Herstory/History

Women spent generations fighting to get out of boxes. Now we’re supposed to celebrate somebody handing us a new set of instructions? Well, hold on a minute. Because I remember …

  updated from November 10, 2026 WE stand up for the rights of girls. WE hope everyone else will too. It is past time that we all do.   One …

We recognize the expectation that women should accommodate men. We recognize the practice of dismissing women’s objections as emotional, irrational, or uninformed. We recognize the habit of treating women’s sacrifices …

This post was inspired in part by this article……Russell Brand and the tyranny of the Greater Good – spiked Some people have not abandoned the expectation that women should sacrifice. …

Some people are still practicing sexism and calling it “progress” The 1971 case of Sabrina Dale Press reveals how far a Texas school district was willing to go to enforce …

It is almost 2027, and 1970s-era sexism is still wrong even if you call it “progress.” In January 1976, a Maryland newspaper investigation revealed what girls were still facing in …

JK Rowling has money and work invested where her mouth is. There is something I would like to hear from wealthier women who have a great deal to say about …

Poverty should not make a woman’s boundaries negotiable by everybody except her. It is so unsettling to watch wealthier-class women scold other women for their boundaries and safeguards…. 10 questions …

updated from January 2026 There was a time when being outside was practically a second education. I grew up in that generation. The one that makes young people watching Stranger …

I remember when we started having more conversations about why Black women needed to be named specifically instead of always being grouped under women of color. Now, there is nothing …