July 2018

FEMILIST: JULY 2018


FEMALE-FOCUSED ARTICLES ABOUT INTERESTING WOMEN 

La Otra by Jaquira Diaz
Longreads | June 2018
Link: Article
A poignant coming of age story about the author’s experience as a young girl who finds her world and identity turned upside down when her father’s affair with the next door neighbor comes to light. 

The Housewives of White Supremacy by Annie Kelly
New York Times | June 2018
Link: Article
A slightly scary article about the rise of “tradwives”; hyper-feminine mommy vloggers touting a message of traditional motherhood and white nationalism.

A Princess, A Poisoning and an Oil Fortune: The Bizarre Corruption Scandal at Bilfiger by Raphael Buschmann
Spiegel Online | June 2018
Link: Article
Bilfinger, one of Germany's best-known construction firms, pledged to clean up its global business practices as it pivoted to the oil sector. But when an investigator began digging into one of the company's deals in the Middle East, she suddenly fell ill - and things only got stranger from there.

She Caught Bullets With Her Bare Hands and Made Magic Glass Slippers Disappear by Allison C. Meier
Narratively | June 2018
Link: Article
When her husband died and left her penniless, audacious Adelaide Hermann transformed from lowly assistant to “the Queen of Magic.” Her memoirs were published in 2011 illustrating a women well beyond her time.

How Women Led to The Rise and Fall of Southern Baptist Leader Paige Patterson by Michelle Boorstein and Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Washington Post  | June 2018
Link: Article
Paige Patterson, a conservative cowboy-hat wearing man known as “The Red Bishop” took leadership of the Southern Baptist church in the 90’s and reigned for decades.  During his time in power he disallowed women from being ordained pastors, encouraged sexual assault, and even cultivated spies in seminaries.  Now the same women he once oppressed are taking him down. 

UNDER THE RADAR FEMALE CREATOR SPOTLIGHT: HANNAH LEHMANN
Hannah is a an actress and filmmaker based out of Sydney, Australia who created, produced and starred in the highly reviewed Instagram show, The Out There.  It is the first Australian linear series made for Instagram.  She just released the second season last month and it is every bit as good as the first. 

Link to Season 2 Trailer: The Out There trailer
Link to Series on IG: The Out There

*Why is it that every Australian I’ve ever met is ridiculously awesome? Also if I haven’t already made you try this, say “Rise Up Lights” out loud…
You just said razor blades in an Australian accent. 

FEMALE-FOCUSED PODCASTS

My Mum Says My Memoir is a Lie by Rosie Waterland
Link: Mum Says My Memoir is a Lie on iTunes
This is a super interesting podcast that I’m calling a “she said, she said” story.  In 2015, Rosie Waterland published a memoir called "The Anti-Cool Girl” about growing up with mentally ill, drug and alcohol addicted parents, child protection, foster care, caravans and couches.  In 2016, Rosie’s mother finally got sober and read the book.  She says it’s all a lie.  The podcast goes through each chapter of the book from both women’s perspectives. 

Deliberations by Chelsea Cox
Link: Deliberations Website
The topic of this podcast isn’t female-focused but it is created by a kick-ass female creator and entrepreneur.  Each season Chelsea creates a fictionalized but authentic criminal trial and employs actors to become a real jury for the case.  The intention of the podcast is to show how a real jury comes to decisions and the expose the issues it presents in our legal system.  It’s the first semi-scripted fictional legal podcast. Season 2, released last month, explores a rape case based on a he said/she said scenario.
SHORT DOCUMENTARY

African American Cowgirls
LINK: African American Cowgirls
A short documentary about the 4 fearless black female cowgirls that make up the traveling Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.  This reminds me of A League of Their Own meets Glow but set in world of rodeo.  

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