compound. Who would have thought?

Events

Women and Men as Allies is hosting a panel discussion on February 6, 2017 from 7 to 9 pm. Space is limited, so RSVP is required. The panel will have many speaker from across the board such as Jimmie Briggs, a movement activist, Michelle Miller, a CBS correspondent, and many fascinating others. The event is being held in New York, New York so this is a great opportunity for those feminists or support on the northern east coast.