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| − | Ladyfriend Zine is a biannual small | + | '''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. | |
| − | + | Issues of ''Ladyfriend'' were selected for the 2003 and 2005 tours 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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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Free Advice]] (2003) | ||
| + | * [[Demedicalization Manifesto]] (2005) | ||
| + | * [[Translucent Transformation]] (2006) | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.ladyfriend.homestead.com Official Site] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:Illinois Zines]] [[Category:2000's publications]] [[Category:Feminism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:02, 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.
Issues of Ladyfriend were selected for the 2003 and 2005 tours 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.
See Also
- Free Advice (2003)
- Demedicalization Manifesto (2005)
- Translucent Transformation (2006)
