When a doctor came to her aid years before abortion was legal, Gloria Steinem vowed she’d do what she wanted with her life. At 81, the journalist, feminist and political activist is still making good on her word. Fresh from college in 1957, then 22, Glori ...
24 Mar 2016 - Antonia Charlesworth
Author Lidia Yuknavitch’s experiences with addiction, grief, mental illness and motherhood shape her work The first time I saw Lidia Yuknavitch speak, it was at Powell’s Books. Of the speakers that night, only Yuknavitch was unknown to me. As the last syl ...
29 Jun 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
“Roots, Reality & Rhyme: The One-Woman Show” For the past two decades poet, performer and teaching artist Turiya Autry has been getting up close and personal with Portland audiences. Known for her visceral, lyrical autobiographical pieces, she works i ...
19 Jan 2015 -
Andi Zeisler is a co-founder and the creative/editorial director of the Bitch Media group and the magazine Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. She is the quintessential “bitch” of pop culture. I mean that as a compliment, which can be confusing in to ...
26 Jul 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar
Ariel Gore is as raw and honest in her writing as she is in her life, earning her the moniker of the hippest mama around. But the backstory is a long way from Ozzie and Harriet. Gore, spurred by a resilience born of childhood trauma, dropped out of high s ...
3 Mar 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar