[Herstory] February CWLU Herstory E-Zine

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Hello: Welcome to the February issue of the CWLU Herstory E-Zine. 
Please send us news tips about upcoming events you know about. Also, 
don't be shy. Send us news about yourself and what you are doing. 
Feminist networking is part of what we are about. Forward our E-Zine 
to colleagues and friends who may want to subscribe.

Remember: Buy online from Women and Children First Books or the 
History Channel.com using the links from our homepage. The links are 
the History Channel.com and Women and Children First logos. It's a 
great way to buy holiday gifts like books, videos, music or other 
items. We will earn a small but much needed commission.

Visit our Feminist Events Calendar at 
http://www.cwluherstory.org/phpweb/ to check out feminist happenings 
in the Chicagoland area.

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Jane helps mark the 30th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade

Paula Kamen's play about the CWLU's Abortion Counseling Service, 
"Jane: Abortion and the Underground",  was performed at several 
colleges during the month of January to commemorate the 30th 
anniversary of Roe vs. Wade.

One such performance was at Winona State University in Minnesota. The 
play got rave reviews and attracted considerable media attention. 
Another was at  Florida State University, where it played to packed 
houses and received a very positive response.

If you would like to organize a performance of the "Jane: Abortion 
and the Underground", please contact Paula Kamen at 
paulak2289 at aol.com. The Herstory Project can send you digital files 
of the original 1999 world premiere play poster for you to adapt.

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New Herstory Project committee is working on a history of the women's 
health movement  in Chicago

Several former CWLU health activists and supporters have been meeting 
to write a history of the second-wave women's health movement in 
Chicago. Planning is still in the very early stages, but people are 
hopeful that new material can be added to the web site and that 
perhaps even a book will emerge.

Primary documents related to the women's health movement exist at the 
Northwestern's McCormick  Library, the Chicago Historical Society and 
in peoples' private collections. The group is already  organizing a 
web based catalog of relevant materials and plans to  collaborate 
online to share ideas and drafts for articles.

If you have any collections of old leaflets, meeting notes, pamphlets 
photos etc. that relate to the women's health movement in Chicago, 
please e-mail infogal at cwluherstory.org. The group has no funding and 
expects that progress will be slow, but people are determined to tell 
this story.

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Naomi Weisstein hospitalized and would love to hear from you

Naomi was a founding member of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union 
and the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band. She is also the author 
of the  classic feminist work, "Psychology Constructs the Female". A 
scientist by trade, Naomi's pioneering work in visual perception  is 
considered brilliant in her field. She has been battling Chronic 
Fatigue Syndrome since the early 1980's, but despite the severity of 
her illness, has continued to write and is an active member of the 
Herstory Project.

Naomi was  recently hospitalized with stomach problems and would love 
to get e-mail from you. Her husband Jesse Lemisch reads her e-mail to 
her.  You may send greetings to utopia1 at attglobal.net.

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JoFreeman.com adds historic photos of the 1967 Pentagon March

With thousands of other Americans,  feminist scholar Jo Freeman 
marched on the Pentagon in October 1967 to protest the war in Viet 
Nam. She took photos and now these photos, along with her account of 
the march, may be be viewed at 
http://www.jofreeman.com/photos/Pentagon67.html . Jo also has three 
additional personal accounts of the Pentagon March from other 
participants, including one from Herstory Project member Bob Simpson.

Jo has photo histories of other famous civil rights, anti-war and 
feminist events.  She is inviting people who participated in any of 
these to submit their own personal accounts for possible publishing 
on her site. Visit http://www.jofreeman.com/photos.htm for more 
details.

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"Salt of the Earth" is now available  on DVD

"Salt of the Earth" is a 1950's film with a strong  feminist message. 
Made during the McCarthy period, the cast and crew  were subjected to 
constant political harassment and the film was blocked from normal 
mass distribution. It  depicts a strike by largely Mexican-American 
mineworkers in New Mexico and the key role of the women in organizing 
. It became a hit among the 1960's activists and is now considered a 
classic of socially conscious filmmaking.

A  visually enhanced DVD version of the old 16 mm film is now 
available. As with many DVD's it has extra features such as 
background material on the production, cast and other personnel 
involved. The Hollywood Ten documentary is also included. Available 
from http://www.pioneer-ent.com

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The Herstory Project still needs interns. Volunteer now!

Graduate and undergraduate students are needed to write, edit, 
research, interview, do audio/video, add documents, do publicity and 
lots more. Our projects are exciting and challenging.  You can pretty 
much design your own project or work with our suggestions.

If you need academic credit, you will have to work that out with your 
professors, but we're willing to help. We are a project of the UIC 
Center for Research on Women and Gender. Dr. Margaret "Peg" Strobel 
is our primary academic contact person.

