It began with a passion and care for change. A burning need for action and to let myself fully embrace the power of my rage in a ten minute play I wrote for a 48 hour play festival with “What Would the Neighbors Say?” at Marymount Manhattan College. After the eye opening experience of expanding it for a full production, I knew that it had taken on a new life. I wanted to use The Nowhere Women to create an artistic community to support the voices of women and survivors of Sexual Assault, domestic violence, and abuse to acknowledge how all systems of oppression are connected and stress the importance of intersectionality and community in feminism.
The Play
A spoken word manifesto answering the question: What is feminism? Through a mixture of song, dance, poetry, and dialogue between three iconic feminist figures (Abigail Adams, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Naomi Parker Fraley [Rosie the Riveter]) It explores the history of the feminist movement, American Politics, gender socialization, community, and the raw truth of its sustained importance. It exposes tough conversations most often repressed and censored in artistic as well as every day social society.
The Database
Feminism is full of complexities and nuanced experiences that all deserve to be acknowledged in their entirety. So many contributions have been made to the feminist movement by BIPOC feminists and queer feminists that have and continue to go underrepresented in mainstream feminism. As it is not my place to tell their stories, I want to hold space for their voices and histories and how that connects deeply to the core of our mission. Feminism is nothing without intersectionality. Without the nonbinary, trans, or BIPOC community, there would be no feminism. This space isn’t just for female identifying individuals, it’s for everyone who has ever been or continues to be affected by misogyny.
You can find more resources about Black, POC, and LGBTQ+ stories and feminist perspectives if you click below!
I highly encourage you to learn more with our database.
Photos by Lana Marina West
Susanne Zwingel
“…gut wrenching, beautiful, intense. It made me grateful for the widsom and collective love of these young women…it made me hopeful for the future”
Common Sense Feminist Blog Nella Rafala Chatfield
“Gripping. I and the audience were captivated by its poignant message that pierced any temporary slumber of awareness of the historical erasure happening and about to happen to women’s documented struggles and triumphs in this country.”