Women’s Rights

The Quiet Zone authored by Petal Kimberly Samuel There is a kind of quiet that feels like freedom. The house after everyone has gone to sleep. Sitting in the car …

This post hurts like hell! I hate this so much. I saw her grow up. My child watched Bug’s Life on VHS. On repeat. Like little kids do. When it …

We were taught what women won. We weren’t always taught what women paid. We should talk more about the women who died fighting for women’s civil rights. Women did not …

They tell me that I have despised being told what to do since I was a baby. I LOVE learning. Those are two different things, and sometimes, depending on who …

Her name was Marzieh Nieri. She was 23 years old. Marzieh said she fought back when a man attempted to sexually assault her. The man died from his injuries. Iranian …

 She demonstrated wisdom across a lifetime. She died a wise woman. And still people took advantage of her and her people. She Was Wise. They Broke Their Word.   Wambli Autepewin, …

I have been talking about “institutional betrayal” and women and I wanted to acknowledge Dr. Jennifer Freyd who is credited with coining the phrase. “Institutional betrayal” describes how trusted institutions …

Women are not the problem to be solved. Their objections may be telling us where the conversation still needs work. A woman is filling out a form at the doctor’s …

For generations, women fought to move the line forward: toward safety, freedom, education, economic independence, bodily autonomy, and the right to move through the world without asking permission. But progress …

The photograph is quiet. The courage behind it is not. Sometimes people use: “It never happened to me…” “He never did that to me…. “I never heard of this happening …