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In conversation with Jayne Mattingly
Meet Jayne Mattingly — disability advocate, speaker, artist, and author of This Is Body Grief. Jayne coined the term “Body Grief” to name the often-overlooked mourning process that comes with living in a changing body. In conversation with FEMINIST Jayne shares how grief, feminism, and creativity intersect in the fight against erasure.
In conversation with Schuyler Bailar
This Swimmer is Dispelling Myths About Trans Athletes
In conversation with Tourmaline
This week, FEMINIST sat down with Tourmaline. She is a TIME100 honoree, Guggenheim Fellow, and author of ‘MARSHA’, the first definitive biography of Marsha P. Johnson.
In conversation with Amanda Litman
Author of When We’re In Charge and cofounder and president of Run for Something — shares how skipping class to see Barack Obama speak sparked a lifelong commitment to politics and how that spark became a national movement to reshape who leads in the U.S.
A special interview with Maya and the Wave
Ten years in the making, Maya and the Wave tells the story of Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira, the first woman to surf the giant wave in Nazaré, Portugal.
Black Women’s History Week 2025
Celebrate Black Women’s History Week, created by @feministajones, with us! it’s a week-long commemoration of the accomplishments and personhood of Black women. →
This author started a nationwide book club-turned-literacy nonprofit that celebrates the life-changing power of literature.
This week, FEMINIST spoke with Glory Edim, an author, activist, and the founder of Well-Read Black Girl.
So you want to become an intersectional feminist… but how?
Want to explore intersectional feminism or deepen your understanding? You don’t have to start from scratch—activists and movements have been paving the way for years. Here are 13 powerful reads recommended by the @FEMINIST team to add to your libraries!
Shelmina Babai Abji is on a mission to advance gender equality in leadership roles and her initiative to uplift mentees this International Women’s Day.
Shelmina Babai Abji started with humble beginnings in Tanzania and went from being the first in her family to graduate college to becoming one of the highest-ranking women of color at IBM while raising her two children as a single mother. She is a bestselling author, renowned international public speaker, former IBM VP, angel investor, and first-generation college graduate.
Black Women’s History Week 2024
Celebrate Black Women’s History Week, Created by @feministajones, with us! it’s a week long commemoration of the accomplishments and personhood of Black women held between February, Black History Month, and March, Women’s History Month. →
Author Feature: Raquel Willis
Author Raquel Willis is sharing her journey in activism and self-discovery as a Black trans woman through her debut memoir, The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation. FEMINIST sat down with Willis to learn more about her inspiring journey towards collective liberation.
Author feature: Clara Burstrom
Clara Burstom is a Canadian author who is raising awareness about sexual violence through her recent memoir, The Six Percent: A Memoir on the Aftermath of Violence. By sharing her own experience with domestic violence, Burstrom sheds light on re-victimization and trauma in the justice system and explores why only 6% of survivors report to the police in Canada.
Founder Feature: Anina von Haeften - Farm to People
“Empowering our community with transparency about food sources has always been a core value for us. We believe in providing our customers with valuable insights into the origins of their food, enabling them to make informed choices about where they invest their food dollars.” - Farm to People
Latina artist feature: Angie Quintanilla Coates
Angie Quintanilla Coates is a self-taught artist and illustrator whose bold and colorful designs bring the same vibrancy to an upcycled Listerine bottle that they do to a pair of Dr. Martens. Her art often juxtaposes a bright and cheery color palette with earnest socio-political statements in ways that have caught the eyes of the Human Rights Campaign and the United Nations.
Author Feature: Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah is an author, designer, educator, and founder of Making the Body a Home, an e-learning platform with resources for those seeking healing from racial trauma.
Author Feature: Emily Ladau
Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, and digital communications consultant whose career began at the age of 10, when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate children about her life with a physical disability.
AUTHOR FEATURE: Becca Rea-Tucker
Becca Rea-Tucker is a baker and pro-abortion activist with a passion for mixing sugar + strong opinions. She likes destigmatizing abortion, using baked goods as an artistic medium, talking about feelings, and all butter pie crust. She is the author of choose-your-own-adventure cookbook Baking by Feel, and publishes a weekly Substack newsletter called A Little Something Sweet. She lives in Austin, TX with her partner Rhys and very good dog Otie.
Author Feature: Aja Barber
Aja Barber, writer, stylist, and consultant, work aims to tackle the ideas behind privilege, wealth inequality, racism, feminism, colonialism and how to fix the fashion industry with all these things in mind.
Aja’s new book, Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism, is a true testament to this mission as it explores the intersections of sustainability and the fashion landscape.
Author Feature: Lara Parker
Lara Parker is a writer, editor, and author of Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics. She began writing in college around the time of her diagnosis with endometriosis and “hasn’t stopped writing about her vagina since.”
Black Women’s History Week 2023
Celebrate Black Women’s History Week, Created by @feministajones, with us! it’s a week long commemoration of the accomplishments and personhood of Black women held between February, Black History Month, and March, Women’s History Month. →

