Category: Violation

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 [...]

10 Women Who Paid With Their Lives While Fighting for Womenâs Freedom
We were taught what women won. We weren't always taught what women pai [...]

When Is a Womanâs âNoâ Not Considered a Form of Hate?
Her name was Marzieh Nieri. She was 23 years old.Marzieh said she [...]

A Right You Cannot Define Is a Right You Cannot Defend
 She demonstrated wisdom across a lifetime. She died a wise woman. [...]