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Our blog features interviews with notable feminists, scholars, and memory projects alongside personal archiving resources and deep dives into our partnerships.

WSW Circular Newsletter

The digital version of the Summer 2024 WSW Circular Newsletter.

Aug 1, 2024

Dindga McCannon wearing her own designs. She has on a orange patterned hat and jacket.

Allison Elliott

From Appointment to Collection: The Dindga McCannon Collection and the TFI Pop-Up Memory Lab

The Feminist Institute is thrilled to announce both the launch of Dindga McCannon’s Capsule Collection and our second annual Pop-Up Memory Lab, happening from March 7 to April 20 at Pen + Brush in New York City.

Feb 29, 2024

The Feminist Institute

Meet the 2023-2024 TFI Interns

Each year, The Feminist Institute is lucky to work with talented interns from the CUNY Cultural Corps program. Our interns are integral to our organization, helping process and catalog collections, contributing to our digital humanities projects, and creating social media content. Keep reading to learn about our wonderful interns for 2023-24, Fabianna Fuentes Mosqueda and DK Rule.

Dec 12, 2023

The logo for the blog Jezebel on a tan background

Marie Williams Chant

Jezebel and the Case of Disappearing Feminist Digital Media

The recent announcement of the feminist blog Jezebel’s shutter by G/O Media—and subsequent purchase by Paste Magazine—leads to various digital preservation-related questions. In the face of shifting forms and funding models for digital media, how can we ensure that the significant properties of born-digital feminist media remain intact and accessible over time?

Dec 5, 2023

Emilie Trice

Announcing the Phyllis Krim Capsule Collection

We are pleased to announce our newest capsule collection with the estate of Phyllis Krim, now available in our digital archive. Read more about Krim’s life and work from collection curator Emilie Trice.

Nov 13, 2023

Marie Williams Chant

We Did It! Preserving the Feminist Internet’s Goal Surpassed on Kickstarter.

With your support, we surpassed our $25,000 goal and unlocked a $25,000 matching gift from one of our generous donors. We can’t thank you enough.

Nov 6, 2023

An archived version of Michele Pred's website

The Feminist Institute

World Digital Preservation Day & Preserving the Feminist Internet

Today, on World Digital Preservation Day (WDPD), The Feminist Institute is proud to speak on community-based digital preservation initiatives and the importance of engaging all, including those outside of libraries and archives, in the concerted effort to preserve the digital cultural record.

Nov 2, 2023

Archived websites from Global Fund for Women in the TFI Digital Archive

The Feminist Institute

Introducing Preserving the Feminist Internet

TFI Digital Archive is documenting the feminist past to guarantee a feminist future. Support our Kickstarter campaign today, and a generous donor will match every dollar up to $25,000.

Oct 5, 2023

Marie Williams Chant, Allison Elliott

Memories of our Pop-Up Memory Lab

Read more about our first-ever TFI Teaches: Pop-Up Memory Lab and download our zines!

Sep 6, 2023

Marie Williams Chant

Preserving the International Museum of Women

The Feminist Institute worked closely with Global Fund for Women to address feminist digital preservation with an initiative to preserve and document the work of the International Museum of Women (IMOW), an innovative digital museum with a mission to inspire creativity, awareness, and action on vital global gender justice issues. In this project feature, we’ll discuss our approach to capturing this born-digital resource and considerations to take when preserving digital projects that have reached obsolescence.

Aug 22, 2023

The original, purple website for the International Museum of Women.

Marie Williams Chant

The Evolution of the International Museum of Women

Feminists have been utilizing the Internet to build innovative digital spaces and communities since the mid-1990s. These projects are critical to understanding the evolution of feminist movements and have served as essential documentation of gender and racial injustice worldwide. As technology evolves, web standards change, and social media platforms dissipate, what does it take to preserve intersectional feminist digital initiatives and social media over time?

Jul 12, 2023

VCR, remote, and C-VHS tape

Marie Williams Chant

TFI Teaches — Digitizing Videotapes

For many years, audiovisual archivists have been ringing the alarm about the magnetic media crisis and the potential loss of valuable historical documentation held on obsolete media formats. This includes personal home movies filmed on the first widely available camcorders from the 1980s and 1990s, meaning even tapes stored in the most environmentally ideal conditions will become unwatchable in the coming years.

