By Marian Phillips Marian is a first year graduate student in the Women’s History Program at Sarah Lawrence College. Zelda Mavin Jackson, famously known as Jackie Ormes was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1911 to William and Mary Jackson. In 1917, an automobile accident resulted in the death of her father, causing she and her family to relocate to Monongahela, a suburb of the Pittsburgh … Continue reading Redefining Representation in Comics: Jackie Ormes

By Marian Phillips Marian is a first year student in the Women’s History Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College. On March 5, 1954, Universal International Pictures released the groundbreaking Science Fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon across the United States. The film details a scientific exploration of the Amazon River when the discovery of the prehistoric fossils of the “Gill-Man” are found in the … Continue reading Creating a Creature: Millicent Patrick and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

By Marian Phillips Marian is a first year student in the Women’s History Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College. In 2002, the popular Food Network television station introduced the series Paula’s Home Cooking staring Paula Deen. Running until 2012, the show featured Deen at home preparing meals for her friends and family. The rags-to-riches story of a divorced, single-mother moving to Savannah, Georgia to pursue … Continue reading Appropriation of Women’s Work

By Marian Phillips Marian is a first year student in the Women’s History Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College. Content warning: The following post contains mentions of rape, violence towards women, self-defense, and the work of women in punk rock in creating organizations that seek to keep women safe from violence. The night of July 7, 1993, Mia Zapata of the Gits was walking home … Continue reading Calling for Self-defense in Punk Rock: “Go Home” and the Home Alive Collective