Our weekly digest of women’s sports news

These Senegalese female wrestlers break into a traditionally
male-dominated sport, dominating the national team.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22154706

The Portland Thorns National Women’s Soccer team defends their first
place slot in the league with a 4-3 win over Kansas City.
http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/726548.html

Former World Champion boxer Rhonda Luna makes a triumphant return
after a two-year break, winning by unanimous decision against Crystal
Morales. http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/articles/16743-rhonda-luna-wins-by-decision-in-close-fight-against-crystal-morales

Our weekly dispatch of feminist news from around the world.

Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi blames working mothers for low literacy rates.  http://www.bust.com/working-mothers-blamed-for-low-literacy-rates.html

Immigration reform has the possibility of promoting women’s rights by dissolving barriers in the workplace and safeguarding against domestic abuse. http://womensenews.org/story/immigration/130608/senates-immigration-bill-flags-womens-rights#.UbZqNZxU2Sp

Sexy mothers pushing strollers? These posters in Argentina raise awareness about the sex worker trade, which is legal, and the need for regulation. http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/these-posters-of-prostitutes-arent-what-they-seem

Self-Portrait

Portrait artist Riva Lehrer’s groundbreaking work on identity and disability has been exhibited at such prestigious venues as the United Nations, National Women’s Art Museum and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. The recipient of numerous grants and awards, Lehrer has been an invited lecturer throughout the United States and in Europe, and was the subject of the documentary Self-Preservation: The Art of Riva Lehrer. She is a professor of anatomy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lehrer has Spina Bifida, a congenital disorder where part of the spinal cord is exposed through an unfused section of the backbone.

Ms. Fit chatted with Lehrer over Thai food in her cozy Chicago apartment. What follows are excerpts from that conversation and, because she’s really smart, we let her do most of the talking.