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The first wave: from 1848 The first wave of feminism refers to the campaign for the vote. It began in the United States in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention, where 300 gathered to debate Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Declaration of Sentiments, outlining women’s inferior status and demanding suffrage – or, the right to vote. It […]

We early ’60s radicals believed ourselves anointed as a new “tell-it-like-it-is” generation. We promised to transcend the “smelly old orthodoxies” (in Orwell’s phrase) of Cold War liberalism and class-based, authoritarian leftism. Leading the students into the university administration building for the first mass protest, Mario Savio, the FSM’s brilliant leader, from Queens, N.Y., famously said:

In May 1970, 4 million students went on strike across the country, shutting down classes at hundreds of colleges, universities, and high schools and demanding an end to the Vietnam War. Fifty years later, their rebellion remains an inspiration, as radical student politics is back on the agenda.   https://jacobin.com/2020/04/kent-state-shooting-vietnam-war-protest-student-organizing

During the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, feminist activism—richly diverse both in the women involved and in its aims, tone, and strategies—exploded in the United States and around the world, forever changing society by expanding the rights, opportunities, and identities available to women. And at the center of everything that the women’s liberation movement achieved was

Love Canal is an aborted canal project branching off of the Niagara River about four miles south of Niagara Falls. It is also the name of a fifteen-acre, working class neighborhood of around 800 single-family homes built directly adjacent to the canal. From 1942 to 1953, the Hooker Chemical Company, with government sanction, began using

In their various chapters, the seven contributors illustrate that elites’ common (and inaccurate) use of dichotomous categories to describe social relationships not only black and white, but also male and female, slave and free, dependent \and independent—have shored up white power in both regions. Together they illustrate multilevel social diversity, and demonstrate that acceptance then

Seneca Falls Convention (1848) The Seneca Falls Convention,[1] the first convention for women’s rights actually organized by women, is generally regarded as one of the first efforts of an organized women’s rights movement. Hosted in Seneca Falls, New York in the summer of 1848.   https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2022/03/7-milestone-moments-in-the-fight-for-womens-rights/

The Ukrainian Freedom Fund (UFF) is engaged in multifaceted initiatives aimed at providing crucial support to the nation and its defenders. Focused on specific needs, the UFF’s campaigns begins from buying Drones and medical supplies to fostering support for Ukraine. The UFF has initiated a drone campaign, recognizing the critical role of drones in aiding

Ukraine’s current struggle against a brutal invasion, Razom, meaning “together” in Ukrainian, emerges as a beacon of unity, contributing to the nation’s future security, prosperity, and democracy. Founded in the principles of the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan), Razom is dedicated to creating, inspiring, and collaborating on initiatives that motivate individuals to think, partner, and act.

Dzyga’s Paw stands as a formidable force for good, working diligently to equip the Ukrainian military with cutting-edge technology that enhances their capabilities on the front lines. Founded in 2022 by Dimko Zhluktenko and Iryna Popovych, the charity is dedicated to ensuring the efficiency and safety of Ukrainian forces as they combat Russian invaders. Dzyga’s