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Sacajawea–There’s More to Her Than You Thought
Sacajawea Monument, n.d. Sacajawea Center, Salmon, Idaho. (Image: Sacajawea Center, Salmon, Idaho) Let’s go back in time to when you were in third grade. To the time when history class was called...
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Sojourner Truth – Well Ain’t She a Woman
Sojourner Truth's Spot at Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party", used with permission Isabella Baumfree – later changed to Sojourner Truth –was born a slave in Ulster County in 1797. She stood 6 feet tall...
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Christine de Pizan: Not Your Average Working Mom
Christine de Pizan's plate in Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party At age 24, Christine de Pizan (or de Pisan) found herself widowed with no money, no inheritance, and two small children, a mother, and a...
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Not Just the Best Among Women
“The men liked to put me down as the best woman painter. I think I’m one of the best painters.” -Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O'Keefe. (Used with permission). Judy Chicago was definitely a fan of Georgia...
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Judy Chicago was starting a movement.
As I was doing research to find out the angle I wanted to start my blog post with, I stumbled upon a post by Paul Betts that clear about what dinner parties were really. “What makes the difference at a...
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The Dinner Party Controversy
“The Dinner Party threatened the status quo on several levels. Not surprisingly, the piece generated a lot of media attention and endless controversy.” -Dissent Magazine “The Dinner Party reiterates...
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Who’s Invited to The Dinner Party?
Judy Chicago's, The Dinner Party| Photo by Kent Wang, used with permission The Dinner Partywas amazing. I really did feel like all of the women represented were right there in that room. I’m not...
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The Dinner Party Didn’t Leave Me Fully Satisfied
Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party I first came across The Dinner Party several years ago, probably through aimless wandering on Wikipedia. For a lover of both women’s history and referential art, it...
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The Dinner Party 2.0
Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party (used with permission from Flickr.com) Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party is an art piece which is now permanently installed in the Brooklyn Museum. This piece...
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One Movement, Two Different Dinner Tables
The Dinner Party Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum | Photo used with permission. As a young activist, going to see Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party could only be described as an emotional experience. I...
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I Want to Become a Feminist Role Model
“I need feminism because with it, I can achieve the purity of vision I need to understand what surrounds me and start creating the change we need.” (Photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) When I entered my high...
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Feminist Consciousness Raising: There’s No Turning Back
I need feminism because I would not be who I am without it! Feminism to me is like oxygen; I don’t want it. I need it. Feminism has awakened some giant in me that has been sleeping for the past 16...
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Finding My Feminist Stand Through Media and the Arts
“I need feminism because…I wasn’t born in BOX.” (Photo credit:Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism because I wasn’t born in a box. I should not have to live in a world where I feel like my gender and my...
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I Need Feminism Because It’s a Life-Long Commitment
“I need feminism because I’m sick of people thinking that they have to change who they are just be accepted by society . . . DO YOU!.” (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). Growing up, I remember finding my...
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