Category: Herstory/History
How to Respond with Strength When Abusers Accuse You of Playing the âVictimâ
Abusers accuse victimized people of âplaying victimâ 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 âOutsiders”
The Power of Being Labeled an Outsider
History shows us t [...]
Do Not Throw âStudiesâ 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 Womenâs Liberation Is Not a Call to Self-Sacrifice
1. The Distortion of Cooperâs Vision
Some have taken Cooperâs 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 Victimâ: How Racism Silences Black Voices and Blocks True Healing in America
Wherever there is harmâwhether 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, [...]