Category: Herstory/History

Teaching Tales: Three Women Who Faced Injustice and Fought Back with Truth
Some betrayals are personal.Some are legal.Some are spiritual.But when [...]

She Deserved Help: What Kitty Genovese’s Story Still Teaches Us About Silence, Judgment, and the Cost of Looking Away
I saw a video of a very young woman getting flipped into the pool yest [...]

When the Bank Said No: How Credit Laws Once Trapped Survivors in Abuse
Before we begin, a word to younger generations: Please extend grace to [...]

Woman You Are Already Enough: A Reminder from Fannie Lou Hamer
In a world where women â especially minoritized women, poor women, d [...]

No One is Like Us. Women Fight Differently
Women fight differently.
When the Taliban ordered Afghan women not [...]

Violence Against Women Always Looks for an Inside Woman
Like most acts of violence against women,invasion of boundaries doesnâ [...]

When âI Amâ Becomes a Demand
âI amâŠâTwo of the most powerful words a person can speak.
In the righ [...]

What Is Trauma? A Simple Explanation (w/Quotes)
*Note: This is meant to be an elementary explanation. It came out of [...]

The Pain They Tell You to Swallow: On Disrespect, Dehumanization, and the Lie of Strength
They say, âNowâs not the time.âThey say, âItâs not that serious.âThey [...]

đ When Sisterhood Is a Silencer: Spotting the Wounds Behind the Smile
Some women walk with us in sisterhoodâbut not in solidarity.
They spe [...]