Jennifer Abod

Jennifer Abod (born 1946) is an American feminist activist, musician, journalist, and filmmaker.

Education Jennifer Abod is the sister of feminist activist Susan Abod. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University, her Master of Science from Southern Connecticut State University, and her Ph.D. Intercultural Media Education from Union Institute and University. from 1970 until 1976. The highly political band played, once, in front of the White House during a women's liberation march, and at Niantic State Prison, where Erica Huggins was imprisoned. The group also recorded with the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band. In 1985, Abod became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP).

Abod would go on to co-found Women's Health Advocates, and along with Esta Soler and Laura Ponsor Sporazzi, she interviewed women in drug treatment programs in the Northeast. This program evaluated the treatment of women in these facilities, and were published in a report, "The ABC's of Drug Treatment for Women," in 1976. In 1988, she formed her own production company, Profile Productions, which produced and distributed media relating to feminist activists and cultural workers. Her first documentary was released in 2002, titled "The Edge of Each Other's Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde." This film is a tribute to the legacy of politics and poetry left behind by Audre Lorde. Footage from the four-day Boston conference "I Am Your Sisters" is included along with intercuts of interviews with organizers/scholars Jacqui Alexander and Angela Bowen. It expresses an passion of activism that is lifelong and joyous.

Look us in the Eye: The Old Women's Project Cynthia Rich, Mannie Garza, and Janice Keaffaber are the 3 founders of The Old Women's Project. They decided to focus on combating ageism after 10 years of political activism together. The film shows their many techniques against the contempt and invisibility that old women experience every day.

The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen Angela Bowen is a colored girl in inner city Boston during the time of the Jim Crow laws. While running a dance school, she makes a discovery which leads her to desire a different life in a new city and discover her true identity. Her decisions and strategies for survival are influenced by challenges presented to her that deal with race, class, gender, age, and sexuality.

Nice Chinese Girls Don't: Kitty Tsui Kitty Tsui is a Chinese American artist, activist, writer, poet, and body builder. This film focuses on her life as an immigrant amidst the anti-Vietnam war protests in the 1970s and her life now.