Based on an analysis of (cyber- and techno-) feminist activist endeavors, I explored emancipatory aspects of self-learning, self-empowerment, and hacking in the context of the Free open source technology movement. The observations formed a base to a practice-based design exploration in three experimental and participatory workshops titled MiniHack, Let‘s Spit Hormones, and Make Your own Menstrual Cup. 

Collaborative designing is used as an instrument of dialogue to open up discourses with participants about the body, identity, sexuality, and health, and to critically challenge patriarchal dynamics in both technology development and design processes.