Category: Women

This Is Not Confusion. It Is Memory: Black Women, Language, and the Right to Self-Definition.
updated from June 2025
This history is not symbolic. It is sp [...]

The Illusion of Progress: Why Women Don’t Have “Spare Rights” to Burn
Years ago I wrote that sometimes we women [...]

The Burden of Blindness: How Systems Force Us to Ignore Our Own Reality
I have been talking about "institutional betrayal" and women a [...]

Women’s Health and Safety Watch: June 2026
1. Post-separation violenceWomen are worried a [...]

When the State Stops Saying “Mother”: Why Inclusive Language Must Still Include Women
Introduction
The issue is not that mothers will stop [...]

Tammi Terrell’s Story Reminds Us That Survival Is More Than Staying Alive
When people speak about Tammi Terrell, they often begi [...]

They Want Us to Give Up “Mother” While Rapists Keep “Father”
"Will a highly neutral parentage framework be sensitive enough [...]

10 Reasons to Be Outraged about Harvey Marcelin: How the System Protected a Killer Instead of Women
When a man kills three women over his lifetime, the system did [...]

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

The Subtle Signs a Man Likes Women’s Labor More Than Women Themselves
He only likes women in roles that benefit him.Mother. Lo [...]