Herstory/History

  updated March 27, 2025 You saw our hair. Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not our pain. Just our hair. You formed opinions. You whispered. You rolled your eyes.But …

The thing about ‘female exams’ is that we have to make our bodies available to doctors, but we have no idea what they may be doing to our bodies.    …

When People Say “Woman Is a Feeling,” Something Important Disappears We know that we were not born to give men feelings. We were made for so much more.  Some repeat …

updated from January 6, 2025 with new links and information Let’s be honest, the word “gaslighting” gets thrown around a lot these days. But for those of us who’ve lived …

There are men who speak to women with deep disrespect — regularly. And we rarely show it honestly. Some folks will get offended if you joke about weight or relationships…but …

I grew up in a generation that was outside. Young people watching Stranger Things still ask, “Were 80s kids really outside like that?” Yesssssss. We didn’t have cell phones. We …

One of my all-time favorite jazz tunes is “My Man.” “My Man” is, in many ways, a love song about endurance, not just devotion.Billie Holiday, the original vocal artist (as …

Alright — let’s tell the truth with love and with fire. When people today look back at photos of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers — surrounded by eight, ten, twelve babies …

I’m sorry. People talk as if women’s safety is something governments eventually “figure out,” like a policy glitch that just needs an update. History doesn’t tell that story. It tells …

Pain is routinely normalized for womenMen are often treated quickly for pain. Women are more likely to be told it’s “stress,” “hormones,” or something to endure—sometimes for years. Hormonal cycles …