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Tag: feminist activism

  • They Fight: Our Breasts, Our Weapons

    Born in Ukraine in 2008 in the wake of the “Orange Revolution,” the feminist movement Femen fights for democracy, freedom of the press, women’s rights, and against corruption, prostitution, sexism, racism, poverty, and religion. The activists quickly caught the attention of the media with their shocking protests. In 2012, at the creation of Femen France, Caroline Fourest followed their actions. They notably affirmed their support for “Marriage for All” by protesting on November 18, 2012, during the demonstration organized by the Civitas Institute against the bill, provoking sharp clashes.

  • Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

    In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening – women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

  • Minx

    An earnest young feminist joins forces with a low-rent publisher to make the world’s first erotic magazine for women.