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SO WHAT'S NEW ON THE HERSTORY SITE?

We added  articles to the  Classic Feminist Writings Section 
including  the original 1966 NOW Statement of Purpose plus  articles 
by Ellen DuBois, Shulamith Firestone, Roberta Lynch, Carol Downer and 
Barbara Ehrenreich.

We updated our Feminist Salon with several new articles including a 
history of the Willmar 8, the Bush attacks on Title IX, the dismal 
record of Dr. David Hager,  Jo Freeman's account of the huge anti-war 
march in Washington, a teenage feminist's  look at sexism today, an 
essay on women & war by Starhawk and  a proposal by Aurora Levins 
Morales for a national artists' strike against the war.

Our poll question on the Feminist Salon is: If abortion is outlawed, 
should feminists organize a new underground movement to provide safe 
abortions? The Yes votes far outnumber the No votes. We will be 
putting a new poll up at the end of February. E-mail 
infogal at cwluherstory.org with suggestions.

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BOOK!

"Don't Kill Your Baby: Public Health and the Decline of Breastfeeding 
in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" by Dr. Jacqueline Wolf 
(Ohio State University Press)

An exciting history of public health in turn-of-the century Chicago. 
Why did mothers turn to artificial means to feed their babies and 
what was the role of the medical establishment in this 
transformation?  A longtime activist in Chicago, Dr. Jacqueline Wolf 
is now a medical historian at Ohio University.

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WEB SURFIN' WITH THE HERSTORY PROJECT

Here are some web links of interest to feminists. Please send us your 
favorite links. The Internet is a huge place and it's easy to miss 
the buried feminist treasures.
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http://www.pbs.org/amex/pill

The American Experience will air the documentary "The Pill" on 
February 24. Visit their website to find out more about how the birth 
control pill revolutionized women's lives.
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http://naturallynative.com

Although it probably did not play at your local multiplex, the film 
"Naturally Native" got some nice reviews. Telling the story of 3 
Native American sisters who try to start a cosmetics business, it is 
the first film to be totally financed by Native American sources. 
Actress Valerie Red Horse wrote the script.
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http://www.unitedforpeace.org/

Are you upset by the current bellicose push for war? United for Peace 
gives you the latest news and activism links.

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FEMINIST EVENTS AND ACTION CALENDAR

"Final Angel" by Stephanie Lenore Kuehn at the Theater Building until March 2

Inspired by a true event, this powerful drama/comedy is the 
provocative story of one woman's enlightening journey after she is 
brutally attacked in a downtown Chicago office building. Her quest to 
regain her own lost heroism begins when the ancient mysteries of 
death and renewal collide into her regular day  world.  After 
confronting both the Angel of Death and Persephone, the goddess of 
the Underworld, she discovers there can be no true transcendence 
without honesty and no healing without self-forgiveness.

Through March 2, 2003
Chicago Theater Building
1225 W. Belmont
Tickets:  $15 matinees  $20 evenings
Call theater for showtimes
Group, student, and senior discounts available.
For tickets call 773. 327. 5252
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The V-Day 2003 Worldwide Campaign comes to  Aurora, Illinois

The Vagina Monologues
Saturday, February 22, 2003
7:00 PM
Perry Theater, Aurora University
347 South Gladstone, Aurora, IL

V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls 
and proclaims Valentine's Day as the day to celebrate women and 
demand the end of abuse. Join the  Illinois Chapter of the National 
Organization for Women (NOW) for a benefit performance of Eve 
Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues.

Tickets are $25/$30 at the door. Before February 14, 2003, send a 
check or money order payable to Illinois NOW, 522 E. Monroe, #501, 
Springfield, IL 62701. After February 14, call (217)528-2077 or email 
Illinoisnow at juno.com reserve a ticket.

Master Card/Visa accepted by phone (217)528-2077 or at the door. 
Proceeds benefit Illinois NOW & domestic violence prevention programs.

Round-the-clock and up-to-the-minute information about V-Day and 
violence against women can be found at the organization's official 
website at http://www.vday.org.

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Margaret Cho: The Revolution Tour

March 1, 2003  8:00 pm
Chicago Theatre
175 N State St
Chicago, IL 60601

Margaret Cho is bringing her not-for-the-faint-of -heart brand of 
humor to Chicago. Honored by such groups as the National Gay and 
Lesbian Taskforce and NOW, she has garnered many awards for her work 
as a comedian and social activist.

For general information, call (312) 443 - 1130.
Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00  PM. 

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The University of Illinois at Chicago(UIC)  has a fantastic lineup of 
events for Women's History Month

The UIC Office of Women's Affairs is coordinating  a  wide range of 
events for the month of March including appearances by poet Nikki 
Giovanni, health activist Judy Norsigian (Our Bodies, Ourselves), 
sports activist Leslie Heywood, author Aida Hurtado (Voicing Chicana 
Feminisms), poet Terry Wolverton, children's book author Claire 
Hartfield and more. There will also be an exhibit, films, cultural 
presentations and interactive workshops.

