Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse." Rich criticized rigid forms of feminist identities, and valorized what she coined the "lesbian continuum"; which is a female continuum of solidarity and creativity which has impacted and even filled women's lives.
Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, is an American author, professor, feminist, and social activist. The name "bell hooks" is borrowed from her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks.
Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. As a poet, she is best known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life. Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, lesbianism, and the exploration of black female identity.
Biphobia is aversion toward bisexuality and toward bisexual people as a social group or as individuals. It can take the form of denial that bisexuality is a genuine sexual orientation, or of negative stereotypes about people who are bisexual. People of any sexual orientation can experience or perpetuate biphobia.
Nancy Colbert Friday was an American author who wrote on the topics of female sexuality and liberation.
Standpoint feminism is a theory that feminist social science should be practiced from the standpoint of women or particular groups of women, as some scholars say that they are better equipped to understand some aspects of the world. A feminist or women's standpoint epistemology proposes to make women's experiences the point of departure, in addition to, and sometimes instead of men's.
Ami Aspelund is a Finnish singer. She is the younger sister of singer Monica Aspelund.
Laura M. McCullough is an American poet and writer living in the state of New Jersey. McCullough is the author of seven published collections and is the founding editor of Mead: the Magazine of Literature and Libations. She was a finalist for the 2016 Miller Williams Poetry Prize.
Feminist views on sexual orientation widely vary. Feminist views on sexual orientation are often influenced by the personal experiences of feminists, as expressed in the feminist slogan "the personal is political." Because of this, many feminists view sexual orientation as a political issue and not merely a matter of individual sexual choice or preference. There are issues of inclusion for feminists who identify as asexual, bisexual or heterosexual within a movement which at times has centred around lesbian feminism. Conversely, issues of lesbophobia and biphoia have also arisen. There is also debate about the relationship with gay and bisexual men, and the influence of their culture on feminist lesbians in particular.
Ruza Wenclawska, also known as Rose Winslow and later as Rose Lyons by marriage, was a Polish-American suffragist, factory inspector and trade union organizer. She also worked as an actress and a poet.
Iris de Freitas Brazao was the first female lawyer in the Caribbean.
Klara Grön was a Finnish prostitute who, despite this and despite having children outside of marriage, married a Russian officer; this was rare for her time and place. She lived in Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress.
Anna Lisa Jermen or Jarmen was a Finnish entrepreneur.
The Victorian Abortion Law Repeal Association was an Australian pro-choice organization that Beatrice Faust was president of in 1966. A poem about the organization, titled "Victorian Abortion Law Repeal Association", is in the book Feminist Poems by Nancy Quinn Collins, published in 2016.
Śri Maharaja Sakalendukirana Laksmidhara Wijayottunggadewi was a queen regnant of Bali, who flourished from 1088-1101 CE. A poem about her, titled "Śri Maharaja Sakalendukirana Laksmidhara Wijayottunggadewi", is in the book Feminist Poems by Nancy Quinn Collins, published in 2016.
Gusti Ayu Karang was a regent in Indonesia from 1809 to 1814. Her home kingdom was the Kingdom of Karangasem. She was the mother of Dewa Agung Istri Kanya, whose father and co-regent was Dewa Agung Putra I. She invented new conditions for Dewa Agung Istri Kanya to become the "Virgin Queen of Klungkung." A poem about Gusti Ayu Karang, titled "Gusti Ayu Karang", is in the book Feminist Poems by Nancy Quinn Collins, published in 2016.
Dewa Agung Istri Kanya was queen regnant of Bali from 1814 to 1850; she was known as the "Virgin Queen of Klungkung." Her father and co-regent was Dewa Agung Putra I. Her mother was Gusti Ayu Karang. Gusti Ayu Karang invented new conditions for Dewa Agung Istri Kanya to become the "Virgin Queen of Klungkung" in later times.
Gusti Ayu Oka Kaba-Kaba was regent of Mengwi, a principality in East Bali, from 1770/80-1807. She was regent for her son Gusti Agung Putu Agung after her husband Gusti Agung Made Munggu died, and from 1793/4 until 1807 she was regent for her grandson.
Gusti Ayu Istri Biang Agung was queen of Mengwi, a principality in East Bali, from 1836-1857; she was also the widow of Gusti Agung Ngurah Made Agung Putra. A poem about her, titled "Gusti Ayu Istri Biang Agung", is in the book Feminist Poems by Nancy Quinn Collins, published in 2016.
Vegan studies is the study, within the humanities and social sciences, of veganism as an identity and ideology, and the exploration of its depiction in literature, the arts, popular culture, and the media. In a narrower use of the term, it seeks to establish veganism as a "mode of thinking and writing", a "means of critique", and "a new lens for ecocritical textual analysis". Vegan studies is closely related to critical animal studies.
