In 1985, The Guerilla Girls famously protested that only 5% of the art on the walls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art was made by women, yet they made up 85% of the depictions of nude bodies.
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As the name implies, Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is a day dedicated to Ada Lovelace. Just as importantly, it’s a day for celebrating the women working in, interested in, enthralled by, or simply excited to learn more about the global world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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Go see the Cindy Sherman exhibit at The Broad Museum.
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A fabulously feminist art show is unfolding in L.A., championing women’s right to (cheerfully!) choose cherishing our cherries.
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ONE OF THE BEST-KEPT SECRETS of the Latino and Chicano communities in Los Angeles is the eclectic and thriving music scenes. Noche Romántica — “romantic night”…
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NEWS BROKE earlier this morning that a shooting had occurred at University of California, Los Angeles. According to sources at the university, the shooting took…
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City of Angels. And heroines.
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WHY IS THE U.S. so hell-bent on celebrating Cinco de Mayo? One of the biggest misconceptions concerning Cinco de Mayo is that it celebrates Mexico’s Independence Day,…
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YOU WOULD THINK that all the technology and safe-sex educational material we have today would mean a decline in the transfer of STDs and STIs.…
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This post originally appeared on Weekly Gravy. FOR ANY SELF-CONFESSED AUDIOPHILE, Record Store Day (RSD) is like Christmas. A day where filtering through stacks and…
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CHINGONA FIRE’S NOCHE DE BRUJAS — a women’s art showcase of slayin’ and savin’ hosted by L.A. poets and best friends Angela Aguirre and Yesika…
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IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN CURIOUS about the origins of mariachi music in Los Angeles, here’s your chance to find out. La Plaza de Cultura y Artes,…
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