(10.2) And why did Janeane Garofalo go to Providence College? “It was the only school that accepted me.” But she stuck with it, graduating in 1986 with degrees in History and American Studies. (There is no reason to believe that Ms. Garofalo will be in attendance this Saturday.) And according to Wiki: While studying history […]
The Betsey Williams Cottage in Roger Williams Park is just past the Casino as one enters from the Elmwood Avenue side. You can’t miss it. In 2018 — having been shuttered for decades — the building was restored and reopened to the public. In the 1773 cottage that today sits beneath a massive sycamore tree,
As we turn the page on the calendar, who could better represent both Black History Month and Women’s History Month than Christiana Carteaux Bannister. Abolitionist, entrepreneur, and patron of the arts, Christiana Bannister was born in Rhode Island’s South County sometime between 1820 and 1822. Bannister met her husband, noted American artist Edward Bannister, in
This Valentine goes out to all the amazing Black women whose efforts may very well have saved this democracy. And that is not hyperbole. First up is Stacey Abrams of course. It is no exaggeration to say that her tireless work to flip Georgia for the Democrats and flip the Senate towards sanity may have
We were given about one nanosecond for celebrating the critical November senate victory in Georgia before the terrible events of January 6th consumed the news and our attention. But we still want to celebrate and thank Stacey Abrams and all the other great people at Fair Fight for delivering this entire country from the intransigent,
(10.19) The Providence Public Library will be hosting a virtual conversation this Monday with Charlotte Mangin, creator and director of UNLADYLIKE2020, a national video project highlighting trailblazing women from history whose stories had been forgotten. Motion graphics animator and artistic director Joel Orloff (Providence’s own) will also take part. Rhode Island women featured in the
What can we possibly add to the outpouring of praise for the life and career of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg? A trailblazer and lodestar in the realm of women’s rights, she must have been heartened by the victories in the 2018 midterms and last month’s primaries. For it is women, the beneficiaries
Stop by the URI downtown campus and check out “Radical Women” an exhibit inspired by women’s history month. With art in all media by 30 area women artists exploring Women’s rights issues today on the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. The exhibit features a series of panels
[Update: The bill was not voted out of committee. Archambault voted no. The House bill is not quite dead though. WPRI has a comprehensive report: “Abortion bill rejected by RI Senate committee.”] Attention women of Rhode Island! Senate President Dominick Ruggerio stands between you and your reproductive rights. Get to the State House today to
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(4.17) A free screening of the Oscar-winning documentary “Period: End of Sentence” takes place Wednesday at the Granoff Center. Join the Pembroke Center for a screening of “Period. End of Sentence.” winner of the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, followed by a conversation and Q and A with Executive Producer Charlotte Silverman ’22
[Update: The Department of Business Regulation has allowed that the Foxy Lady can reopen on a temporary basis as a nightclub . . . liquor but no adult entertainment. ProJo 12.25.18] Here’s something to look forward to in the new year: for the first time ever there will be a female majority in the Providence
(12.6) A screening and presentation about two notable Rhode Island women — Sissieretta Jones and Annie Smith Peck — will be held Thursday evening at the Southside Cultural Center. This event is part of the nationwide UNLADYLIKE2020 project. UNLADYLIKE2020 is an innovative multimedia series of short, animated documentary films featuring unsung American women from the
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I can’t remember when women have had a more important role to play in securing the future of our democracy. We must take back Congress this year and send all those pasty-faced, weak-chinned, faux-Christian fossils back to the fifties. And while women helped get us into this mess, I think there has been significant buyer’s
If ever there was a time for stepping into the breach, this is it — and don’t you know that a record number of women are running for office this year. According to Time Magazine, The number of Democratic women likely challenging incumbents in the U.S. House of Representatives is up nearly 350% from 41
Among the many services provided by Planned Parenthood is STD testing. They also provide information on women’s health, emergency contraception, birth control, and abortion. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a show of support for this vital organization. Click on Planned Parenthood to make a donation, and while you are there, fill
(1.21) These rallies are taking place in cities all around the country and I hope the crowds look angry and dangerous. Because future demonstrations (let’s retire the word “rally” for now) must be targeted directly at Trump-owned properties, especially his D.C. hotel (where, by Saturday, he will be his own landlord). Life should be made