VDay '08 Quest for Feminism

 

Our “quest” began a few weeks ago.  We were out and about shooting some video for our political skirt! site and someone had the brilliant idea of going out on the street and interviewing the “common wo/man” asking a simple question...

“What does feminism mean to you?”

 

Quest for Feminism

The Open Road

Margaret's Blog

Video Blogs

Photogalleries

Sabrina's Blog

 

 

Vagina Monologue Interviews

 

Margaret and Sabrina talk to people as the exit the show.




Superlove Interviews

 

Margaret and Sabrina ask the question, “What does feminism mean to you?”




Superlove Continues

 

Margaret and Sabrina run into a familiar face at Superlove.




Superlove

 

The Superdome is transformed into Superlove for V-Day’s 10th anniversary.




VDay Parade

 

V to the Tenth Superlove Parade celebrates the women and men of New Orleans and highlights the right to return home.




Quest for Feminism - Ovett, MS

 

Margaret and Sabrina visit Camp Sister Spirit in Ovett, MS.




Quest for Feminism - Mobile, AL

 

Margaret and Sabrina wrap up day two of their journey in Mobile, AL.




The Open Road - Southern Heritage

 

Margaret and Sabrina encounter a disturbing image while traveling through central Alabama.




The Open Road - His Little Feminist

 

Sabrina knew she was a feminist from an early age.




The Open Road - Margaret's AHA Moment

 

Margaret reveals how she came to identify herself as a feminist.




Sabrina's Diary 4/9/08

Sabrina begins day two of her journey in Birmingham, AL.



Margaret's Diary 4/9/08

 

Margaret starts out day two in Birmingham, AL.




Interview with Alyson Hoag

Alyson Hoag, CEO for Authentic Beauty is taking volunteer artists to SUPERLOVE and giving free makeovers. She knows that when a woman is returned to her sense of beauty, she can deal with the ugliness of her situation. To find out more about Alyson visit her web site at myimagejourney.com.




Sabrina's Diary 4/8/08




Margaret's Diary 4/8/08




Quest for Feminism - Atlanta, GA

Margaret and Sabrina finish the first day of their quest with a stop in Atlanta, GA.



Two Female Leads

There were about 110 movies with a male lead and 5 with a female lead. Of the second-billed females, nearly all are written as love interests of the first-billed man. There were over sixty movies in the sample with two male stars top-billed. The only movies with two top-billed female roles, on the other hand, were The Devil Wears Prada and Scary Movie 4........ read more >


Quest for Feminism - Aiken, SC

Margaret and Sabrina arrive in Aiken, SC to see if they can find feminism there.



Quest for Feminism - Columbia, SC

Margaret and Sabrina make their first stop in their journey in Columbia, SC.



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Tuesday, April, 8, 2008

On the Road

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Tuesday, April, 8, 2008

DAY 1

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Tuesday, April, 8, 2008

vday on the road: day one

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Monday, April, 7, 2008

Shemantics: A Vagina Monologue

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Thursday, April, 3, 2008

MeetUP

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Saturday, April, 5, 2008

What's in a Name?

Episode Three - Inspiration

 





Episode Two - Back to School

...our story continues with our fledgling feminists seeking out answers at an institute of higher learning.



Episode One - The Assignment

 

Our story begins with Margaret and Sabrina, two unsuspecting Skirt! editorial assistants being given what seems to be an impossible assignment by their tyrannical boss to discover what feminism is in America today.

Follow the two young women as they figure out exactly how to approach this assignment... ­




Feminist on the Street




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Wednesday, March, 12, 2008

Captivating Stories

Interview with Eve Ensler

 

Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues, speaks to Aleigh Acerni of Skirt!