Category: History/Herstory

Gynophobia: The Fear That Shapes Our Stories and Our Lives
In a world full of contradictions, there is one fear that rarely get [...]

How People Prompt or Lure Women to Prove Their Worth
"Why doesn't she leave? Why did she go back?"
We don't spend a lot [...]

Unraveling Control: The Legacy of Policing Women’s Fashion and Clothing Choices
Did you know that when high-profile prosecutor Kelly Siegler prosecute [...]

When Love Puts You in Danger: How Domestic Violence Impacts Friends
One day we will
learn to stop
blam [...]

From Diana Shaw: Why I Left
pexels.comI read this in my perpetually overflowing email box th [...]

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 Podcas [...]

10 Powerful Facts About Hattie Canty – A Working-Class Warrior
Via social media, Attorney Ben Crump put me onto this [...]

The Resistance of Celia: The Enslaved Black Girl Who Fought Back
updated for 2025
Celia’s name should be spoken not just as a victim, [...]

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 [...]