Hoax
Subtitle: feminism and hirstories
By: Rachel and Sari
Publisher: The authors
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
Subjects: Feminism; History; Feminists; Riot grrrl movement; Sexual minorities; Women anarchists; Male feminists; Hair; Comic books, strips; Removal
Description: Hoax is a compilation zine created by crg (who, in issue 4, outs hirself as Sari, author of "You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania") and Rachel that discusses feminism "in relation to different aspects of day-to-day life." Issue 4 centers on the theme of "hirstories," individual narratives of feminist heroes such Sylvia Plath, finding feminism in one's own life, their generation's relationship with riot grrrl, and reconciling multiple identities with one's feminist beliefs. Topics include being a young "drag hag," witchcraft, transnational/global feminism, triggers, sex tourism, being a Christian feminist, and historical views of women in ancient Rome among many others. As with all other issues, this zine also includes recipes, comics, and a section on "Unsung Feminist Heroes."
Notes: Cover title.
Table of contents: title: CRG is Dead  -- Sari; title: Field Days  -- Andria Alefhi; title: I Am Not a Riot Grrrl: a Retrospective  -- rachel; title: Arguing the Truth  -- India Kushner; title: Safety: Reflections on Working in a Women's Refuge  -- a Young British Feminist; title: Fuck You  -- Cameron; title: Jane Addams & the Hull House  -- sari; title: Nice Pants  -- Elizabeth Sheehey; title: Metelkova Mesto: Community, Art, & Media Autonomy in Slovenia  -- sari; title: I heart Feminists --; title: Was I once a Witch?  -- rachel; title: How I Came to Consider Myself a Feminist ... Among Other Things  -- Evan Wilson; title: Rome as Patriarchy: a Comparative Summary of Women in Ancient Rome and Women in the Contemporary United States of America  -- Sea George; title: A Grandmother's Influence on My Feminist Origins  -- Persephone Pomegranate; title: Hair Stories  -- Kagey; title: Autobiography of a Drag Hag  -- Nellie Becket; title: Sylvia Plath and the Feminist Inversion of Mythology  -- rachel; title: A Brief History of Witchcraft  -- Michelle Nickolaisen; title: Erotic and Exotic, Carnal and Carnival: Heterosexual Brazilian Sex Tourism  -- sari; title: Adbusting! --; title: Ladies, Watch Yer Backs! the FBI Infiltration of the Second Wave Feminist Movement  -- rachel; title: Fathers & Feminist Daughters  -- Carrie Frederick; title: Storytelling and Transnational Feminism  -- sari; title: Revolution in the Stacks: the Achievements of Jeanette Howard Foster  -- Kate a; title: My Feminist Story  -- Royce Icon; title: Becoming "Caucasian"  -- rachel; title: My First Trigger  -- sari; title: Clothed with Strength and Dignity: Becoming a Christian Feminist  -- Lily Dodge; title: Unsung Feminist Hero: Mother's Day  -- rachel; title: Vegan Recipe Time!  -- Sophie Gearon; title: About the Contributors.