Data & Text Citations
FLEUR SPOLIDOR
BATHING SUIT CENSOR
Abrogation de l'interdiction du port du pantalon pour les femmes | Publiée dans le JO Sénat du 12/07/2012, p. 1534
Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli | Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, IT
History of swimwear | Wikipedia
Resisting the Male Gaze: Feminist Responses to the "Normalization" of the Female Body in Wester
Culture | Diane Ponterotto Journal of International Women's Studies | Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Censors, Swimsuits & Scandal: A History of Vintage Bathing Costumes | Theo St. Mane, June 14, 2019
SOCIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN SWIMMING POOLS
Segregation in the United States - Meaning, Facts. & Legacy | history.com
Late civil rights activist Mimi Jones on fighting for justice in the pool | NBC News, Aug. 11, 2020
McKinney, Texas, and the Racial History of American Swimming Pools | Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, June 15, 2015
Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America | Jeff Wiltse, The University of North Carolina Press, May 2010
Mondrian and the Contemporary | Sotheby’s, Oct 28, 2022
“Dul-sayin’” | Dulcé Sloan, The Daily Show, Aug 10, 2021
BETWEEN GOLD AND SURVIVAL SKILLS
Global Drowning Research & Prevention | Drowning Prevention | CDC.gov
Unwelcome waters: Segregated public pools and the lasting effect they have on the Black community | Andre Toran, Louisville Courier Journal, Feb 23, 2021
Why Are There So Few Black Competitive Swimmers? | Callie Crossley, July 19, 2021, wgbh.org
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Why are Black Youth at Highest Risk for Drowning? | YMCA
It's 2016, and the Olympics still won't let women swim the 1,500-meter freestyle | Medill News Service
Tokyo Olympics highlight strides in gender equality – and remaining hurdles | Meredith Deliso, July 22, 2021, ABC News
BODY DYSMORPHIA
2021 Statistics & Trends Released - Demand for Facial Plastic Surgery Skyrocket | The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) Washington, DC, February 10, 2022
Influence of Social Media on Cosmetic Procedure Interest | PMC National library of medicine, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Combating 'Social Media Dysmorphia' | RUSH.edu
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | NHS
fridakahlo.org
PINK TAX
Cosmetics Market Size, Share & Growth Analysis Report 2030 | Grand View Research, Inc.
CVS will pay ‘pink tax’ for women’s hygiene products | KTLA news
New report: Physically attractive people earn 15% more than plainer colleagues | Eva Sierminska, IZA World of Labor, June 29, 2015
Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever | UN News, September 18, 2022, Economic Development
The $192 Billion Gender Gap In Art | Kim Elsesser, Forbes Senior Contributor, August 30, 2022
Warhol's 'Marilyn' auction nabs $195M; most for US artist | AP News
BREASTFEEDING
Breastfeeding Mothers' Bill of Rights | health.ny.gov
Breastfeeding State Laws | ncsl.org
America's sexualization of breasts is so pervasive even other women think public breastfeeding is gross | Maureen Shaw, Quartz Magazine, August 16, 2016
“The Milkmaid” | Jan Vermeer, Encyclopedia of art education, visual-arts-cork.com
AGING GRACEFULLY
The Gender Pay Gap and Its Effect on Women’s Retirement Savings | U.S. GAO, March 24, 2021
The scary facts behind the gender pension gap | World Economic Forum, Mar 7, 2018
How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Women's Retirement | Rachel Hartman, US News, May 4, 2023
Why men often die earlier than women | Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Harvard Health Blog, June 22, 2020
“Whistler's mother, Gray, Black and White,” | The Clark Art Institute, July 4-Sept 27, 2015
HEALTH CARE
"Horrific": World leaders react to end of Roe v. Wade in U.S. | axios.com
European Abortion Laws A Comparative Overview | reproductiverights.org
These women ran an underground abortion network in the 1960s. Here’s what they fear might happen today | Sandee LaMotte, CNN, April 23, 2023
Paula Rego's Abortion Series | Ruthie V, director of the Seattle Artist League, June 2022
Gastão AM. Aborto talvez antes da anunciacão. | Diário de Notácias, Artes, 23 January 2002
“Untitled (Think)” from the portfolio Artists and Writers Protest Against the War in Vietnam | Philadelphia Museum of Art collection, 1967
MENTAL LOAD
The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic | Emma, Oct 23, 2018
La charge mentale, une double peine pour les femmes | S. Flèche, L. Sénécal Le Journal CNRS, Apr 03, 2021
Charge mentale: un fardeau qui affecte la santé des femmes | Biron.com
L'analyse du Cri de Munch | Amelie, Maison d’art
Observatoire des inégalités. Comment favoriser le partage du travail domestique entre femmes et hommes ? | Ariane Pailhé Directrice de recherche à l’Institut national d’études démographiques (Ined), March 2023
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | United Nations
United Nations Declaration on the elimination of violence against women | New York : UN, 1993
Violence against women Prevalence Estimates, 2018. Global, regional and national prevalence estimates for intimate partner violence against women and global and regional prevalence estimates for non-partner sexual violence against women. | WHO: Geneva, 2021
WHO, LSHTM, SAMRC. Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health impacts of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence. | WHO: Geneva, 2013
Artemisia Gentileschi | arthistoryarchive.com
LGBTQIA+ JUSTICE
AWARE | awarewomenartists.com/en/magazine/gerda-wegener/
LGBT Rights | Amnesty International, amnesty.org
genderjustice.us
Timeline of transgender history | Wikipedia
DIFFERENTLY ABLED
Women and girls with disabilities at CSW61 | UNHQ, New York, 13-24 March 2017
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org/legacy/women/disabled.html
Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs | Oct 12, 2014–Feb 10, 2015 MoMA, Karl Buchberg and Jodi Hauptman Exhibition catalog 2014
- - - - - - - - -
SAWYER ROSE
LAUREN
1 insidehighered.com
2 catalyst.org
AMIRA
1 10years.firstround.com
2 kauffmanfellows.org
3 fundera.com
SARA
1 “Disability and American Families:”, US Census Bureau Report
