Category: Womanism/Feminism

Before Black German Feminism Had a Name, Fasia Jansen Was Already Fighting
What does political resistance look like when the movement that might [...]

We Keep Asking Women to Be Kinder. Who Is Asking Why Men Are Not Kinder?
Someone on X.com said these wise words:One of patriarchy’s hid [...]

Does “Adult Human Female” Reduce Women to Biology? No. Here’s What Reductionism Actually Means
Human dignity doesn't require pretending our characteristics don't exi [...]

Solidarity is Reciprocal: Black American Women Are Allowed to Ask What Comes Back Across the Bridge (podcast episode)
Where did people get this bizarre idea that solidarity doesn [...]

Please Stop Telling Survivors, “Men Wouldn’t Go That Far.” History Says Otherwise.
updated from March 24 2025 Interesting fact:
Before his [...]

Paulette Nardal: The Black Woman Who Helped Make Paris a Meeting Place for the Black World
Long before many people had language for what we now call 'Black f [...]

They Didn’t Have to Lie: 12 Films That Show How Selective Truth Shapes What We Believe
Fall is coming. Here are some film suggestions for when the weather ke [...]

Calling Women “Hateful” for Wanting Safety Is Abuse Dressed in Decorum
updated from June 3 2025
Let’s name this for what it is:
When poli [...]

If You Think Women Are Worried About Seven Athletes, You Have Not Been Listening to Women
Women have spent generations being told to sit back and relax while so [...]

Before We Lock Another Mother Away, We Need to Talk About Deasia Watkins
Some women are granted complexity after tragedy. Others are handed a n [...]