Beautiful Bride Samira Wiley Goes Gay Again As Moira In 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Actor Samira Wiley wasn’t looking to take on the role of another imperiled lesbian, honoring her breakout role as Poussey on 'Orange Is the New Black' to play Moira in Hulu's upcoming 'The Handmaid's Tale', premiering April 26. The newly-married, gay-in -life actor is interviewed by Anna Silman for New York Magazine.

'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Orange Is the New Black' are both shows about women surviving oppression. Products of streaming networks that didn’t exist ten years ago, they’re part of a new wave of inclusive woman-centric programming that seeks to spark political dialogue and engage with real-world issues — a project that’s gained a sense of urgency in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. And yet Wiley’s most important role might be the one she has taken on offscreen. As as a queer woman of color thriving in an industry sorely lacking in role models, Wiley has been thrust into that strange space between actor and activist — even if “going gay” as a public figure is still something she is getting used to.

And just how beautiful is it that Samara Wiley and Lauren Morelli's March 25th Palm Springs wedding is featured in Martha Stewart Weddings? Pretty damn wonderful! ~ Anne

Anne Enke's Anne of Carversville Tells Women's Stories From Fashion To Flogging

Jamilla Hoogenboom Has A Roman Holiday Lensed By Federico Sorrentino For ODDA Magazine

Anne of Carversville finds fashion to be most interesting when studied through the lens of the larger culture of women artists, women's history and women's rights. My personal history is one of kissing the ground when my plane landed in Italy. 

In my role as Fashion Director and Director of Product Development for Victoria's Secret, my travels put me in Italy nearly every month. The ancient history of Italy enveloped me, along with its sensual lens and predominance of Catholicism throughout the country.  This lens of personal experience is embedded in the heart and soul of Anne of Carversville. 

For the moment I share a recently updated article on Italy's luxury fashion brands, while pull ing together some of AOC's most relevant writings on the impact of Catholicism on me personally and on women's rights worldwide. ~ Anne

Italy's Luxury Brands Lead In Restoring Famous Heritage Sites: Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Rialto Bridge & More AOC Salon

Britain Honors Suffragette Millicent Garrett Fawcett With Statue In Parliament Square

Britain, now governed by its second female prime minister and a queen who enjoys the status of being the world's longest-reigning monarch, will get its first statue of a woman in Parliament Square in London. 

Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Millicent Garrett Fawcett, a key leader in Britain's suffragette movement will be honored with a statue enjoying the company of Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln (who knew!!) and Nelson Mandela. 

Mrs. Fawcett formed the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies in 1897 and died at 82 in 1929, a year after all women in Britain won the right to vote. She may be dead for nearly a century, but Mrs. Fawcett, Mrs. May said, "continues to inspire the battle against the injustices of today." May added: "It is right and proper that she is honored in Parliament Square alongside former leaders who changed our country. Her statue will stand as a reminder of how politics only has value if it works for everyone in society."

A 5 million pound fund organized to celebrate next year's centenary of the British women's vote. Fawcett considered herself to be a moderate suffragette in contrast to campaigners like Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, a mother and daughter team who engaged in sometimes violent protests on behalf of women.