Phoebe Maltz Bovy is a former editor of the Sisterhood blog at the Forward. Her writing has appeared in several publications, including The New Republic and The Atlantic. Her book, “The Perils of ‘Privilege,’” was published by St. Martin’s Press in March 2017. She has a PhD in French and French Studies from New York University, and has read a lot of 19th century French Jewish newspapers for a 21st century American.
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
By Phoebe Maltz Bovy
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Life Jewish Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain Promotes Parity With 50/50 Project
Tiffany Shlain, the fabulous Jewish filmmaker behind “The Tribe” and “The Making Of a Mensch”, has a new project: 50/50. As in, gender equality, and, as per the website, “not just politics and board rooms.” Excellent! More like this, please! The multimedia, multifaceted initiative began with a film, which premiered in October, and is leading…
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Life Movie Stars In Forverts History: Princess Mohammed Ali Ibrahim née Ginsburg
The Forverts and Forward alike have a rich history of covering Jewish film stars (including the old standby: stars readers might not have known were Jewish). One of the most noteworthy Jewish stars of yore: Pearl Shepherd, born Pearl Ginsburg or Ginsberg, active in the 1910s and 1920s. Shepard starred in a number of movies,…
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Life With ‘Women Who Work’, Ivanka Trump Channels Zeitgeist
In The New York Times, Jennifer Senior reviews Sisterhood-post stalwart and First Daughter Ivanka Trump’s latest contribution to the literary landscape: Women Who Work: Rewriting The Rules For Success. Has Ivanka rewritten those rules? Here’s Senior: It’s a strawberry milkshake of inspirational quotes. Lee Iacocca appears two pages before Socrates. Toni Morrison appears one page…
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Life Dianne Feinstein’s Jewish Journey From Catholic School To The Senate
In Mother Jones, Gail Sheehy profiles Dianne Feinstein, senior Senator from California (and 2015 Forward 50 honoree). Sheehy offers a sweeping portrait of “the lioness of the Senate”, including stands she has taken on everything from torture to reproductive rights. Feinstein had an unusual — and, in some ways, quite difficult — Jewish San Francisco…
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Life Latest Fox News Lawsuit: Reporter Demoted After Endometriosis Essay
I realize National Infertility Awareness Week was last week, but frankly the story at hand is at least as appropriate for May 1st, as it’s a labor issue, and a heck of a labor issue at that: At The Cut, Gabriel Sherman reports on yet another Fox News lawsuit, and it’s a doozy: Fox News…
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Life Is Ethical, Democratized Fashion Possible?
It can sometimes seem, to the cynical, that “ethical fashion” is merely a way for those who can afford to spend $600 on a dress to feel not just chic but noble (as in ethical, not as in aristocratic, although maybe that as well) for their purchase. And yet even those skeptical of brands’ promises…
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Life Mixing Modesty And Modernity With The Pantskirt (Skirtpant?)
In a personal essay for Racked, Shoshana Kordova, from New Jersey but now living in Israel, explains why she and her daughters have embraced a layered look. “The leggings and pants my daughters and I wear under our skirts,” she writes, “mean we don’t have to choose between skirts and pants, between religious conventions and…
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Life Male Journalist Finds Profiling Actresses A Bore. Oh.
In 2013, Carly Lewis wrote a great piece for the Walrus about the phenomenon of certain male journalists writing either drooling or dismissive profiles of famous (and famously attractive) women. So it might seem a refreshing surprise that a male journalist has announced his aversion to profiling celebrities. In a recent piece for The American…
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