Female Civil Rights

Old habits die hard. Changing laws is often easier than changing hearts and minds. For generations, many women did not have full freedom to choose their own relationships. Marriage was …

Whether or not a woman on this planet has read feminist authors or understands what others mean by terms like “intersectionality” or the difference between “misogyny” and “sexual harassment,” one …

Survivor Affirmation I honor my own no. I honor yours too. Real love does not ask me to abandon either one. There is something sacred in this — a person’s …

updated from April 18, 2025 In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. -Shirley Chisholm …..(don’t ever let anyone tell you …

This list is brilliant because it captures the messy truth so succinctly. This list is usually credited to a second-wave feminist who goes by the online username “TheBewilderness” (also referred …

A good, strong boundary might save your life one day. Where is She? She joined the group because she believed in what it stood for. The people were warm, the …

updated from June 9. 2025 It’s so tricky out here these days… Let’s make something abundantly clear: Being an ally to a group, a cause, or a community does not …

Truth does not become false because it becomes unpopular. And the truth is, as proud as we are of some of these women for how they climbed the ladder. The …

It is a contradiction to restrict women’s opportunities, safety, or autonomy and then criticize the ways women adapt. If we want different outcomes, we must examine the conditions we as …

updated from March 27, 2025 It is an age-old, exhausting pattern: expecting Black women to absorb the impact, soothe, cushion, and hold space for men and male biology, even at …