Radical Tea Towel US Blog

After decades of feminist persistence, the 19th Amendment was ratified 99 years ago today. Tennessee provided the winning margin - by just a single vote. Tennessee’s given a lot to America. … read more

Dr. Anna Julia Cooper, born today in 1858, stands alongside the likes of Sojourner Truth and Ida B. Wells in the long and fierce history of black women standing up to racist prejudice as part of the b … read more

The 1848 women's rights convention held at Seneca falls was the CEDAW of its time. A women's rights movement in America was born and the hope it inspired would spread throughout the world.  "O … read more

In a Radical Tea Towel email earlier this month, I wrote about how  International Women’s Day (8th March) originated in the European socialist movement. But it’s important to stress that … read more

Back in 2012, "Django Unchained" shook up the film world as Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece. The film's central figure, Django (depicted memorably by Jamie Foxx) escapes his enslavement … read more