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Thursday, December 21, 2017

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Sexism in Medicine: Taking a New Look at an Old Trend
Louise’s Last Days
Marriage Will Not Take Away My Name
In Defense of the Angry Feminist
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Marriage Will Not Take Away My Name

June 12, 2017June 9, 2017 Samantha Hunt #identity, #inspiration, #marriage, feminism, names, wedding, women's experience

When I was a kid, I remember a letter addressed to my dad being delivered to our house. It was

The Free the Nipple Campaign is trying to break the sexist walls down that have been placed around women, sexuality, and their bodies.

Identity

Free The Nipple: What It Is and Why It Matters

March 23, 2017May 11, 2017 Corrina Horne Castro #empowerment, feminism, feminist, free the nipple, sexism, women's bodies, womens rights

“Free the Nipple” was a campaign started in 2013, spearheaded by the filming process of the titular movie. A cause

One woman shares her journey to self-actualization.

Identity

My Journey to Manifesting My Best Self

March 16, 2017March 14, 2017 Laura Smith gay, law of attraction, lgbt, positivity, self actualization, self discovery, the secret

I’ve been a magnet for the use of positive energy and meditation for as long as I can remember. I

One woman marches and speaks up and out for her sisters, the women living now and those that came before her.

Creativity Identity

Poem: For My Sisters

February 9, 2017February 8, 2017 Vanelis Rivera #sister, #women, female empowerment, girl power, march, poem, poetry

I march for my Christian sisters My conservative sisters My Muslim sisters My Jewish sisters My spiritual sisters My agnostic

Colorism is the discrimination of people with darker skin tones within a race or culture. Colorism is a harmful practice to young girls who are made to feel less than beautiful.

Beauty Identity

“I Was Given Whitening Soap” : Colorism in the Filipino Community

January 13, 2017January 12, 2017 Rose Orquiza #beauty, #identity, #selflove, colorism, filipinas, filipino, philippines, skincolor, skintones

“Why are you so dark?” “You would be prettier if you were whiter.” “You look burnt!” I heard a lot

One woman shares her journey of self acceptance of her bisexual orientation. She struggled against bullying and suicidal thoughts and is trying to help others accept LGBT youth so others don't have to experience what she did.

Identity

How I Accepted My Bisexuality (& Advice for Accepting LGBT Youth)

December 19, 2016December 18, 2016 Breanna Vincent bisexual, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtqia, lgbtyouth, queer, selfacceptance, teachacceptance

Growing up I always knew that I was different. I knew in third grade that I was attracted to other

Identity

Not Speaking Spanish Doesn’t Make Me Any Less Hispanic

November 10, 2016November 9, 2016 Alex Temblador #identity, #language, culture, hispanic, MexicanAmerican, Spanish

Growing up half-Mexican, half-White, my Mexican and Hispanic culture played subtle role in my life. It was there when my

Straight edge is a punk term for being a vegetarian and not consuming alcohol or taking drugs. One woman explains how she lives the straight edge lifestyle.

Identity

How I Enjoy Staying Straight-Edge Through my Late Twenties

September 20, 2016September 21, 2016 Jacquelin Richards alcohol, drinking, drugs, punk, straightedge, vegetarian

As a kid, I grew up going to a ton of concerts. When I was under 21, they would put

In an interview with Ana Castillo, she discusses her new memoir, Black Dove: Mama, Mijo, and Me, as well her thoughts on feminism, race, and gender in the U.S. She shares the women she admires, the incarceration problem in the U.S., the status of women of color, and the importance of women sharing their own personal stories.

Identity Inspiration Interviews

Interview with Ana Castillo: Writer, Mother, Feminist, & Activist

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Alex Temblador #ethnicity, #motherhood, #parenting, #race, #writer, AnaCastillo, blackdovemamamijoandme, books, chicana, empoweringwomen, feminism, womenofcolor

It was in graduate school that I was first introduced to Ana Castillo. I was searching for fictional novels with

As a young woman of color, one woman was treated with bias and disrespect by doctors when she sought help when she was sick with chronic pain and medical treatment.

Health & Wellness Identity

Young, Brown, Sick, and Female

August 4, 2016September 22, 2016 Claudette Mestayer #female, #health, #women, blackwomen, chronicillness, chronicpain, doctors, equality, healthissues, illness, Latinawomen, sick, womenofcolor

I sat across from the doctor and with my husband by my side, began to explain the awful, painful, strange,

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