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31/07/2026

We wish you a happy summer holiday. Enjoy your well-deserved rest, keep up your micro-feminism, and let’s meet up again when you get back, full of energy, to bring down the patriarchy.

28/07/2026

A new study published in Nature finds that the top 10% of global consumers are responsible for $1.7–$5.7 trillion in environmental damage every year—the equivalent of $2,300–$7,500 per person annually. The estimated cost exceeds today's global climate and biodiversity financing gaps.

These environmental pressures drive droughts, extreme heat, eutrophication, ecosystem degradation, and ultimately human and animal suffering. Biodiversity loss accounts for 47–56% of the total damage, while climate change represents 36–45%.

The researchers argue that those with the largest environmental footprints should bear greater responsibility for financing the transition to a more sustainable future. According to the study, applying the polluter pays principle could generate enough revenue to help close the world's climate and biodiversity funding gaps.

27/07/2026

Gisèle Halimi, a French-Tunisian lawyer, was one of the most influential feminist figures in 20th-century France.

Her commitment to justice and equality began at an early age. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish family, she went on a hunger strike at just 10 years old to demand the same treatment as her brothers. At 16, she refused the marriage her parents had arranged for her and left Tunisia to study law in France.

"It was through my own life and lived experience that I became aware of the discrimination faced by women, of the intolerable injustice. I rebelled against it and, later, through voracious reading, I developed a feminist theory."

A close ally of intellectuals such as Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, she supported Algeria's struggle for independence. In 1960, she publicly defended Djamila Boupacha, an Algerian activist accused of planting a bomb, who was arrested, tortured, and r***d by French soldiers.

Gisèle Halimi also played a pivotal role in the decriminalization of abortion in France. In 1971, she signed the Manifesto of the 343, in which hundreds of women declared they had undergone illegal abortions, risking prosecution and imprisonment. She also fought to have r**e recognized as a crime, championed comprehensive s*x education, access to contraception, and the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

Today, July 27, would have been her 99th birthday. Our deepest admiration for her life and her legacy.

24/07/2026

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23/07/2026

Did you know this? Although women tend to live longer than men, they spend 25% more of their lives in poor health or with disabilities. This amounts to 75 million years of life lost due to the women’s health gap, according to World Economic Forum data.

Addressing women’s poorer health outcomes compared with men’s could boost the global economy by at least $1 trillion annually by 2040. This is because health is directly correlated with economic prosperity.

Only 6% of private healthcare investment targets conditions affecting women, and less than 2% goes to women-specific conditions such as endometriosis, menopause and polycystic o***y syndrome.

Just 5% of clinical trials report s*x-disaggregated data, masking how treatment responses and physical mechanisms vary between men and women.

22/07/2026

American photographer and filmmaker Ayana V. Jackson () explicitly deconstructs 19th and 20th century portraiture and interrogates the colonial gaze in the construction of racial and gender identities. Her art art becomes an act of recovery and refusal - a deliberate effort to expand the possibilities of who can be seen, remembered, and celebrated.

In this conversation with , during Les Rencontres d'Arles, Ayana V. Jackson discusses her decision to the decision to inhabit rather than simply critique problematic historical images, the symbolic resonance of the horse as both literal and metaphorical vehicle for Black freedom and movement, and the urgent work of centering those whom history has consistently left out of the frame.

“I didn't see myself in representations of Black bodies or African bodies,” she explains.

“As you move to Black womanhood, especially in the 90s, it gets even narrower- the jezebel, the welfare queen, the j***y pr******te, but that’s about it. What interests me is what happens when someone looks at my body as I enter a room. I was seeking to imprint on my larger human community the different possibilities of who I can be. I wanted to step into different characters to demonstrate a broader range of possibilities than my audience assumes.”

Read the full conversation - link in bio.

20/07/2026

Children vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at ages 12-13 have an almost zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, according to a study carried out by Queen Mary University of London, in England.

