Herstory/History

It has gotten to the point where many of us in the West were not there in the days when a woman could be fired because she was pregnant. Society …

Abusers accuse victimized people of “playing victim” because it serves as a power tactic. Here are the key reasons: 1. Deflection of Responsibility If the abuser labels you as “playing …

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.-Maya Angelou From the very first pages of Scripture, we are warned what …

The Power of Being Labeled an Outsider History shows us that women who were labeled “outsiders” often became the very women who changed the world. From Sojourner Truth to Anna …

Women know this story all too well: We raise alarms. We say, this is unsafe, this will hurt us, this will hurt our children. And what do we hear back? …

We don’t talk enough about women who have written their way through pain and abuse. Across history, when power concentrates in ways that silence people, writing becomes one of the …

1. The Distortion of Cooper’s Vision Some have taken Cooper’s line to mean that Black women must always be the “gateway,” carrying everyone else on their backs. That it’s our …

For some women, these beliefs work just fine. And I believe in ladies choice. Women should have what they want. If you like it, I love it—so long as it …

Wherever there is harm—whether domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, or racism—there is often the same pattern: minimization, denial, and reverse blaming. Survivors are shamed for naming the truth, while those …