Category: Herstory/History

đ€đ° Money, Respect & the Womanâs Mic: Black Womenâs Songs About Money, Power, and Respect
From the mic to the marketplace, Black women have always sung the trut [...]
Celebrity Trials, Silencing, and the Spectacle of Misogyny
Letâs talk about what we should be learning from these celebrity cou [...]
Unlearning Loyalty to Those Who Ask You to Lie
âPower borrowed from fear never lasts"
There comes a time when yo [...]

The Cost of Lying for Men: What Happens When Women Are Expected to “Protect Feelings” Instead of Tell the Truth
Weâve all seen it. Felt it. Been told to do it.
"Don't embarrass him. [...]

WE Remember and Uplift the Name of Lynn Eusan
First Black Homecoming Queen at a predominantly white southern [...]
They Canât Always Find the Right Words. But They Still Deserve to Be Heard.
Sometimes Survivors speak in whispers.Sometimes in long pauses, in sha [...]
I Donât Need Graphic Pain to Know We Survive
âđœ By Tonya GJ Prince | WeSurviveAbuse.com
Thereâs a quiet knowing am [...]

Unveiling the Dark History of Gynecology | Ill Will
In this eye-opening first episode of "Ill Will," host A.B. Burns-Tucke [...]

𩞠Theyâve Always Watched the Womb: A History of Obsession, Control & Harm w/video featuring Michelle Browder, Mothers of Gynecology
𩞠Theyâve Always Watched the Womb: A History of Obsession, Control &am [...]
Missing Black Girls: Still Invisible
How dare you make laws and policies that make our girls less safe!-Ton [...]

15 Powerful Lessons Women Can Learn from the Life of Gloria Richardson
Gloria Richardson wasnât just part of historyâsh [...]
Grief That Echoes: Honoring the Women Amiri Baraka Lost to Violence
There are wounds that donât stop bleeding just because the headlines [...]

23 Common Excuses Used to Downplay Safety Risks for Women
The words in italics are words commonly used by general society to sca [...]

đ When People Say “No” â And Mean It
Recently, a young YouTuber was arrested after sneaking onto North Se [...]

đ„ Black Women Didnât Just Get HereâWe Dragged Ourselves Through Fire to Arrive
You may have heard it said:âBlack women are the most educated group in [...]
Inclusion Should Never Cost Girls Their Safety
April is child abuse awareness month.
When politicians twist the la [...]

IreneBritUSA: Female Fencer Who Took A Knee Speaks Out! Here’s What She Said to Male Athlete
https://wesurviveabuse.com/2025/03/stop-the-ahistorical-comparison [...]

đŹ Weâre Not Just Watching the StoryâWeâre Being Told Who Weâre Allowed to Be
At We Survive Abuse, we talk a lot about truth, survival, and the powe [...]

Why Women Can’t Override Another Woman’s “No” Using Gender as a Justification
No womanâno matter how wise, how wounded, how experienced, or how loud [...]
50 Times We Walked Past YouâOur Hair Not to Your Liking, But We Were Dying Inside
You saw our hair.
Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not [...]