The study found that between 2020 and 2024, not a single woman aged 20-24 died from cervical cancer, the first time this has happened over a five-year period. Without the HPV vaccine, researchers estimate around 23 deaths would have been expected.

Since the vaccine was introduced in schools in 2008, it has already saved an estimated 200 lives in England. Because HPV causes 99% of cervical cancer cases, researchers expect deaths to continue falling as more vaccinated generations reach adulthood.

15/07/2026

Martine Barrat was born in Oran, grew up in France, and has lived in New York for more than fifty years, at the Chelsea Hotel, where she is one of the last historic residents.

In the South Bronx, where she filmed and then photographed the gangs, the boxing clubs, the block parties, they call her "Picture Girl". Muhammad Ali signed her photos, Ornette Coleman gave them titles, Marguerite Duras championed her, Toni Morrison and Angela Davis have written about her work. This summer, the gallery that represents her is showing her images at the .

In this edition of the newsletter, speaks with her about her career and her work. “If I take a photograph, it’s because I love the person or because they move me,” says.

She also explains that she had never “stolen” a picture and that, for some time now, she has stopped using a camera. Instead, she now takes all her photographs with her phone.

“It's cheaper, first of all. That changes everything. And then the phone is a bit more a part of your body. It's part of you. The camera was a whole production. I could never go back to it now,” she explains.

We invite you to read the full interview - https://thegloriousletter.com/they-call-her-picture-girl-a-conversation-with-martine-barrat/

Image: Martine Barrat, Block Party, Harlem, 1992. Courtesy of the artist and La Galerie Rouge.

13/07/2026

Columbia University scientists have edited human embryonic DNA with unprecedented accuracy, potentially opening the door to engineered babies, according to The New York Times.

Using a newer technology known as base editing, Dr. Dieter Egli and his team were able to meticulously replace individual genetic letters in sequences of DNA without causing the unintended damage often associated with the earlier gene-editing technology, CRISPR.

The prospect has sparked ethical debate for years. While the technology could eventually allow parents to safely correct disease-causing mutations in embryos, it also raises questions about its potential uses, particularly the possibility of selecting certain traits in tomorrow's children.

A newly released survey on public attitudes toward human embryo research across four European countries found that majorities in the UK, the Netherlands and Spain support the use of genome editing in embryos to prevent severe or life-threatening conditions and help establish a pregnancy. In Italy, support stood at 46%.

What do you think?

10/07/2026

A new edition of Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles has begun this week. Founded more than 50 years ago by Arles photographer Lucien Clergue, writer Michel Tournier and historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette, the festival brings together the very best of contemporary photography every summer.

From July 6 to October 5, visitors can discover the work of leading artists and attend screenings, talks and debates. More than 160 artists, and 50 museums and cultural venues across the city of Arles take part in the event.

Once again, The Glorious Letter will be in Arles, meeting the artists behind this year's exhibitions. In previous editions, we spoke with Erica Lennard, Agnès Geoffray and Dolorès Marat, among others.

If you'd like to discover the photographers exhibiting this year, sign-up to our newsletter for free. Starting next Wednesday, we'll be publishing exclusive interviews with them! thegloriousletter.com

Images:

(1) Carlos Idun-Tawiah, Many Reasons to Live Again, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Galería Alta.

(2) Paul Kodjo, Two Women, One Man, 1971. Courtesy of Rencontres du Sud and in camera galerie.

(3) Sammy Baloji, Jean-Marie Kayombo, Luanda, Angola, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Imane Farès, Paris.

(4) Katia Kameli, Photogramme du Roman algérien – Chapitre 3, 2019, video. Courtesy of the artist and ADAGP, Paris.

(5) Thato Toeba, civilians I [civils I], 2025, collage, glass and wood. Courtesy of the artist and Stevenson, Cape Town / Amsterdam. Photo: Mario Todeschini.

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