Autumn 2014

Dear fellow sisters and allies,
We want to welcome you to the inaugural edition of
March, our zine dedicated to spreading feminisms. It is our
sincere hope to provide for all of you a space for spirited
debate, friendship, and artistic expression.
We feel compelled to humble ourselves before you and to
respond to those who have been critical of our recent
trials. For those who have stood by us through this deeply
upsetting chapter in our struggle we thank you and want
to let you know from the bottom of our hearts that we are
in a safe place both physically and emotionally. We have
rededicated ourselves to serving you, all those who have
extended to us a hand in friendship. To those who have
extended only a fist, we harbor no ill will.
We feel it necessary to provide a little history for our new
readers so that you can better understand our motivations
and goals. For the past seven months we were part of the
Stoneybrook Cooperative Utopian Meadow (SCUM), an
intentional living community focused around living out
our feminisms, honoring our friendships, and living in
harmony with the earth. We did not anticipate the
struggles that would befall us.

We were disappointed to discover that no matter how pure
our spirits and true our intentions, one cannot live off of
ideas alone. We should know. We tried. We will never forget
the cold dark night when we fed the pangs of our stomachs
the pages of Betty Friedan’s foundational text. The only
mystique that remains is how we did not die from ink
poisoning. Betty did leave us with a gift, however. The
mercury poisoning we suffered sent us on a vision quest that
left us with two stunning conclusions. First, our time at the
intentional living community had come to a sad end.
However, we were inspired to start a digital zine that could
reach farther than any of the best hopes born out of SCUM.
We’re happy to present to you the fruits of our digital labors.
We call upon you to join with us in our new work born of old
ideas. Why title our project “March?” There are two reasons.
We are inspired by the love, friendship, and creative
solidarity embodied by the March sisters, the central
characters of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Secondly,
this zine represents a metaphorical march. Just as our
feminist foremothers engaged in the practice of taking to the
streets, we too ask you to join with us in this digital space
and in the scenes of everyday life; your office, your home,
your school, and amongst your friends. Right now we are two
women walking alone. It is our hope that with each new issue
our numbers will swell, our message will spread, and we will
become a global voice demanding to be heard.
Yours in friendship, feminism, and fun,
The Leo Sisters

“LETTERS FROM LILITH FAIR”
This will be a regularly appearing column from
one of our correspondents in the field. Each
month, Vanessa will update us on her journey to
recreate the original experience of the 1997 Lilith
Fair as part of her capstone project for her
Master’s in Feminist Musicology and the Erotics
of Public Space. This first installment finds her in
George, Washington at the Gorges, where she
sets out to recreate the opening night of what
would later become a foundational moment in
the history of women’s music.
Hi Friends,
Vanessa here. I’m in George, Washington at the first stop
in my ongoing performance piece in which I will attempt to
recreate the spirit of Lilith Fair by replaying its music in the
spaces where it was originally performed while following
the original tour schedule. I look forward to connecting with
local souls who share my enthusiasm for this landmark
feminist music experience. You can track my movements
as I complete this journey on the March website. I look
forward to seeing you all, especially my former bandsisters,
you know who you are. I’m sorry for what I’ve done and I
still believe in the dream that the music of The Spinsters
represented.
These hands are still my own,
Vanessa

BLIND ITEMS
1. To the sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma who joined with us in an improv
consciousness raising circle at the local bottle drive to fund our local
transgender animal adoption clinic. We loved this random moment of
righteousness and commend your bravery and spirit. We’re closer to
understanding your mission as an organization.
2. We were ecstatic to overhear that one of the male professors in the
history department has been become a vocal supporter of reproductive
care reform based on a Scandinavian model. Keep fighting the good fight!
3. The local leader of our planned parenthood was overheard making
derogatory remarks about housewives who take her organic yoga class,
“Yoga of the Global South” in the community center. We would like to
remind her that we are committed to honor all feminismS. We support the
choices made by women everywhere in all places at all times. We invite
her to join us.
4. A sister in the cause recently contacted us to highlight the recent
bravery of a certain octogenarian “actor” who staged a one-woman
performance of Equus. Rock on!
5. On the subway, a woman was heard referring to herself as a “second
wave woman in a fourth-wave world.” We hope she will feel empowered to
reject the wave model. Feminism knows no boundaries, temporal or
otherwise.

Protest Updates
1. We are still protesting Poland Springs. If you don’t know why, you
should be ashamed of yourself. Ignorance is no excuse.
2. The Iraq War. Is anyone paying attention to that anymore?
3. We’re still protesting the slut-shaming of Monica Lewinsky by the
media. For shame Barbara Walters. Please wear a beret in
solidarity with Monica.
4. Illegal whaling. We’re still against it.
5. Penguin Modern
Classic’s latest cover of
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory. We heard what
was said in those creative
team meetings. We will
not forgive and we will
never forget.
6. Vitamin C, (the singer,
not the source of good
health) maybe we are
that kind of girl.
#deepcuts

NOUNS BETRAYING THE SISTERHOOD
1. To the elderly male Historian who referred to Simon de Beauvoir’s
Second Sex as a “third-rail”... we’re on to you.
2. At the downtown women’s art space one of the local artists was
overheard making derogatory remarks about Frida Kahlo that made light of
her artwork and her facial hair. We are deeply offended and profoundly
disturbed. As a side note, this moment also called our attention to the
shocking lack of emergency counseling available for feminist emergencies.
We want to call our sisters in the counseling world to action. Please contact
us with potential safety plans that we may share with our readers.
3. The TA wearing a skinny tie last Friday. We don’t need any further
reminders of the ties that bind.
4. Bridges.
5. Ray Rice, the head of the NFL (we aren’t even looking up your name AS
AN ARGUMENT), the NFL’s lawyers (if any of you are women, please quit
immediately. We can direct you to positions where you will be valued).
6. Rachel Ray. You know why.
7. To the roommate who violated our Kombucha’s mother. That was really
not cool.
8. Lifetime and the creators of the Unauthorized Saved By the Bell movie
and Brittany Murphy biopic. We support your mission, but not your
execution.

FINAL THOUGHTS
We are following the ongoing Miley Cyrus/Taylor Swift/Katy Perry feud. If
you do a close reading of this edition you will know where we stand. We
could not have been more clear.
Gratitude Corner
We want to thank our new interns, Teagan and Sara. Despite
majoring in fashion, they have decided to work with us. We
commend their bravery! They have taken on running our
zine’s Tumblr page as their special project. Please check it
out for behind the scenes looks at the production of this zine
and other information. We’re not entirely sure what a
Tumblr is, but we look forward to figuring that out! And a big
shout-out to Javier Ungo. We found your Lillith playlist on
Spotify. Contact us for future collaborations.
Submissions
We want to hear from you! Contact us at marchthezine@gmail.com
with submissions, reactions, questions, and love.

Content areas coming soon:
1. Future book reviews
2. Herstory corner
3. Reclaiming holidays
4. March Investigates
5. Features
6. Feminist art
Want more March?
Check out our website marchthezine.com,
follow us on facebook, twitter, and support
the great work our interns are doing on
tumblr!

MISSING FEMINIST ICONS
Has anyone seen Tracy Chapman?
Is she safe? Give us one reason not to be
worried. Someone contact us with an update
STAT.