"#Musings of a Lonely Feminist" Issue #1

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Title

"#Musings of a Lonely Feminist" Issue #1

Subject

Feminist Zine

Description

Issue number one of the zine "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist".

Creator

University of Texas at Austin Feminist Action Project

Source

University of Texas at Austin

Publisher

Feminist Action Project

Date

2013

Contributor

Feminist Action Project, UT Fine Arts Library

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

[no text]

Format

Printed Zine

Language

English

Type

Zine

Identifier

[no text]

Coverage

Modern feminist experience in the United States of America

Collection Items

Cover of "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist" Issue #1: "Thank Goodness It's Feminism!"
Cover of the first issue of "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist". A collage is at the top of the page forming the title of the zine and the bottom is a play on the famous propaganda poster "We Can Do It" by J. Howard Miller. This image instead reads "We…

Back cover of "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist" Issue #1
Back cover of the first issue of "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist". The bottom half of the page appears to be a photo of the Feminist Action Project members. The rest of the page includes a drawn image of a nude woman amognst flowers and more drawn…

Table of Contents  of "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist" Issue #1
Table of contents with the pieces and their authors listed in the order in which they appear. At the bottom a thanks is given to the Gender and Sexuality Center and the people of the Dean of Students Office.

Letter from the editors in "#Musings of a Lonely Feminist" Issue #1
In this letter the editors explain the concept of a "lonely feminist" and the purpose of the zine. On the following page there is a trigger warning for certain topics and a dedication to the murdered openly gay mayoral candidate man of color from…

Love the Person, Hate the Sin
This poem deals with the author's frustration with Christianity and their sexuality. Various images surround the poem such as pictures of hands, geometric shapes, and a cat's eye. In this poem, Salazar expresses her distaste for the phrase "love the…

You Can't Find Liberation Through Misogny
In this short piece, the author condemns misogyny and stresses the importance of intersectionality. More specifically, he writes that he and other fellow "gay, bi and queer men" need to acknowledge the fact that misogyny and homophobia are linked. He…

A Letter to my 16 Year-Old Brother
In this letter, the author writes to her younger brother, a "white, male, able-bodied, financially secure and straight" person. She urges him to acknowledge the incredible privilege that this affords him and for him to think more before he makes rape…
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