For #LGBThistorymonth I will be posting a #womaninhistory every day. Today is Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish-Estonian writer and playwright. Oksanen has published five novels, of which Purge earned her the title of “literary phenomenon” and a number of awards. The novel has since been translated into more than 40 languages. Oksanen is actively involved in …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was submitted by Amber Phillips. It is featured in the Women’s History Month 2019 zine. Click here to buy Parris Goebel, Born 29th October 1991. A New Zealand born choreographer. She is best known for her Dance crew The Royal Family. Started her dance crew ReQuest with her four girlfriends …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Patti Mcjones. It is featured in the Illustrated Women in History zine #5 which is available here http://etsy.me/2nMhm6n I saw a series of photographs of Forough Farrokhzad – Iranian poet and film-maker – recently when her former lover Ebrahim Golestan spoke of how much he still …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was illustrated by Nadia Linek Pina Bausch was a German performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director. She broke down the boundaries between ballet and theatre with her choreographed works incorporating dance, speech, music, and fantastical sets. Bausch was born in Solingen to August and Anita …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Ellen Schaeffer of www.persistentsisters.com Käthe Kollwitz, born in 1867 in the Prussian city of Könisberg (currently Kaliningrad, Russia), is known for her compassionate depictions of human suffering. Though she trained as a painter, Kollwitz eventually turned to printmaking, wanting to take advantage of accessibility and affordability …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Ellen Schaeffer of www.persistentsisters.com Adelaide Johnson, born Sarah Adeline Johnson on September 26, 1859 in rural Illinois, is best known for her sculptures of prominent American suffragettes. In her teens, she studied at the St. Louis School for Design. With the help of an insurance settlement she was …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was written by Hollie Peck Real name Diana Mary Fluck, Diana Dors was a well-loved actress and TV personality. The blonde-bombshell was often dubbed Britain’s own Marilyn Monroe. Born 23rd October 1931 at The Haven Nursing Home in Swindon, she soon outgrew her hometown enrolling at London Academy of Music …
Carrie Fisher: A Tribute “When someone famous dies, no matter how well you feel you know them, it’s near impossible to do justice to their memory. You might’ve seen every Star Wars movie a hundred times over; you might’ve memorised Carrie’s lines in When Harry Met Sally; Carrie’s characters might feel like old friends. Nonetheless, …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by Yuki Sambongi. It is featured in the second issue of the Illustrated Women in History zine which you can order here. Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer who is recognised as one of the most important living artists from Japan, and an important part …
This weeks Illustrated Woman in History was illustrated by Zowie Murphy and written by Hollie Peck. Lesley Gore (Lesley Sue Goldstein) May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015 When it comes to girl power, Lesley Gore was way ahead of her time. She was a singer-songwriter, actress, feminist and LGBT activist. She is perhaps best …