Category: Herstory/History

Women Under Watch: Films About Institutional Control of Women
Who has to report? Who needs permission? Who gets privacy? Whose feeli [...]

Called Out of Our Names: When Did Respect Become Too Much to Ask? (audio ep)
***"Relax. It's just a word."In this episode, please notice [...]

12 Amazing Facts About the Female Body That Deserve More Attention
Remember those standardized tests where you practically got a few poin [...]

If You Love Us, Why Are You Fighting for the Right to Hurt Us?
 Harm does not always arrive announcing itself as hatred. Sometimes it [...]

Before Black German Feminism Had a Name, Fasia Jansen Was Already Fighting
What does political resistance look like when the movement that might [...]

Women Don’t Just Run for Office. They Run Through a Gauntlet of Expectations.
Women are often asked to demonstrate competence while simult [...]

Solidarity is Reciprocal: Black American Women Are Allowed to Ask What Comes Back Across the Bridge (podcast episode)
Where did people get this bizarre idea that solidarity doesn [...]

She Was 19 When Her Boss Began Sexually Pursuing Her. Her Fight Changed the Workplace for Every Woman Who Came After.
Mechelle Vinson was nineteen when she walked into a Washington, D.C., [...]

The Female Body Part Medicine Knew About—Then Stopped Paying Attention To
I do not have to dismiss myself simply because someone else does.
[...]

12 Films That Show How We Are Taught Not to See Violence Against Women and Children
There are many ways to hide violence. A locked door will do [...]