Women being recognized in history doesn’t happen as often as it should. For instance, does the name Susanna M. Salter ring a bell? Well, if not, you’re probably not the only one who has never heard of her before. Or, you may have heard of her before, but you never spent a lot of time …
What would you do if someone told you that you couldn’t follow your dreams or join a profession just because you’re a woman? Hopefully, most of us today would band together and stand up to such injustice. Be sure to remember to recognize female first responders every 9/11. But that wasn’t always easy to do. And …
September 18th 2020, one of the most notable advocates for women’s rights and gender equality in the Supreme Court passed at age 87 from pancreatic cancer. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, after Sandra Day O’Conner, was the second woman with a presence on the U.S. Supreme Court. Notorious RBG trailblazing women empowerment in a continually sexist climate is …
Obviously in some ways, everything has changed in 100 years. But in some other ways, not much has changed at all. One example of the latter is that of the female celebrity. We love them now just like we did in the 1910s. And we’re here to prove it. Hollywood is the premier movie industry …
It’s been just over 50 years since Neil Armstrong first landed on the moon. He said the famous phrase, “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” That’s a fine sentiment, but as always, the rhetoric inherently showed patriarchal intentions that continue to this day. While this moment in space exploration was …
Every October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. So in October 2020 Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty collection supported breast cancer survivors. Just when we thought we couldn’t love Rihanna more, the entrepreneurial queen of beauty, fashion, and music released a lingerie collection to raise awareness for young women diagnosed with aggressive forms of breast cancer. Savage …
There is no denial that the youth of today is more politically aware and active than ever. It used to be that children were expected to sit back and enjoy life, but that is not a luxury even our kids can afford anymore. We are facing a paradigm shift, and once these kids are in …
From 2019 to 2021, YouTube sensation Lilly Singh broke the glass ceiling and made history with her late night talk show A Little Late With Lilly Singh. The series, while a bit short-lived, proved itself a massive success for intersectional representation, and for the future of unscripted variety programs. The 1:35 A.M. time slot was …
Lizzo’s ‘Truth Hurts’ empowers women. Ever since its release in 2017, and especially its 2019 viral breakthrough, its proved itself a modern classic. It’s easy to see why Rolling Stone, Billboard and Uproxx all placed it in their Best Songs of the 2010s lists. Every aspect of it is memorable, from the simplistic yet rich …
If you have not seen this new music video for the song “The Man”, it’s a must-watch. Taylor Swift created this powerful video which calls out sexist patriarchal standards and the fact that women have to try incredibly hard while acting docile while men get congratulated for the bare minimum. Among other things, it addresses …
The popular Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon has enjoyed success in the movie industry for more than two-and-a-half decades. Over this period, she witnessed firsthand the inequality women have suffered in the business, which is why Witherspoon’s ‘Hello Sunshine’ project empowers women in Hollywood. Women were subject to a lower pay than their male counterparts, and …
Theresa Kachindamoto never had the ambition to become head chief in Monkey Bay, an area of Malawi. She was a woman, and came from a different village. However, her reputation of being “good with people” made her the popular choice when it came time for the other chiefs of the village to determine who should …
