Though I'm not generally a supporter of days dedicated to nouns, today is International Women's Day and to pay homage to all the ladies of the world, this very morning I began to bleed from between my legs! Here are just a fraction of the ladies of the world who have inspired me for various reasons (in no particular order):
Grandma Dot, Sophie Calle, Laiwan, Marina Abravomic (who will be at the MOMA this very month until MAY!), Karen Bolender, Helene Cixous, Mom, Patti Smith, Clarice Lispector, Johanna Wright, Yoko Ono, Andrea Zittel, Gertrude Stein, PJ Harvey, jvala julie, Margaret Atwood, Arundhati Roy, All my aunts, Jane Goodal, Harvest Henderson, The lady in green on the NYC subway, Grandma Millie, Diane DiPrima, Colby Fisher, Bjork, Chelsea Clark-James, Toni Morrison, Vanessa Connelly, Dolly Parton, Dawn Sanders, Karen Finley, Amanda Dora, Emily Stone, Carol Matos, Lisa Shannon, Kate Hamilton, Kat Lissard, Diamanda Galas, Pilar Ortiz, Flatchestedmama, Juliet Peckero, Madonna, Alice Munro, Laurie Anderson, Leah Corcoran (And Fam), Mary Fenton, Ba Lac, Beverly Naidus, Susan Bruce, Mary Edwards, Netty Lacroix, MFK Fisher, and many many many more!