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Issue Number 19: Does the Wage Gap Mean that I can Leave Work 23% Early Today?
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Issue Number 13: All of the Dumb Blonde Jokes I Know are One Liners. It's Probably so Men can Remember Them
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Issue Number 36: Oh, No. I Don't Mind Waiting, I Love Time Dragging Me by the Hair
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Issue Number 17: I Realize That the Most Beautiful Thing a Woman can Wear is Her Passion but Cosmetics are Easier to Buy
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Issue Number 15: I Asked My Husband When He Would be Ready to Have Kids. He Told Me He Just Isn't Ready for Me to be a Single Mom
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Issue Number 12: My Favorite Thing about Children is that I'm not Responsible for Any of Them
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Issue Number 37: Driving in the Car and Listening to the Radio Counts as 'Cardio' Right?
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Issue Number 40: Yes, I Know How Fast I was Moving. Do You Know How Fast the Country is Moving to Alleviate Gender Oppression? Slower Than a Speeding Slug
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Issue Number 47: Hello, 1950's? You Left Your Oppressive Gender Roles in Our Century. Will You Please Come Pick Them Up?
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Issue Number 44: Lunchbox
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Issue Number 47: Lunchbox
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Issue Number 50: What's the Difference Between My Man and My term Deposit? That's Easy. My Term Deposit will Eventually Mature
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Issue Number 46: I Asked My Political Representative for His Position on Women in Society, and He Told Me it's Usually Missionary
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Issue Number 49: Today My Doctor Told Me I Have an Eating Disorder... Like it's not Enough That I'm Fat
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Issue Number 48: My Fantasy is to Have 2 Men at Once! One Cooking, One Cleaning
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Issue Number 44: Oh, My! I Apologize for Offending You. Of Course I Value Your Opinion... as Long as You Don't Offer It
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Issue Number 44: Oh, My! I Apologize for Offending You. Of Course I Value Your Opinion... as Long as You Don't Offer It
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Issue Number 44: Oh, My! I Apologize for Offending You. Of Course I Value Your Opinion... as Long as You Don't Offer It
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Issue Number 43: I Decided Not to have Kids. The Children are Taking it Pretty Hard
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Issue Number 43: I Decided Not to have Kids. The Children are Taking it Pretty Hard
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Issue Number 43: I Decided Not to have Kids. The Children are Taking it Pretty Hard
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Issue Number 42: I Blame Disney for Making Me Think Signing Fixes Everything
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Currently on display in the Gallery
Mettle Martyr
March 19 – April 8, 2021
Bitfactory Gallery presents Mettle Martyr a solo exhibition featuring works by A.L. Lummus running March 19 through Apr 8, 2021. In this show, Lummus wraps her social commentary about society's worship of female self-sacrifice in bright, frivolous images that harken to the late-50’s and early sixties as a means to help her message be more palatable and accessible. She uses mixed media 2dworks as well as installation and a short film to create a small, sardonic celebration of the "ultimate American feminine." The public is invited to an Opening Reception at Bitfactory Gallery, 815 N Santa Fe Drive, on Friday, March 19 from 6-9 pm and during regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., and by appointment. Due to COVID restrictions masks are required and social distancing is encouraged.
In defining the thesis of the show Lummus explains “While gender equality has made significant strides, it remains that the ‘good’ American woman is a martyr. She sacrifices for image, for material, for children, for man. She is left with only our culture's shared permission to be woman. Society's worship of female self-sacrifice continues to permeate modern American culture, regardless of its futility.” The installation portion will include several mannequins, engaged in obnoxiously traditional feminine activities, covered with mirrored lacquer in which the viewer can interact and see themselves as "The Cutest American Martyr." The goal is to have attendees to reflect on themselves as the muted protagonist, the consummately undervalued woman, the "unimportant" half of our nation. This commentary will also be expressed through a short film that will run at the exhibition. Lummus aims to leave attendees with a chuckle, a smile, and a broadened consciousness.