May 26, 2023

Marie Williams Chant

TFI Teaches — Digitizing Documents and Photographs

In anticipation of our upcoming Pop-up Memory Lab at Pen and Brush we are providing digitization tutorials from our staff.

May 9, 2023

Joan Jett performing with a red guitar

Emily Whitcomb

Alive in the Archive: Joan Jett

In Episode 15 of Alive in the Archive, we talk to the rock & roll legend and feminist icon about legacy preservation and opening the doors for future generations.

Apr 5, 2023

Colorful Alive in the Archive intro card

Eliza Samuelson

Alive in the Archive is back!

TFI’s interview series is relaunching with a fresh look and a renewed focus on personal digital archiving on April 5.

Mar 31, 2023

Eliza Samuelson

Welcome to the new thefeministinstitute.org!

Mar 8, 2023

Eliza Samuelson

Object Feature: Marilyn Minter’s Cuntrol, 2020, in TFI’s GXRLCRUSH Raffle!

Enter to win!

Feb 17, 2023

The Feminist Institute

TFI at the 111th CAA Annual Conference

Learn more about our work with feminist creators, organizations, and institutions.

Feb 15, 2023

Emily Whitcomb

Project Feature: supersisters™ — Part 3

Extra! Extra! – supersisters™ Coverage Then and Now

Feb 7, 2023

Eliza Samuelson

Object Feature: Phoebe Robinson’s Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay

Included in TFI’s raffle!

Jan 25, 2023

Eliza Samuelson

Object Feature: Signed Library

TFI’s raffle features signed books from Billie Jean King, Elizabeth Lesser, Diana Nyad, and Phoebe Robinson!

Jan 18, 2023

Eliza Samuelson

Object Feature: Michele Pred “Pro-Choice” Bag

It’s available in the TFI Raffle!

Dec 20, 2022

Emily Whitcomb

Project Feature: supersisters™ — Part 2

The question of radical empathy

Dec 16, 2022

Allison Elliott

What is a Feminist Archive?

Learn more about what makes an archive feminist.

Dec 14, 2022

Allison Elliott, Eliza Samuelson

Adopt a Box: Monthly Match

Your donation goes twice as far during the month of December.

Dec 7, 2022

Eliza Samuelson

Object Feature: The Joan Jett Olympic Special

Available in the TFI Raffle! It could be yours.

Dec 6, 2022

Allison Elliott, Eliza Samuelson

Happy #GivingTuesday!

Will you be an information activist and Adopt a Box today?

Nov 29, 2022

Allison Elliott, Eliza Samuelson

Special Announcement!

Next week, we’ll launch our Adopt a Box campaign and Raffle on #GivingTuesday!

Nov 23, 2022

Ntozake Shange supersisters™ card. She is a young black woman wearing a yellow sweater and patterned scarf. She is sitting in a classroom taking notes.

Emily Whitcomb

Project Feature: supersisters™ — Part 1

This Project Feature series will talk about the partnership between supersisters™ and TFI.

Nov 4, 2022

Christian Camacho-Light

A.I.R. Gallery — Activism

A featured essay from the digital exhibition A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 4.

Oct 14, 2022

Amber Esseiva

A.I.R. Gallery — A Letter to Agnes Denes

A featured essay from the digital exhibition A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 4

Oct 14, 2022

Hand-made invite. On the left, there are two women with short hair cuddling. On the right, there's text describing the details of the event.

Allison Elliott

Happy #AskAnArchivistDay from The Feminist Institute!

Today is #AskAnArchivistDay! We’re so glad to have your readership and would like to celebrate today by shedding light on what it is we do as a feminist archive.

Oct 12, 2022

Megan Liberty

A.I.R. Gallery — Checklist for Speaking Volumes: Women’s Artists’ Books

A featured essay from the digital exhibition A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 3

Oct 7, 2022

YiWen Wang

A.I.R. Gallery — Mirroring the Art World Migration Pattern in New York City

A featured essay from the digital exhibition A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 2

Sep 30, 2022

Roxana Fabius

A.I.R. Gallery — Sylvia Sleigh’s Resignation Letter

A featured essay from the digital exhibition A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 2.

