Category: Herstory/History
Celebrity Trials, Silencing, and the Spectacle of Misogyny
Let’s talk about what we should be learning from these celebrity cou [...]
Unlearning Loyalty to Those Who Ask You to Lie
“Power borrowed from fear never lasts"
There comes a time when yo [...]
The Cost of Lying for Men: What Happens When Women Are Expected to “Protect Feelings” Instead of Tell the Truth
We’ve all seen it. Felt it. Been told to do it.
"Don't embarrass him. [...]
They Can’t Always Find the Right Words. But They Still Deserve to Be Heard.
Sometimes Survivors speak in whispers.Sometimes in long pauses, in sha [...]
I Don’t Need Graphic Pain to Know We Survive
✍🏽 By Tonya GJ Prince | WeSurviveAbuse.com
There’s a quiet knowing am [...]
Unveiling the Dark History of Gynecology | Ill Will
In this eye-opening first episode of "Ill Will," host A.B. Burns-Tucke [...]
🩸 They’ve Always Watched the Womb: A History of Obsession, Control & Harm w/video featuring Michelle Browder, Mothers of Gynecology
🩸 They’ve Always Watched the Womb: A History of Obsession, Control &am [...]
Missing Black Girls: Still Invisible
How dare you make laws and policies that make our girls less safe!-Ton [...]
15 Powerful Lessons Women Can Learn from the Life of Gloria Richardson
Gloria Richardson wasn’t just part of history—sh [...]
Grief That Echoes: Honoring the Women Amiri Baraka Lost to Violence
There are wounds that don’t stop bleeding just because the headlines [...]
23 Common Excuses Used to Downplay Safety Risks for Women
The words in italics are words commonly used by general society to sca [...]
🌍 When People Say “No” — And Mean It
Recently, a young YouTuber was arrested after sneaking onto North Se [...]
🔥 Black Women Didn’t Just Get Here—We Dragged Ourselves Through Fire to Arrive
You may have heard it said:“Black women are the most educated group in [...]
Inclusion Should Never Cost Girls Their Safety
April is child abuse awareness month.
When politicians twist the la [...]
IreneBritUSA: Female Fencer Who Took A Knee Speaks Out! Here’s What She Said to Male Athlete
https://wesurviveabuse.com/2025/03/stop-the-ahistorical-comparison [...]
🎬 We’re Not Just Watching the Story—We’re Being Told Who We’re Allowed to Be
At We Survive Abuse, we talk a lot about truth, survival, and the powe [...]
Why Women Can’t Override Another Woman’s “No” Using Gender as a Justification
No woman—no matter how wise, how wounded, how experienced, or how loud [...]
50 Times We Walked Past You—Our Hair Not to Your Liking, But We Were Dying Inside
You saw our hair.
Not our fear.Not our exhaustion.Not our grief.Not [...]
🛑 Tokenism Is Not Liberation: Why Hate Groups Tokenize Black Women
Some groups want our rhythm, our language, our beauty—but not our just [...]
🌿 The Truth About Hate Groups & Their Harm to Women and Children
I speak the truth, even when it shakes the room.
My refusal to accept [...]
