Link Roundup

Hello, hello! Due to the fall holidays, posting has been light for the past few weeks at Jewesses with Attitude.

• Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Kathleen Peratis have organized a conference honoring Anita Hill and the 20th anniversary of her testimony

• Don't miss the premiere of the HBO Documentary, “Gloria: In Her Own Words” on August 15th at 9PM EST. The Women's Media Center is celebrating this event with a video contest: describe your vision for the future of feminism in a 2 minute video.

August is here, and with it the last few weeks of rest and relaxation before the holidays, school, and general hustle and bustle of fall.

• Aurora Mendelsohn of Rainbow Tallit Baby discusses the use of the word "egalitarian" in different aspects of Jewish life on Jewschool. She writes, "I could not help channeling Inigo Montoya; “Egalitarian…You keep using that word.

Is it just me, or did June fly by? Here are some things that happened:

We celebrated, discussed, and lamented the reality of women in the workplace:

• Israeli parents name their daughter “Like” after Facebook feature.

Saying goodbye:

As you know if you read this blog, this month marks the centennial of the Triangle Factory fire, a watershed in the American labor movement.

• February is Black History Month. Feministing recognizes the contributions of women to the Civil Rights Movement in this blog post (with a tribute video). Jewish women played an important role in the Movement. Learn the stories of 16 extraordinary Jewish women who dedicated their lives to fighting for civil rights in a special feature on jwa.org.