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Bitch has always been hard to ignore. Yes, there s that bold name, attached to a magazine dedicated to providing a feminist response to pop culture. And the razor sharp social critiques. And unflinching interviews with creators and critics like Alison Bechdel, bell hooks, Issa Rae and Judy Chicago. But
Bitch s nonprofit status, monthly-sustainer revenue model and efforts at community engagement such as their writers fellowship program have not just made it stand out, but allowed it to survive for a quarter-century and counting. Founded by Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler in Oakland, Calif., in 1996,
Bitch didn t become Portland-based until 2007. But it was here that the magazine truly took root, crystallizing its goals and identity while establishing business practices and a culture that better reflected actual feminist ideals.