"legacy" Articles & Blogs:
How Kick-Ass Would A Harriet Tubman Barbie Be?
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Multi-media artist, Pierre Bennu, has released the second piece in a three-series installment of commercials for a hypothetical "Black Moses Barbie" toy. The commercials are an extremely clever and funny tribute to the legacy of Harriet Tubman and o...[Read on] |
GOP Women Take a Page from Palin's Facebook
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TAMPA, Fla. (WOMENSENEWS)--Since resigning as governor of Alaska in July, Sarah Palin has avoided the legacy (newspapers and network news) media. But she's managed to remain front-page news through Facebook, the social networking site she used to associat...[Read on] |
The legacy of Thirtysomething
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It’s been over 20 years since Thirtysomething went on the air and 18 years since it departed and now finally the first season will be released on DVD today. What I find so interesting about the show is how far reaching into TV and films — but mostly...[Read on] |
Environmentalist Alexandra Cousteau Discusses the Oil Spill
| Alexandra Cousteau. With the Gulf oil spill now in its 56th day, VF Daily discussed the disaster’s ramifications with someone who has a deep connection to the health of our oceans: Alexandra Cousteau, the 34-year-old granddaughter of underwater pioneer ...[Read on] |
Six screen goddesses who transformed femininity through film
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Beautiful. Smart. And sometimes dangerous. These women singlehandedly transformed female roles on the big screen. Who can forget Elizabeth Taylor as the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra or Katharine Hepburn as the British Methodist missionary in “The African ...[Read on] |
WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 2
| Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator. Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read femal...[Read on] |
For Earth Day I bought an Eco-Friendlier Car!
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It's Earth Day and this celebration is virtually the holy grail of holidays for environmentalism so in honor of the importance of going green and being earth friendly I bought another brand spanking new eco-friendly car!
I did a lot of research (both o...[Read on] |
Brooke Astor's Son's Trial in Full Swing
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Opening statements begin today in the trial of Anthony Marshall who is accused of bilking the Alzheimer-stricken Astor out of millionsBrooke Astor Trial | Today 10:40 am
Opening statements begin today in the criminal trial of the 84-year-old son of belo...[Read on] |
15 year-old is youngest African American girl to fly cross-country
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Kimberly Anyadike
Fifteen year-old Kimberly Anyadike of Los Angeles flew across the country in 13 days (making about a dozen stops) with 87 year-old Tuskegee Airman Levi Thornhill.
Anyadike learned to fly a plane and helicopter when she was 12 with th...[Read on] |
Official Vancouver 2010 Olympic Vehicles For Sale
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During the last few months, more than 4,600 fuel-efficient Olympic-branded vehicles have been a familiar sight on the streets of Vancouver and Whistler as they whisk athletes, Olympic officials, and international VIPs and dignitaries to and from competit...[Read on] |
Tell the President – A Strong Woman Belongs on the Court
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by Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President, National Women’s Law Center
We need a good woman.
As Justice David Souter prepares to retire from the Supreme Court, it is critical that President Obama nominate a strong person who is committed to the legal ...[Read on] |
Amnesty International honors Joan Baez for a lifetime of Human Rights Advocacy
| Amnesty International turns 50 this year, and closely linked to Amnesty’s legacy of championing human rights is that of folk legend Joan Baez.
Baez was an active supporter of Amnesty from the start, stuffing envelopes at their first home office in San ...[Read on] |
Dangerous Gigs: The price we pay for the causes closest to our hearts
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Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Corrie fought to the death for the people who mattered most to her. As an American Human Rights Worker living in Palestine, she had seen the atrocities of war firsthand and wanted the world to know about the kind of work that ...[Read on] |
Celebrating Black Women Writers and Artists for Black History Month
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The Frisky has an awesome series of images and stories about black women writers and artists, that are not as often heard of, including Ntozake Shange, Judith Jamison, and my very favorite Zora Neale Hurston.
I recently re-read Their Eyes Were Watching...[Read on] |
Champion of diversity and academic reform: NCAA President Myles Brand dies at 67
| Myles Brand, the first university president to head the NCAA and a champion of academic reform died Wednesday after battling pancreatic cancer this past year. Brand, a former Indiana University President, championed academic reform, fiscal responsibility ...[Read on] |
What Bigelow Effect? Women Directors to Acheive Parity in 2060…Maybe
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I’m a little late to this party but I wanted to give a big shout out to Elisabeth Rappe at Film.com for her awesome and thorough piece: In What Year Will Female Directors Make Up Half the Workforce?
She makes some really great points and reiterat...[Read on] |
Preserving Women’s Films
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Jessie Maple
One of the great programs at New York Women in Film and TV is the women’s film preservation fund. This “is the only project of its kind in the world working to preserve the cultural legacy of women in cinema by restoring and c...[Read on] |
The Supreme Court and Redefining Racism
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The past few weeks have seen important news related to race and the Supreme Court. In the June 29 Ricci v. DeStefano decision the court ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven who claimed they were subjected to racial discrimination when the res...[Read on] |
Party like it’s 1999
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The year was 1999. A team of inspired women and a tournament of historic proportions captured the hearts and minds of an entire nation. I was just a young girl (well not that young) and one of 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl watching the epic final and...[Read on] |
The Jazz Baroness airs on HBO2 tommorow night
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I recently saw this very interesting documentary by Hannah Rothschild, The Jazz Baroness, about her great aunt Nica who spent over 28 years as Thelonious Monk’s best friend. I was kind of surprised by the story because, of course, I had heard of Monk,...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak remembers Rue McClanahan
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A southern belle to the core, Blanche Devereaux lit up television screens around the world for nearly a decade with her beauty, fiery sexuality, and attitude. As one of the four original Golden Girls, Blanche embodied qualities, which were clearly lacking...[Read on] |
Gail Sheehy: Remembering Elizabeth Edwards
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Gasper Tringale
What if the wife of one of the country’s most reviled politicians had used her public platform even more vigorously to advocate for positive change in our health care system?
Elizabeth Edwards was a model of tenacity in fig...[Read on] |
Remembering Alexander McQueen
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When Nicole Kidman graced the 2007 CMA Awards, all eyes were on her flawless porcelain skin, statuesque figure, and striking butterfly gown.
Designed by Alexander McQueen, the creation featured a luscious silk fabric which rippled in shades of hot pink t...[Read on] |
Canadian skater Rochette talks about her mother
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One of the most memorable, and inspirational, stories from the recent Winter Olympics involves Canadian figure skating Joannie Rochette who took to the ice in Vancouver only days after her mother Therese, 55, died of a massive heart attack. Rochette, a ...[Read on] |
Pet-Friendly Subaru joins forces with ASPCA
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Here at AskPatty.com, we like to think of ourselves as extremely pet friendly. Our contributing editor Breanne loves to share stories about her Corgis, we recently paired with Christina Selter of BarkBuckleUP at the Chicago Auto Show to announce the 20...[Read on] |
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