Cindy Crabb
Cindy Crabb | |
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 Crabb in June 2017 | |
| Born | Cynthia Alexander Crabb February 19, 1970 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Clinical mental health counselor; somatic experiencing practitioner |
| Education | Ohio University |
| Notable works | Encyclopedia of Doris, Doris zine |
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| dorisdorisdoris | |
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Cindy Crabb (born February 19, 1970) is an American author, musician, and feminist. Her zine, Doris, played a central role in the 1990s girl zine movement associated with third wave feminism.[1] Doris drew attention for its frank, personal exploration of topics, such as sexual assault, consent, abortion, addiction, queer identity, intentional communities, death of family members, among other topics.[2][3][4] Crabb continues to publish and self-publish while also running an on-line zine distro that highlights feminist and personal zines by various authors.[5]
Early life
Crabb was born in
Following her time in Vermont, Crabb moved Portland, Oregon. She joined the local chapter of Food Not Bombs, after seeing a listing in the local paper that stated some people were interested in starting a local chapter. She lived in a communal house during this period. However, she left the communal house after a falling out.[6]
Doris zine
In 1993, Crabb moved to Berkeley, California, and began creating her zine ‘Doris’ in this period.[6] She was inspired by Miranda July and Johanna Fateman’s zine Snarla.[6] She was particularly interested in secrets, and her zine had a journal-like, confessional quality. As she explained in an interview,
"When I started Doris, I was obsessed with secrets. I felt like everything was secret inside of me pretty much. I definitely had concrete secrets about abuse, about family, and about abusive situations I put myself in, and also feeling crazy. I was very afraid of going crazy. I also had secrets about how beautiful I thought things were. A lot of my friends were very tough and thought everything was disgusting capitalism. And I thought, 'But look at all this beautiful stuff just laying around in hidden places,' and that was secret too. The main reason I started writing zines was because I was obsessed with how alienated people were. Why did we just talk about music and tattoos, or Foucault? I wanted to break the barriers of what you could talk about. In the beginning I wanted to learn to write about political stuff. And then I stopped caring as much about that."
Cometbus zine editor, Aaron Elliott, and was later to form the bands Astrid Oto and The Blank Fight with Elliott.[7]Her diaries, papers, and website are archived at the
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.[8]Bibliography
Books and articles
- "How Jane Helped 11,000 Women Get Abortions When the Procedure Was Outlawed." Teen Vogue (2017).[9]
- Learning Good Consent: On Healthy Relationships and Survivor Support, (editor) AK Press (2016).[10]
- "Feminism…Anarchism…Anarchafeminism" (comic) in Perspectives on Anarchist Theory No. 29 IAS Press (2016).[11]
- "Healthy Relationships" (essay) in Stay Solid! A Radical Handbook for Youth, AK Press (2013).[12]
- Doris No. 6 (excerpt) in The Riot Grrrl Collection. The Feminist Press (2013).[13]
- Encyclopedia of Doris, Doris Press (2011).[14]
- Piepmeier, Alison. Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism. (Featured/Interviewed) NYU Press (2008).[15]
- "The Chain Reaction of Unsilencing" (essay) in We Don't Need Another Wave. Seal Press (2006).[16]
- Doris: An Anthology, Microcosm Press (2005).[3]
- Kushner, Eve. Experiencing Abortion: A Weaving of Women’s Worlds. (Interviewed). Routledge Press (1997).[17]
- Green, Karen & Taormino, Tristan (eds.). Girls Guide to Taking Over the World. (essay) St. Martins Press (1997).[18]
Zines
- Doris (1993–present).[19]
- Masculinities: Interviews (2016).[20]
- Filling the Void: Interviews on Quitting Drinking and Using (2015).[21]
- Learning Good Consent (2008).[22]
- Support (2005).[23]
Bands
References
- ^ Ullrey, Julia Booz (December 2, 2011). "Read a Book! The Encyclopedia of Doris". Maximum Rock and Roll. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Doris Book: an anthology 1991-2001". Microcosm Publishing. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "doris zine – Prison Books Collective". Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Crabb, Cindy. "home page". Doris Press & Distro. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Rasmussen, Debbie (September–October 2006). "An Interview with Cindy Ovenrack Crabb". Punk Planet (75). Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ (No Idea), Sean (July 2009). "Astrid Oto: Self-titled: CD". Razorcake. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Wax". Schlesinger Library.
- ^ Crabb, Cindy. "This Is What Life Was REALLY Like Before Abortion Was Legal". Teen Vogue. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Learning Good Consent | AK Press". www.akpress.org. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Perspectives On Anarchist Theory | AK Press". www.akpress.org. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Stay Solid! | AK Press". www.akpress.org. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "The Riot Grrrl Collection". Feminist Press. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Experiencing Abortion". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "A Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Crabb, Cindy (2008). Learning Good Consent. Doris Press.
- ^ CRABB, CINDY (2005). SUPPORT: Feminist Relationship Tools to Heal Yourself and end Rape Culture. Doris Press PUB.
- ^ "The Snarlas at the Olympia Timberland Library". Vimeo. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "The Blank Fight – House Band Feud – LP". Silver Sprocket. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Astrid Oto". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
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