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Slashing the Rokeby Venus

Practitioner:
Mary Raleigh Richardson, WSPU

Date:
Mar 10 1914

On March 10, 1914, Mary Richardson slashed Velasquez’s “Rokeby Venus” with a small axe during public hours at the National Gallery in London. A militant suffragette protesting the force-feeding of imprisoned suffragettes in prison (and the Cat and Mouse Act…

V-Day

Practitioner:
Eve Ensler

Date:
Mar 10 1914

V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the…

Graffiti campaigns bring women and children into street art

Practitioner:
etc., Mona Lisa Brigades, Noon El Neswa

Date:
Mar 10 1914

By Maha ElNabawi It was a landmark day when prominent women’s rights activist Doria Shafiq bravely led a march of 1,500 women to storm the gates of Parliament on 19 February 1951. After several hours of unrelenting protest, Shafiq was…

Regina José Galindo- Performance Art Guatemala

Practitioner:
Regina José Galindo

Date:
Mar 10 1914

Regina Galindo is a Guatemalan performance artist that uses her body as a means to explore many of the human rights violations in Guatemala. In one of her performances, ” no perdemos nada con nacer,” or ” we don’t lose…

Pray The Devil Back to Hell

Practitioner:
Leymah Gbowee – Women of Liberia

Date:
Mar 10 1914

Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the extraordinary story of a small band of Liberian women who came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the violent warlords and corrupt Charles Taylor regime, and won…

One Billion Rising

Practitioner:
Eve Ensler

Date:
Mar 10 1914

The One Billion Rising campaign is a global movement that’s using dance to combat gender violence worldwide. Initiated by “Vagina Monologues” creator and women’s activist Eve Ensler, the campaign will see cities across the world hold dance parties on Valentine’s…

Asgarda: Amazons of the Ukraine

Practitioner:
Asgarda, Katerina Tarnouska

Date:
Mar 10 1914

In the Ukraine, a country where females are victims of sexual trafficking and gender oppression, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling themselves the “Asgarda”, the women seek complete autonomy from men. Residing in the Carpathian Mountains, the…

Women on Waves Creates Hoax Website under the Diesel brand to Stand for Worker’s Rights

Practitioner:
Women on Waves

Date:
Mar 10 1914

A press release from the non-profit organization – Women on Waves – regarding the intention of the creation of the Diesel for Women hoax website, pointing out the mistreatment of women workers in the fashion industry. This blurb and included…

A Feminist Tea Party

Practitioner:
Caitlin Rueter and Suzanne Stroebe

Date:
Mar 10 1914

A Feminist Tea Party is an ongoing collaborative project by Caitlin Rueter and Suzanne Stroebe. Our project has evolved from its first incarnation as part of#class organized by Jen Dalton and William Powhida at Winkleman Galleryin New York, NY, where it lasted only an afternoon. Since then, we have…

The Dinner Party

Practitioner:
Judy Chicago

Date:
Mar 10 1914

The Dinner Party, an important icon of 1970s feminist art and a milestone in twentieth-century art, is presented as the centerpiece around which the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is organized. The Dinner Party comprises a massive ceremonial banquet, arranged…