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Helloooo. I’m Mrs. Geoffrey. I’m sitting here in my expensive townhouse. I gaze out the window at the noon sun glistening…
Lydia Sargent
Lydia Sargent (January 10, 1942 - 27 September, 2020) was a mother of three, a feminist, a playwright, publisher, director, actor, and activist. She cofounded Z Magazine, South End Press, and Z Media Institute.
She was a member of the Newbury Street Theater in Boston and drew significant acclaim for her play, I Read About My Death in Vogue Magazine (1985). She produced, directed, and acted in many plays with the Woods Hole Theater Company.
Lydia was the author of Women and Revolution, Playbook, and many journalistic works and essays. She engaged in countless other projects as an anti-war activist, civil disobedience organizer, and teacher. She is remembered as an inspiring example of bravery in overcoming personal circumstance, and of loving always firstly to pursue better for all.
For our tenth birthday, Z will begin an ongoing series of articles called "Being Left." Activists will talk personally about what…
People. And you gals. I almost didn’t write my column this month. Why, you ask, bereft at the thought of no…
Sargent People. And you gals. Lots of inspiring things have happened recently. Two, in particular, stand out. One is the welcome…
Lydia Sargent I was going to write an impersonal account of institution-building vis-a-vis describing Z Media Institute. That’s why all the…
mostly gals) should refrain from having sex until they are in a monogamous marriage when, presumably, sex will not cause STPs, pregnancy,…
Sargent Welcome to Hotel Satire, People…and you Gals. It’s summer and you know what that means. It’s time for my semi-traditional…
Lydia Sargent Gals, there is a controversy raging here at Hotel Satire. It’s terrible. Mom gals aren’t speaking to daughter gals…
I was chatting with a feminist in the street the other day. How did I know she was a feminist, you…
Lydia Sargent Recently, we received a brochure in the mail all about "Communication Skills for Women: Achieving Confidence, Credibility, and Composure," a…