2 MetLife, 2005/2011 Torn Security Blanket Study
3 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6213143/
BETY
1 equitablegrowth.org
Second Class: Women in the Academy
www.aft.org/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/genderdiversity_lgbt0413.pdf
www.catalyst.org/research/women-in-academia/
www.theedadvocate.org/study-nearly-90-percent-of-full-time-professors-are-white/
www.aip.org/statistics/data/women/faculty
sites.nationalacademies.org/cs/groups/pgasite/documents/webpage/pga_050417.pdf
www.aaup.org/2018-19-faculty-compensation-survey-results
gap.hks.harvard.edu/sex-and-science-how-professor-gender-perpetuates-gender-gap
qz.com/670647/academia-is-quietly-and-systematically-keeping-its-women-from-succeeding/
www.taketheleadwomen.com/blog/teach-your-professors-well-closing-gender-gap-for-women-academics-who-lean-in-to-help
www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/04/12/study-finds-female-professors-outperform-men-service-their-possible-professional28
www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/08E023AB-E6D8-4DBD-99A0-24E5EB73A760/0/persistent_inequity.pdf
www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/01/10/study-finds-female-professors-experience-more-work-demands-and-special-favor
Glass Ceiling, Glass Floor: Women in Leadership
www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
www.pewsocialtrends.org/fact-sheet/the-data-on-women-leaders/
cawp.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/resources/results_release_5bletterhead5d_1.pdf
www.pewsocialtrends.org/fact-sheet/the-data-on-women-leaders/
www.cawp.rutgers.edu/women-color-elective-office-2018
www.pewsocialtrends.org/fact-sheet/the-data-on-women-leaders/
www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/06/07/the-number-of-women-ceos-in-the-fortune-500-is-at-an-all-time-high-of-32/?utm_term=.15a43ad89023
www.issgovernance.com/file/publications/us-board-diversity-study.pdf and docs.preqin.com/reports/Preqin-Women-in-Venture-Capital-December-2017.pdf
fortune.com/2018/07/26/land-o-lakes-beth-ford-ceo/
www.fenwick.com/FenwickDocuments/Gender_Diversity_2016.pdf
www.catalyst.org/system/files/2013_catalyst_census_fortune_500_women_board_director.pdf
business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2017/data-reveals-how-the-percentage-of-women-in-leadership-has-changed-over-the-past-15-years
www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/women/a-current-glance-at-women-in-the-law-jan-2018.authcheckdam.pdf.
www.aamc.org/download/481204/data/2015table10.pdf
www.pewsocialtrends.org/fact-sheet/the-data-on-women-leaders/
www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/HES-Pipelines-Pathways-and-Institutional-Leadership-2017.pdf
About the artists
-
Fleur Spolidor
THE SWIMSUITS SERIES: A PICTORIAL REFLECTION ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Fleur Spolidor, MFA, NAWA, is an eco-conscious visual artist whose work addresses critical issues such as women’s rights and climate change. Recently, Spolidor received two grants from the New York State Council on the Arts: the first for “The Swimsuits Series: A Pictorial Reflection on Women’s Rights,”, and the second for her upcoming project, “The Unforgiving Yardstick: A Look at Women’s Roles and Struggles in Westchester County”. The Swimsuits series was on display at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY, Oct-Nov 2023 and a destination during New York State’s Path Through History Weekend 2023. The Unforgiving Yardstick project is set to be exhibited in March 2025 at the Square House Museum in Rye, NY, with support from the Rye Historical Society.
Spolidor actively volunteers her artistic skills for schools and nonprofits and has been selected for an artist residency at the Harrison Public Library, with an emphasis on art programming. She was also awarded a grant for curatorial projects during the pandemic by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds in the Netherlands and was selected as a mentee in the 2021 NCWCA Mentorship Program in San Francisco. Spolidor recently received an artist certification by the City of New Rochelle, NY.
Spolidor is a signature member of the National Association of Women Artists in New York and a member of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art in San Francisco. She is a scholarship recipient who earned her Master’s degree in Contemporary Art History from the University of Paris-Nanterre. Her works are included in both private and public collections across Europe and the United States. Notably, as an engraver, she was selected to design the commemorative plate placed beneath the gold-leafed Pyramidion of the Concorde Obelisk in Paris. Born and raised in Paris, France, Spolidor currently lives and works in Westchester County, NY. -
Sawyer Rose
THE CARRYING STONES PROJECT
Sawyer Rose, FRSA, MRSS is a sculptor, installation and social practice artist. Throughout her career, Rose has used her artwork to shine a spotlight on contemporary social and ecological issues. Her work on The Carrying Stones Project addresses women’s work inequity and has been featured by the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, and BUST Magazine. Sculptures and photographs from the project are currently touring universities, museums, and corporate sites across the United States.
Rose has been a resident artist at Yaddo, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), The Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland, Moulin à Nef in France, Ragdale Foundation, and Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. She has been awarded grants from The Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation, The Puffin Foundation, The Creative Capacity Fund, and The Awesome Foundation.
Rose is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (London); a Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (London); and a Signature Member of National Association of Women Artists (New York). She is the Past President and current Communications Chair of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (San Francisco), where she runs a free Mentorship Program for emerging artists.
Born and raised in North Carolina, she holds a degree in Art History from Williams College in Massachusetts, and currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.