Category: Herstory/History

How to Respond with Strength When Abusers Accuse You of Playing the ‘Victim’
Abusers accuse victimized people of “playing victim” because it serv [...]

Ignored Crimes Become Generational Crises: A Tale As Old As Time
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced w [...]

Why Women Should Fear Less About Being Called “Outsiders”
The Power of Being Labeled an Outsider
History shows us t [...]

Do Not Throw “Studies” in Our Face
Women know this story all too well:
We raise alarms. We say, this is [...]

Facing Evil with Survivor Maya Angelou
The future is shaped by the hands of empathetic, morally upright, and [...]

When Writing Becomes Duty
We don't talk enough about women who have written their way through pa [...]

Reclaiming Anna Julia Cooper: Why Black Women’s Liberation Is Not a Call to Self-Sacrifice
1. The Distortion of Cooper’s Vision
Some have taken Cooper’s line t [...]

65 Beliefs Some Men Hold About Women: Control, Boundaries, and the Fight for Choice
For some women, these beliefs work just fine. And I believe in ladies [...]

‘Playing Victim’: How Racism Silences Black Voices and Blocks True Healing in America
Wherever there is harm—whether domestic violence, sexual violence, sta [...]

Feminism Can No Longer Afford to Be Generalized
Feminism can no longer afford to live in generalizations.When it does, [...]