The Herstory Project loaned several items for a special exhibit on 
women's health.

For a complete schedule, please visit http://www.uic.edu/depts/owa .

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Sisters in Struggle: Honoring Women Veterans of the Modern Civil 
Rights Movement

Fifth Annual Women's History Month Conference
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Friday - Saturday, March 7 - March 8, 2003
Keynote Speaker: Gloria Richardson

The Little Rock Nine and The Cambridge Movement are only a sample of 
movements in the Civil Rights Movement orchestrated and led by women. 
The 5th Annual Women's History Conference at Sarah Lawrence College 
will celebrate Women's History month by honoring the unsung heroes of 
the modern Civil Rights Movement. Our keynote speaker will be Gloria 
Richardson, leader of the Cambridge movement. We welcome papers, 
panels, workshops, and performances with themes that explore the 
issue of women in the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Veterans 
are especially invited to participate.

Contact info
Tara James, Associate Director
Women's History Graduate Program
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone: 914-395-2405 Fax: 914-395-2663
Email: tjames at slc.edu


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Jan Schakowsky's 2nd Annual Ultimate Women's Power Lunch featuring Nancy Pelosi

March 10th 12:30pm - 2pm
Sheraton Hotel, 301 E. North Water Street,
Tickets start at $50.
RSVP to Alyssa Rapp by phone 847-424-1998 or Jan4Congress at aol.com.

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Working Women's History Project  to honor Addie Wyatt at March 27 gala

Working Women' History Project Annual Gala
Thursday, March 27 from 6:60 - 9:30
Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan, Congress Lounge, 2nd floor.

This year's Mother Jones Award recipient is Rev. Addie L. Wyatt. 
Rev. Wyatt was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, marching with 
Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. Wyatt worked with Eleanor 
Roosevelt on the National Commission for the Status of Women  during 
the Kennedy years and later became a leader of NOW. In 1974 Rev. 
Wyatt became a founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and 
currently serves as Vice-President emeritus.

The program will also have an appearance by Gospel performer, 
Albertina Walker and a performance by Alma Washington based on the 
life of Rev. Addie L. Wyatt.

Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at door, $13 for students. Make checks 
payable to WWHP, c/o Sue Straus, President, 3161 N Cambridge, #209, 
Chicago, IL, 60657.

For more information call 773-472-2585.

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LOOKING FOR A JOB OR INTERNSHIP?

The United Farm Workers of America is hiring paid organizers

La Causa might want you. In the old days of the grape boycott, 
organizers were paid $5 a day . The pay has gone up, but the work is 
every bit as challenging and important. Visit 
http://www.ufw.org/jobs.htm for details.
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Chicago Area Planned Parenthood has openings.

Planned Parenthood has a number of job openings in the Chicagoland 
region. They  are looking for managers, a nurse, a finance assistant 
and a PR person for their website. Visit http://www.ppca.org/ for info
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The Margaret Sanger Papers Project is looking for summer interns

The Margaret Sanger Papers is a documentary editing project, located 
in the History Department at New York University, which has published 
a 101-reel microfilm edition of the papers of America's most noted 
birth control reformer, and is in the process of publishing a 
4-volume book edition and an electronic edition of speeches and 
articles. Students applying for the internships should be familiar 
with IBM-based computers, have good research skills and some 
background in U.S. history, women's history or women's studies.

Visit http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger/ for more details

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The Feminist Majority Foundation maintains a constantly updated 
database of employers looking for feminists. Visit 
http://www.feminist.org and look for "Career Center" on their 
homepage. They also have a place to post your resume if you are 
looking for a job. They have recently upgraded their career section 
with some very useful features, so check it out if you are on a job 
search.

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Well that's it for this month. Please send us any news about former 
CWLUers, upcoming events and feminist happenings. We depend on you to 
be our eyes and ears. Do you need research assistance? Do you provide 
a service? Do you need a service? Do you have a cool project you need 
help with? Are you looking for a job? Do you have a job to offer? Let 
us know and we'll try to include it. Feminist networking is part of 
what we are about. E-mail infogal at cwluherstory.org with your 
contribution.


CWLU Herstory Website Project
http://www.cwluherstory.org
PO Box 548
Oak Park, IL 60303-0548
708-386-7197
A Project of the University of Illinois
Center for Research on Women and Gender

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism 
is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express 
sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."- Rebecca West







CWLU Herstory Website Project
http://www.cwluherstory.org
PO Box 548
Oak Park, IL 60303-0548
708-386-7197
A Project of the University of Illinois
Center for Research on Women and Gender

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is:
I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express 
sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."- Rebecca West