Introducing
The F Word
Our first capsule is called The F Word.
In The F Word, we trace how the meaning of feminism has shifted over time - across cultures, movements, identities. From anti-feminist women to TikTok aesthetics, from academic theory to real-world resistance, this capsule explores the distance between the label and the lived experience.
It’s not about reclaiming feminism for the sake of it. We set out to name the friction and fatigue of this word. Through essays, interviews, art and poetry, we behin our first transmission with one of the most misunderstood signals of them all.
Is Feminism Still Needed? Penny East Has No Doubt
As global rights regress and younger generations grow wary of the word “feminism,” Penny East leads the Fawcett Society with evidence, empathy, and defiance. In this conversation, she makes a case for why feminism remains both necessary and deeply personal.
Are Women Upholding the Patriarchy?
From Unity to Division: The Women Who Undid Feminism
The feminist movement in America was never a monolith. While one camp fought for full emancipation from gender roles, another emerged from the same roots - educated, independent women who believed in traditional hierarchies and saw the right to vote as enough.
Michelle Vaughan’s solo exhibition, A Movement of Women, dives deep into this divide. Through pastel portraits, Cold War memorabilia, and biographies of 40 conservative women from 1920–2020, she builds an archive of anti-feminist resistance.
Obedience Isn’t The Opposite Of Power: Pola Rader
In a world that often equates silence with submission, artist and filmmaker Pola Rader invites us to listen differently. Her photographic series Icon & Mirror captures Orthodox women in Russia navigating tradition, faith, and identity.
Rader’s work challenges the Western feminist assumption that power always looks loud. What if obedience isn’t a sign of weakness but it instead a way to survive?