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'''Ladyfriend Zine''' is a biannual photocopied small press publication celebrating female friendship of all kinds.
 
'''Ladyfriend Zine''' is a biannual photocopied small press publication celebrating female friendship of all kinds.
  
Each themed issue showcases a range of well-curated submissions that represent how different and complex women’s experiences really are. The shoe issue, for instance, includes one woman’s story of chasing off car thieves in high-heeled boots, a piece on living in rural Madagascar without footwear, and a feature about Aimee Mullins, an award-winning athlete born without feet.  
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Each themed issue showcases a range of well-curated submissions that represent how different and complex women’s experiences really are. The shoe issue, for instance, includes one woman’s story of chasing off car thieves in high-heeled boots, a piece on living in rural Madagascar without footwear, and a feature about Aimee Mullins, an award-winning athlete born without feet.
  
Ladyfriend periodically tours the country with readings and public workshops: Editor/Publisher [[Christa Donner]] teams up with local ladyfriends in each city to read stories out loud, play a human-sized board game with audience members, and collect words of wisdom for another of her [[zine]] projects called [[Free Advice]].
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''Ladyfriend'' was one of the zines selected for the 2003 tour of North America by [[Mobilivre-Bookmobile]], the travelling library of independent publications. 
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''Ladyfriend'' periodically tours the country with readings and public workshops: Editor/Publisher [[Christa Donner]] teams up with local ladyfriends in each city to read stories out loud, play a human-sized board game with audience members, and collect words of wisdom for another of her [[zine]] projects called [[Free Advice]].
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [http://www.ladyfriend.homestead.com Official Site]
 
* [http://www.ladyfriend.homestead.com Official Site]
  
[[Category:Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:Illinois Zines]] [[Category:2000's publications]]
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[[Category:Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:Illinois Zines]] [[Category:2000's publications]] [[Category:Feminism]]

Revision as of 00:09, 12 April 2009

Ladyfriend Zine is a biannual photocopied small press publication celebrating female friendship of all kinds.

Each themed issue showcases a range of well-curated submissions that represent how different and complex women’s experiences really are. The shoe issue, for instance, includes one woman’s story of chasing off car thieves in high-heeled boots, a piece on living in rural Madagascar without footwear, and a feature about Aimee Mullins, an award-winning athlete born without feet.

Ladyfriend was one of the zines selected for the 2003 tour of North America by Mobilivre-Bookmobile, the travelling library of independent publications.

Ladyfriend periodically tours the country with readings and public workshops: Editor/Publisher Christa Donner teams up with local ladyfriends in each city to read stories out loud, play a human-sized board game with audience members, and collect words of wisdom for another of her zine projects called Free Advice.

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