Category: History/Herstory

From Diana Shaw: Why I Left
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How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him – YES! Magazine Solutions Journalism
Huge thanks to Brijana Prooker @BriProoker for shining a thoughtf [...]

Naming Ourselves: The Right of Women to Define Our Power and Purpose (audio/Podcast)
In this episode of the We Survive Abuse Podcast, host Tonya GJ Prince [...]
10 Powerful Facts About Hattie Canty – A Working-Class Warrior
Via social media, Attorney Ben Crump put me onto this [...]

Celia’s Resistance: The Forgotten Fight for Black Women’s Justice
You can't assert: "We are not our ancestors" while being&nb [...]

Human Rights Watch: Inadequate Cervical Cancer Prevention and Care for Black Women in the United States Mississippi Delta
Ignoring Women’s Health is Killing Us.Dismissing, underfunding, and er [...]

The Weight of Invisible Pain: Why Fibromyalgia Leaves You Exhausted Before the Day Begins
Fibromyalgia and abuse are deeply intertwined in ways that medical sci [...]

Justice for All: The Overlapping Paths of DEI and Disability Rights (Updated w/related links)
We need RIGHTS!We can't always rely on the kindness of others. So, we [...]
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Protecting Women’s Health and Sanity This Week
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The Power of Self-Affirmation in the Black Community
When an executive order was released "canceling" acknowled [...]

From Chains to Cells: The Unbroken Thread of Black Women’s Pain and Resistance in Prisons
In her book, At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, an [...]

What Does Female Erasure Look Like? You are Looking at It
Do you see it yet?When women and girls can't use words to define [...]

UnSilenced: Betty White
BIn the 1950s, a period marked by segregation and racial discrim [...]

Black History Month Means Honoring the Humanity of the Women Who Loved Us Here (Musical Playlist Included)
Without Black women, the miracles of
Black history would not [...]

The Women Behind the Victorious Montgomery Bus Boycott
I get it when women say:
"I'm so discouraged"
"I [...]

Gratitude to Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
Music is healing.Music is power.On many, many, many a day when d [...]

“Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: How Fannie Lou Hamer Speaks to Us Today
The Great Fannie Lou Hamer- Flipbook of Quotes <(link)
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When Survivors See Through Lies, We Refuse to Pretend (audio/podcast)
In her career, Tonya GJ Prince has had the honor of encounte [...]

Reclaiming Your Power: Recognizing & Addressing the Loss of Personal Autonomy
History shows us that the loss of personal autonomy—our ability to mak [...]