NC – SWEET & SAGGY.

Nouth Carolina. Duke University offeres an excellent collection of Documents from the Women’s Liberation Movement. Sweet 16 to Saggy 36 : Saga of American Womanhood is a satirical play about women’s roles and gender relations by Cleveland Radical Women’s Group, 1969. Totally radical! via Duke University Libraries

AZ – IRENE’S BEADWORK.

In real life I would boycott an Arizona tour but virtually I will admire its photograph collection. Apache woman, Irene, doing beadwork at Whiteriver, Arizona, 1940.via Cline Library – Northern Arizona University

ROOTWORKS.

Natalie Barney – crafts cabin May Day flag So much to take in — the Rootworks archive. Hundreds of photographs by Ruth Mountaingrove who created the lesbian-feminist community in southern Oregon. +Rootworks, was established in the 1970s by Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove, when both women were in their 50s. “The philosophy was that we would [...]

CAT’S CRADLE.

Jennie, cat’s cradle Boy baby (eselu naña) complete Clear Sky, 5th stage Girl baby (eselu osa), complete. Gopher, just before releasing the string Cat’s cradle, New South Wales, 1968. – – -A couple days ago I was riding the subway along with a bunch of well dressed teens. Two of the teens were using a [...]

HUICHOL & TEPEHUAN FASHION.

COLORS, layers! Talented weavers & yarn painters. I’d like to learn from these women all things related to textile, color & making. Huichol & Tepehuan are indigenous ethnic groups in Mexico. Street fashion photography via Mexico Culture