Feminist Business History Class

CV is a feminist business coach, scholar, writer, and teacher. She is the co-founder with Lex Schroeder of FeministsAtWork

CV Harquail for Feminists At Work

Are you a feminist entrepreneur hoping to infuse your business with feminist principles? By working wisely, not repeating common mistakes?

This Feminist Business History course might be just right for you. -﻿- Note: Plans are still up for adjustment, in anticipation of feedback from our Info Session on Aug 29. If you sign up and things change in ways that don&#x27;t work for you, i&#x27;ll (of course) refund your ticket prices 100% -- This class is designed to help us remember what feminist businesspeople have already learned-- by diving into the histories of feminist businesses, recognizing their struggles and successes, and translating these into practices for *today*.In this three-part online course, we&#x27;ll explore the history of feminist businesses in the United States (with a little Canada and Britain). We&#x27;ll discuss how feminist businesses have challenged the norms of conventional business, challenged themselves and their communities, fought for social justice, and set a foundation for activist businesses today. We&#x27;ll start by defining what feminist businesses are and how they differ from conventional businesses. We&#x27;ll look at how several different kinds of feminist businesses flourished in the &#x27;70s and &#x27;80s here in the USA, and how they influenced other activists. Then, we&#x27;ll dive into the history of a classic example: the feminist bookstore movement. Finally, we&#x27;ll discuss the insights and implications of feminist business histories for current and future feminist businesses. T﻿he first and third classes, I&#x27;ll compile, condense, and compose the material for you. I&#x27;ll draw on my study of over two dozen feminist businesses and industries as well as my own academic work on defining feminist business and guiding feminist enterprise. While I don&#x27;t really like to lecture (and look like I think my own view is the only valid, expert one) I&#x27;ll present a rich and useful perspective for us to consider. The idea is for me to do most of the academic work (reading, synthesizing, pondering) so you don&#x27;t have to. Instead, you&#x27;ll bring your curiosity and questions so that we can discuss the ideas I bring forward and focus on what matters to you. For the second class, we&#x27;ll draw on the rich, complex, provocative book by Kristen Hogan, The Feminist Bookstore Movement: Lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability (2016, Duke University Press). I&#x27;ll summarize the main points of this history, highlighting the bookstores&#x27; feminist products and profit orientations. I&#x27;ll also share how they worked to address racism, classism, and homophobia in their own organizations. Participants will be invited to read key sections of the book (but won&#x27;t have to), and everyone can share their insights and conclusions. Whether you&#x27;ve already launched a feminist business, or think you might build one, or are determined to be a better feminist activist in your current work, this class will give you understanding, perspective, and insight to draw on. You&#x27;ll know you&#x27;re not alone -- rather, you&#x27;re the latest, boldest step in the revolution we know as feminist business.

Feminist Business History Class

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