Category: Violation
Women Have Been Violently Punished for Telling the Truth for Centuries
I do not owe anyone a smaller truth so they can maintain a larger li [...]
Katoucha Niane: Her Beauty Made Headlines. Her Courage Deserves History.
There are some women whose photographs become famous while the most im [...]
They Knew Her Face. In 1997, Waris Dirie Made Them Hear Her Story.
In 1997, Waris Dirie did something that deserves to be remembered as a [...]
Beautiful Before Anyone Gave Permission: Remembering Victoria Santa Cruz
I went to grade school with a girl who might put you on the mind of th [...]
Women, We Are Not Asking for Special Treatment. We Are Asking to Be Treated.
There is something particularly sad about a woman becoming one of the [...]
When Women Call for Helpâand the System Does Not See Someone Worth Protecting
We are nowhere close to being able to collapsing women's issues into t [...]
Who Decided Black Women Werenât Feminine?
A movement does not become more compassionate by asking the vulnerable [...]
WE Survive Abuse Book Club: The Quiet Zone
The Quiet Zone authored by Petal Kimberly SamuelThere is a kind of [...]
Trauma Does Not Always Look Like Trauma
We tend to imagine trauma as someone crying when they remember somethi [...]
Risk Doesnât Rise by AccidentâWhat Happens When Care is Uneven for Black Women
Risk for harm grows where care is uneven.And for Black women, car [...]