Sep 30, 2022

Nancy Princenthal

A.I.R. Gallery — Exhibition Reviews

A featured essay from the digital exhibition A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 2.

Sep 30, 2022

Lucy Lippard

A.I.R., Still in Residence

A featured essay from the digital exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 1

Sep 23, 2022

Black and white photo of A.I.R Gallery members in front of the original Crosby St. location in NYC.

Allison Elliott

Calling All Artistically Inclined Feminists: A.I.R Gallery Digital Exhibition Chapter 1 Launch!

Chapter 1 of the TFI-commissioned digital exhibition, A.I.R.: The First 25 Years, is now available on Google Arts and Culture!

Sep 23, 2022

Postcard with six panels featuring black and white versions of work by Dotty Attie and Mary Grigoridadis

Nicole Kaack

A.I.R. Gallery — The First Year

A featured essay from the digital exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery: Chapter 1.

Sep 23, 2022

Gallery announcement and exhibition schedule poster for A.I.R Gallery. September-October 1972. Chapter 1, A.I.R: The First 25 Years.

The Feminist Institute, A.I.R. Gallery

Partnership Announcement: The Feminist Institute x A.I.R Gallery

A.I.R. Gallery Celebrates 50 Years as First U.S. Artist-Led, Feminist Cooperative, Digital Exhibition Commissioned by The Feminist Institute Launches Next Week on Google Arts & Culture

Sep 16, 2022

This is a portrait of Michela Griffo. She's an older white person with short and a collared shirt with a sweater over it.

Allison Elliott

Project Feature: Addresses Project, Part 2

This Project Feature explores Addresses Project which documents lesbian and queer spaces in New York of the past and present.

Sep 1, 2022

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Allison Elliott

Project Feature: Addresses Project, Part 1

This Project Feature explores Addresses Project which documents lesbian and queer spaces in New York of the past and present.

Aug 25, 2022

supersisters trading card number 32 with a red and yellow border featuring a black and white photo of feminist icon Gloria Steinem

Marie Williams Chant

The Feminist Institute x supersisters™ Partnership Announcement

The Feminist Institute (TFI) proudly announces our partnership with supersisters™!

Aug 22, 2022

The Feminist Institute

SCOTUS Response

Today’s decision is a national tragedy.

Jun 24, 2022

A still with white text on a black backdrop that reads: "Partnership Announcement, The Feminist Institute x New York Public Library."

The Feminist Institute

The Feminist Institute x NYPL Partnership Announced

Mar 3, 2022

Personal Digital Archiving: Storage

Maintaining and migrating your digital collections

Sep 8, 2020

The Feminist Institute

Personal Digital Archiving: Metadata

Data about data makes the world go ‘round

Aug 31, 2020

The Feminist Institute

Personal Digital Archiving: Organizing

Making your digital assets easy to find

Aug 24, 2020

The Feminist Institute

Personal Digital Archiving: Digitization

Scanning for long-term posterity

Jul 27, 2020

The Feminist Institute

Personal Digital Archiving: Identify

Assessing what files to maintain over time

Jul 13, 2020

The Feminist Institute

Introduction to Personal Digital Archiving

Organizing your digital life one file at a time.

Jun 29, 2020

Founder, Kathy Landy, a white woman with shoulder length dirty blonde hair, sitting in a chair.

The Feminist Institute

Welcome to The Feminist Institute!

The Feminist Institute is establishing the foremost online repository for the study of feminist documentation.

Jun 22, 2020

Monika Fabijanska

Women Composers Finally Given The Credit They Deserve

This blog post discusses The Juilliard School’s 2020 Focus Festival that celebrated the 20th-century women composers to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage.

Jan 28, 2020

The Feminist Institute

Mary Beth Edelson: Art and Activism

This blog post is about the feminist artist, Mary Beth Edelson.

Jan 23, 2019