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#feministfriday episode 520 | Bye

August 30, 2024

Hi everyone, Welcome to the final Fem Fri! I am going to end as I began, with a veritable smorgasbord of women you will be interested to read about and think...

#feministfriday episode 519 | Quieter, more complex

August 23, 2024

Good morning everyone, How has your day been? Good, I hope. I hope you are looking forward to both the long weekend and the penultimate Fem Fri, which is...

#feministfriday episode 518 | Festival

August 16, 2024

Good afternoon everyone, I went to a festival last weekend, and it's still the summer in the Northern Hemisphere at least. So here are some of the festival...

#feministfriday episode 517 | The Years

Hi everyone, How are you doing this sunny afternoon? Well, I hope. I'm going to see The Years at the Almeida, so here is a Fem Fri about that. Let's start...

#feministfriday episode 516 | Flip

Good evening everyone, I LOVE THE OLYMPICS SO MUCH, especially the gymnastics. I did gymnastics as a child and I was quite good, but not very good, so it's...

#feministfriday episode 515 | Waddle

Good evening everyone, It's South London! It's elephants! It's flappers (sort of, don't @ me)! Presenting The Forty Elephants:The Forty Elephants were master...

#feministfriday episode 514 | just find the time

Good afternoon everyone, I have spent four and a half days in workshops so gotta be honest, my first idea for a Fem Fri was WOMEN IN PRISON???? That's not...

#feministfriday episode 513 | Friends

Good afternoon everyone, I have had a day of feeling love for my friends, so here's a FriendsFemFri. Firstly a good, detailed overview of the latest friends...

#feministfriday episode 512 | how much uncertainty

Good afternoon everyone, I've recently taken on a new team at work, and I'd forgotten how much it takes to be the new manager of a quite large group of...

#feministfriday episode 511 | big Deal

Good afternoon, I went to see The Breeders this week, and they were so good. Here's a Fem Fri about the Breeders Extended Universe. Let's start with...

#feministfriday episode 510 | Owls

OWLS. OWL EYES Aren't owls brilliant. Here's a Fem Fri devoted to these silent, fluffy killers. Let's start with a Zoom presentation from Beth Mendelsohn,...

#feministfriday episode 509 | a true book

Good morning or afternoon, Only one topic for Fem Fri this week, because I'm reading a book that I love so much I really have to tell you about it; Rachel...

#feministfriday episode 508 | Riley

Good evening everyone, Happy incoming weekend. What could be nicer than some Bridget Riley on a summer's eve? Why, Bridget Riley without any commentary from...

#feministfriday episode 507 | Loads of treats

Good afternoon everyone, Been a while since I did an old fashioned mixed bag Fem Fri. Enjoy some links with no connections between them. Or no connections...

#feministfriday episode 506 | Penguins

Good morning everyone, Thank you for sending me great resources on women and jigsaws last week. Really enjoyed those. This week, other than work I have...

#feministfriday episode 505 | Puzzling

Good morning everyone, I am approximately the seven billionth person in the world to discover that jigsaws are a relaxing and delightful thing to do, so here...

#feministfriday episode 504 | Make the whole place glimmer

Good afternoon everyone, How are you doing on this sunny Friday? Well, I hope. I hope you are going to get to spend some time outdoors today, but before that...

#feministfriday episode 503 | Algeria

Good afternoon everyone, I went to a cool exhibition last weekend, Zineb Sedira at the Whitechapel Gallery. If you are in London or can get there, I highly...

#feministfriday episode 502 | Whale of a time

Good afternoon everyone, I am going to see a play version of Moby Dick with sea shanties tonight, and I'm so stoked, here's a Fem Fri that is about whales...

#feministfriday episode 502 | Systems

Good afternoon everyone, I have been reading Systems Ultra by Georgina Voss, a book I recommend without hesitation to all subscribers, particularly those who...

#feministfriday episode 500 | beer

Good afternoon everyone, How is it going? I hope it's great. I hope you have something that you're really looking forward to this weekend. One of the things...

#feministfriday episode 499 | True Blue

Good morning everyone, As you might remember, I had a thoroughly enjoyable trip to SFMOMA at the start of the year, here's some art that I'm still jamming...

#feministfriday episode 498 | Eggs!

Good morning everyone, Happy Easter! I hope you enjoy this Fem Fri of the egg painting traditions of Eastern Europe. Here's a YouTube of Romainian egg artist...

#feministfriday episode 497 | a good chess player

Hi team, I love stories of women elite chess players. Thank you to the friend and subscriber who sent me this article on Lisa Lane: “I love to be in the...

#feministfriday episode 496 | Algiers

Good morning everyone, How are you doing? Well, I hope. I promised an exhibition report on the Tate's Women in Revolt. Basically, it was about three...

#feministfriday episode 495

Good afternoon everyone, It's International Women's Day! Here is a Fem Fri of women. We start with Erica Rutherford - she's Scottish, btw, so I love that as...

#feministfriday episode 494 | sparkling vintage

Good morning good people, I say that I'm "taking Fem Fri back to the old school" when I send a couple of links with no connection to each other, but of...

#feministfriday episode 493 | I simply said yes

February 23, 2024

Good morning everyone, At work this week someone called me "Methodology Queen." This is one of the nicest compliments I have recieved at work and I promise I...

#feministfriday episode 492 | Glassy

February 16, 2024

Good morning everyone, I'm going to see Glasser this evening, so Fem Fri today starts there. Maybe you don't remember Glasser, she's an indie/electronic...

#feministfriday episode 491 | Finnish art

February 9, 2024

Good afternoon everyone, This week we head to the land of the lakes, AKA Finland, for two very different artists whose work I am nonetheless jamming on. Alma...

#feministfriday episode 490 | two worlds

February 2, 2024

Good afternoon everyone, It's been a busy week, but last Saturday I saw a tiny exhibition I really enjoyed at the Leighton House. Maha Ahmed's Where Worlds...

#feministfriday episode 489 | shook

January 26, 2024

Good afternoon all, This week I read a story about Maria Graham, who ignited a huge academic controversy after her eyewitness account of an earthquake....

#feministfriday episode 488 | not deterred

January 19, 2024

Good afternoon team, How are you doing? Good, I hope. I for one am extremely excited for a Friday night in watching The Traitors; I'm not taking that...

#feministfriday episode 487 | High Tide

January 12, 2024

Hihi, How are you doing? I'm pretty good, at least in part because I went to San Francisco this week and got to visit the MOMA there. If there is one...

#feministfriday episode 486 | Twelfth Night

January 5, 2024

Good morning everyone, It's twelfth night! I for one am doggedly keeping my tinsel up until the end of the working day. Good luck to everyone who is taking a...

#feministfriday episode 485 | Reading magazines

December 29, 2023

Good morning everyone, I hope you are enjoying this time of year as much as I am. I hope you also have the week off between Christmas and new year, but even...

#feministfriday episode 483 | Fem Fri Albums of the Year 2023

December 15, 2023

Good evening everyone, Are you knackered? I'm so knackered. Well, the good news for all of us is that it is Friday night and I have some lovely album...