#Wollstonecraft

𝕊onja Drimmer

Sonja_Drimmer

According to the artist Hambling, "She's naked & she's every woman." *Every white, 30-something, non-disabled, thin woman.Funny how the brief to commemorate a famous woman generalizes her when Nelson gets

Mona Eltahawy

monaeltahawy

A sculpture that was unveiled this week in honour of the 18th century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft has caused a huge stir. My new essay is about the sculpture, nudity,

Tracy King

tkingdot

This is beyond basic. You don’t get to see an artist’s impression of Nelson Mandela’s cock and balls in a park. There is no reason to depict Mary naked unless

Liam Bright

lastpositivist

My guess at the standard Western canon in philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca, Epicurus, Cicero, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Descartes, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume, Spinoza, Kant

Will Jennings

willjennings80

My main concern about the Wollstonecraft/Hambling discussion is now not about whether it's good or not or if it's suitable you represent the legacy of the subject, but a concern

Tracy King

tkingdot

I know a thing or fifty about statues of women and this is exactly what you get if you let lazy art values come before the politics the statue is

The Midnight Society

midnight_pals

Angela Carter: hey they made a statue commemorating Mary WollstonecraftCarter: the mother of feminismCarter: ah i see they sculpted a generic naked womanCarter: hmCarter: yeah of course they didCarter: of

Jodie Ginsberg

jodieginsberg

Mary? Mary Wollstonecraft? Welcome to 2020! Have people heard of you? Why yes, you’re something of a hero in certain circles. Ahead of your time in advocating for the rights

Laleh Khalili

LalehKhalili

Finally went and saw the Wollstonecraft statue down the street from me. A few basic impressions: 1/ If the intention of public art is to generate conversation, then this one

Jennifer

SgtJJSharps

I’m always open for debate, Twitter is a great platform for that. Tonight’s debate was around flexible working and the various initiatives to assist women in policing. A thread. When

Your Friendly Butch Anarchist

butchanarchy

This is fucked . Also, makes me want to balance the scales. For every $20 I get sent (counting collectively here, not individually. ex: if 4 people send $5) I

The Polymath

Cappadiszle

The Seven Schools of Feminist Ideology 1. Liberal Feminism: Also known as mainstream feminism. Believes women’s oppression is rooted in legal structures. Strives to attain gender equality through legal and

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

With Trump filling Twitter with his stupid appropriation of a quote from John Paul Jones, here's some better JPJ content. 10 years ago I wrote about a 1790s radical named

Mrs. Byars 🌎 👩‍🏫 (she/her)

mrsbyarshistory

Alright World History Teachers: let's start the thread of remote friendly lessons we ALREADY have. #sschat Class Contract:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ia_obMTcigvyzvbfSp4ue4GSU9b3y4i5r1YsXTkRfJo/edit?usp=sharing Introduce Sou

Olivia Waite

O_Waite

I have just hit episode three of Bridgerton, where a modiste — that’s a fancy dressmaker — scoffs about the upper-class women “simpering over their needlework, or whatsoever it is

Stefan Simanowitz

StefSimanowitz

Last weekend, I set off the find the source of the River Fleet - London’s most famous subterranean waterwayIt rises in separate springs on Hampstead Heath & flows underground along

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