Category: Women

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 [...]

Keep Your Eye on Jonah Wheeler: The Young Democrat Asking His Party to Think Again
Every so often, a politician appears who is interesting not because yo [...]

Who Decided Black Women Weren’t 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 [...]

When Someone Dies, We Start Asking Why
This post hurts like hell! I hate this so much.I saw her grow up. [...]

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

Wait… If Race Is Socially Constructed, Why Doesn’t Racial Identity Depend on How You Feel?
They tell me that I have despised being told what to do since I was a [...]

When Is a Woman’s “No” Not Considered a Form of Hate?
Her name was Marzieh Nieri. She was 23 years old.Marzieh said she [...]