Rochelle G. Saidel, Author at Women's eNews

Girls of Color Define Feminism in Their Own Terms

By Rochelle G. Saidel & Sonja M. Hedgepeth ● Politics ● July 14, 2015

Organized by the Women Wage Peace movement, the cross-sectional group has been holding a vigil outside the prime minister’s residence since last week, part of its 50-day fast to mark the anniversary of last summer’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.

‘Comfort Women’ Ranks Extend Beyond Korea

By Rochelle G. Saidel ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2014

Other victims from Taiwan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor were also forced into sexual slavery. Sometimes women were required to provide sexual service, which could be defined as rape, for up to 50 soldiers per day.

Two Female Resistance Heroes Join French Pantheon

By Rochelle G. Saidel ● Uncategorized ● February 24, 2014

Germaine Tillion and Geneviève de Gaulle, political prisoners in Ravensbrück women’s concentration camp, have received the posthumous honor. In April, the English premiere of Tillion’s play will be staged at the University of Southern Maine.

Women Violated in War Denied Memorials

By Rochelle G. Saidel ● Commentary ● May 28, 2012

Japanese officials are trying to remove a small monument to Korean “comfort women” in New Jersey. Rochelle Saidel says these and other women violated by war are still being denied official recognition.

Obama Addresses Sex Violence at Holocaust Museum

By Rochelle G. Saidel ● Crime & Law ● April 27, 2012

The founder of Remember the Women Institute finds the president’s remarks significant given the context. That’s because the sexual violence that occurred during the Holocaust is still not widely recognized.

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Girls of Color Define Feminism in Their Own Terms

‘Comfort Women’ Ranks Extend Beyond Korea

Two Female Resistance Heroes Join French Pantheon

Women Violated in War Denied Memorials

Obama Addresses Sex Violence at Holocaust Museum