(3.22) To celebrate Founders Day, admission to the RISD Museum will be free. Behold Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf — the woman who led the group of women who founded the Rhode Island School of Design on March 22, 1877. She and a group of Rhode Island women had traveled to the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, […]
This year we highlight the female veterans currently serving in, or newly elected to, the Democratic caucus in the U.S. Congress. As if their military service wasn’t sacrifice enough, these women returned to civilian life and jumped right back into the fray! They have a very tough road ahead in the upcoming Congress and we
Secretary of Commerce, and our former governor, Gina Raimondo was interviewed* on “60 Minutes” this past weekend. One topic was the ‘CHIPS and Science Act’ through which billions of dollars are being distributed to companies who will advance U.S. microchip production, creating jobs and keeping our advanced chip technology out of Russia and China. Increasing
Former Rhody governor and current Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, made a good showing on “60 Minutes” last Sunday explaining what she and the administration have been accomplishing since taking over dealing with international trade and national security. As a pro-business, centrist Democrat, Raimondo was not always a favorite with those to her left on
(3.24) The Rhode Island School of Design was founded in 1877 by a small group of women more than forty years before women had gained the right to vote. In honor of the school’s Founders Day celebration, the RISD Museum will charge no admission this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (The museum is always free on
Meet Park Ranger Sparkle Bryant. She originally hails from New Jersey where she studied history at New Jersey City University. Sparkle agreed to answer a few questions for Dose readers. PDD: How did you end up in the park service here in Providence? SB: I had been looking for something to do while I was
One way to honor today’s anniversary might be a donation to Planned Parenthood of RI, or perhaps this would be a good time to donate to the national organization which has really stepped up in the past two years. Happily, we live in a state that has codified the Roe protections into state law so
(8.11) The RI International Film Festival will feature the works of four female cinematic legends from the silent film era this Friday evening at PPAC. This unique retrospective will highlight the works of Lois Weber, Alice Guy, Mabel Normand, and Lotte Reiniger. The entire program runs roughly 99 minutes. Go here for tickets to Silent
(6.17) Join the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium for a day of activities as we celebrate Sally Ride’s legacy as an astronaut, physicist, educator, and advocate for young people. Dr. Sally K. Ride became a national icon of achievement in science and space on June 18, 1983, when
This living statue of The Independent Woman arrived at Kennedy Plaza this afternoon in honor of International Women’s Day, courtesy of the Womxn Project Education Fund. Here is the history behind the project. In their original 1895 renderings, State House architects McKim, Mead and White sketched a female figure atop the building’s dome. The figure
(2.9) If football is not your thing, this might be a good weekend for getting out of the house. Playing now at the Avon, “Women Talking” follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. Based
Today we celebrate the women of World War II. They served to safeguard their homeland against fascists and military dictators. They fought to defend the United States, a nation of laws, with the understanding that upon their return they — and their daughters and all their descendants — would be guaranteed equal protection under those
Seen here is ‘Queen Elizabeth II in dress uniform’ one of the more than 5,000 miniature lead soldiers and figurines on display on the third floor of the John Hay Library at Brown University. I decided to focus on the Queen’s early life since she proved her mettle at such a young age. And she
Tomboy, the new exhibition opening Friday at the Providence Public Library, provides an overdue cultural examination of this singular way of being female in the world. There is no male counterpart. Appearing first in the 1590s, the term “tomboy” was defined as a “wild, romping girl, who acts like a spirited boy”; or “strumpet, bold
(3.9) Narragansett Brewery made history last year when, upon its Rhode Island homecoming, it named Lee Lord as its first female head brewer. Lord stated at the time, “I’m beyond thrilled to join Narragansett and help reestablish the brand’s Rhode Island brewing tradition here in Providence.” From the ProJo: Her career began in 2010 at
Once a year we hold International Women’s Day (offer not available in Texas) while the remaining 364 days of the year are devoted all the frustrated old men who do everything in their power to strip women of basic human rights and autonomy over their lives. So shape up men — we can only be