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By Nicholas Sweeney <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Julie Shayne began her Rad Womxn in the Global South class at the University of Washington Bothell last spring, assignments explored feminist theory, queer theory and the lives of womxn in countries located in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It ended with a final assignment that celebrated womxn closer to home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile researching the lives of womxn thousands of miles away, the students also discovered there were rad womxn right here in the Pacific Northwest who weren\u2019t in the spotlight despite their accomplishments,\u201d said Shayne, principal lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. \u201cSo, their joint final project was to create something that would honor these local womxn.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting standards <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the planning for this course began a year ago, the project was envisioned as a small zine of short biographical essays. Shayne and Denise Hattwig, her frequent collaborator and Digital Collections librarian, turned to Riot Grrrl zines as models, which they considered \u201cprime examples of what grassroots literature like ours could look like.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would also be available online, a form which would be accessible and free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe knew we wanted it to be open source,\u201d said Hattwig. \u201cFor a feminist work that recognized underrepresented people, it was especially important that we made the biographies accessible.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was also important that the feminism represented be an inclusive one. \u201cFor the project, we wanted to feature womxn of color, trans women, non-binary folks, femme people; people who aren\u2019t showcased in other forms of media,\u201d said Shayne, who is also the faculty coordinator for the Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies<\/a> (GWSS) program. \u201cThat\u2019s why we chose to spell women with an x. We wanted this project to include feminism in all its various forms, so the students could see themselves in the womxn they were honoring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing inspiration <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To get students thinking about the womxn they would write about, Shayne invited womxn like Kate Schatz, author of the \u201cRad Women\u201d and \u201cRad Girls\u201d books, to meet virtually with the class. \u201cI wanted them to use Kate\u2019s works as models for their own,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe met some truly inspiring people throughout the quarter,\u201d said Nicole Carter, student and peer facilitator for the class. \u201cWe got to see real-world examples of the kinds of advocacy and theory we were reading about.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Schatz\u2019s lecture, students were even more energized about sharing the stories of the local badasses. The concept grew and eventually became a book-length zine. \u201cBadass Womxn in the Pacific Northwest<\/a>,\u201d far exceeded Shayne and Hattwig\u2019s expectations. \u201cPart way through, the project took on a life of its own,\u201d said Shayne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shayne created a list of teams students could choose to work within, including a group to produce a video about the process, one that created original artwork of each of the womxn, one to design a poster to present the piece, and one to do layout. Students worked on their own to write their individual biographies, drawing on resources provided by Penelope Wood, GWSS librarian, and writing support from the copy editing team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile making the zine, I learned just how important communication is,\u201d said Stephanie Guzman, GWSS major and one of the students responsible for the video. \u201cThere were so many moving parts to put together in a short period of time. We had to be organized and keep each other updated constantly.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone worked tirelessly to make sure all the working pieces fit together seamlessly and since the quarter system moves very quickly there is not a lot of wiggle room for error,\u201d Shayne said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For students, making the zine represented more than just an assignment or grade. \u201cPeople really got into researching their subjects,\u201d Carter said. \u201cIt was beautiful to see how impactful and empowering learning about these womxn was for each of the students.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the womxn featured include Ijeoma Oluo, Seattle-based author of \u201cSo You Want to Talk about Race\u201d; Megan Rapinoe<\/a>, striker for the Reign FC and a co-captain of the world champion U.S. women\u2019s national soccer team; and Bertha Landes<\/a>, the first womxn to be elected as mayor in a major U.S. city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanjevni Prasad, one of the three student artists, chose to write about Nikkita Oliver<\/a>, a biracial community organizer, educator and attorney who experienced homelessness as a youth and who watched her father move in and out of incarceration. \u201cShe was a womxn who didn\u2019t let her past define her and is an example of the type of person I want to be,\u201d Prasad said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Guzman was drawn to her subject Hazel Wolf, a single mother who lived in poverty and fought for the rights of workers, womxn and marginalized groups. \u201cHer work and compassion are truly inspiring,\u201d Guzman said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Shayne, recipient of the UW Bothell 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award<\/a>, that was exactly the point. \u201cThis is why work like ours is so important,\u201d she said. \u201cAs feminists, we need to document the works of womxn because if we don\u2019t do it, it won\u2019t get done. With this project and with this course, I wanted to expose students to the untold stories of these womxn. I believe we succeeded in doing that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the most ambitious and most exciting project I have done in my 20+ years as a college professor.\u201d The online version is available here<\/a>. Email Julie Shayne<\/a> if you are interested in receiving a hard copy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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