To the Editor:
I looked in vain in the endless columns of coverage devoted to the centennial of the Statue of Liberty for a comment about the most obvious of her messages: Here is a strong and powerful woman proclaiming the strength and freedom of women.
I doubt if she would tolerate any man condescending to her with titles like ''Miss'' or ''Lady.''
What I love about her is that she is not smiling, and she has a clear don't-mess-with-me look on that wonderful face. And if there is any doubt about her strength, there is that powerful arm, not holding a sword but a light.
Men will probably never understand how famished women are for female symbols. We are inundated with male monuments. We claim that woman in the harbor as one of us. GABRIELLE BERNARD Cambridge, Mass., July 4, 1986 
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The no platforming of radical feminists: A talk by Julie Bindel

June 10, 2015 The no platforming of radical feminists: A talk by Julie Bindel2015-06-15T17:58:11+00:00 Blog 72 Comments
This is an edited transcript of a talk given by journalist, Julie Bindel, on June 6, 2015 at the Quaker Meeting House in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The event was recorded by UK Indymedia and was organized by the RadFem Collective.


http://feministcurrent.com/12196/the-no-platforming-of-radical-feminists-a-talk-by-julie-bindel/
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June 18 1848 The first Women’s Rights Convention convenes in Seneca Falls, New York.
1963   Soviet cosmonaut, Valentia Tereshkova, becomes the first woman in space.