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The Advocate

The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

The Student News Site of Albuquerque Academy

The Advocate

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Smashing the Patriarchy

Iyla Hernden '26, Arts and Culture Editor December 4, 2023

Early this October, the school’s Feminism Club created the first edition of Albuquerque Academy’s Femmie Zine, a self-published work of original texts and images. The zine is full of deep, passionate,...

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Cuties: Movie Review

Sofia Taylor '21, Editor School and Local November 17, 2020

Directed by French filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties was released on Netflix internationally in September 2020. The film is incredibly evocative, following a young Senegalese-French girl who finds...

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WAP – Women Empowerment or Objectification?

Julia Ross '21, Co-Editor-In-Chief November 11, 2020

Note: This story includes sexual references and song lyrics that some readers may find offensive. If you haven’t heard this song by now, you’ve probably heard commentary on it. WAP by Cardi B and...

International Logo for World Day of Prayer

World Day of Prayer

Kai Seidenberg, News and Features Editor March 22, 2019

The World Day of Prayer is a Christian initiative aiming to bring together women from all across the world to create fellowship and support women's involvement in mission work. Celebrated on the first...

Graphic by Andrew Xavier

Hugh Hefner: Revolutionary or Misogynist?

Tatiana Gross October 9, 2017

Hugh Hefner, the pipe-smoking icon who built an organization symbolized by women who wore bow-ties and bunny costumes, died of natural causes at age 91 on Sept. 27, 2017. While most of us recognize the...

Feminism club to release Little Ms. zine

Feminism club to release “Little Ms.” zine

Academy Staff March 24, 2015

Feminism Club, sponsored by history faculty member Michael Sullivan, plans to release a zine called Little Ms., after beginning work on it last November. A zine, or shortened magazine, was an idea popularized...

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