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21.
Meet Julie d'Aubigny: The French Gender-bending Opera Diva Your History Teacher Didn't Want You To Know Abo
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(Feminism)
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IT’S NOT EVERY day you discover a 17th-century, cross-dressing, duelling, bisexual opera singer. But it happens every few weeks on social media. Someone will post, “Wow! Has anybody heard of Julie d’Aubigny? ...
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Created on 29 April 2020
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22.
Lady Gaga Is Doing The Most When It Comes to Celebrities and COVID-19
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(Entertainment)
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As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, taking thousands of lives and having devastating effects on healthcare systems and the economy, a few awesome celebrities have stepped up to do what ...
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Created on 08 April 2020
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23.
In Honor Of Hulu's “The Great,” Here Are Some Other Women In History We'd Love To See Onscre
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(TV)
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... in the 100 Years War. At the end of her life, she was captured by the Duke of Burgundy, charged for heresy, cross-dressing, and witchcraft, and burned at the stake. There is so much to explore from this ...
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Created on 25 March 2020
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24.
Bernie Sanders' Plan for Reproductive Rights and the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis is a Breath of Fresh Air
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(Living)
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... right to quality healthcare.”
Sanders vowed,
“When I am in the White House, we will fight back against the Republican assault on abortion rights across this country and defend a woman's fundamental ...
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Created on 09 March 2020
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25.
Is Dior Just Capitalizing on Femini$m?
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(Style)
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Back in 2017, fashion giant, Dior released a white t-shirt with “WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS” (a nod to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie book of the same name) pasted in black lettering across the front. Initially ...
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Created on 26 February 2020
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26.
This Fashion Company Is Dressing Female Candidates for Free
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(Style)
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... across the country sharing their personal stories and why it was important for them to take part in this campaign. The company is pleased to lend a helping hand to any woman who might benefit from having ...
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Created on 21 February 2020
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27.
Long Overdue: It’s Time To Re-Think The Gender Reveal Party
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(Feminism)
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... on popular parenting websites and, over the past decade, has inspired a growing number of expectant parents across the internet to craft elaborate gender reveal spectacles to share on all social media ...
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Created on 30 October 2019
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28.
The Internet's Favorite Cosplayer, Kiera Please Talks Being Respectful, Diversity, and New Musi
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(Style)
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... your favorite characters from across the pop-culture universe with her own effortlessly cool style. She’s morphed into Daria, Coraline, Hermione Granger, Mufasa, Cruella de Vil, Beyoncé, and all the leading ...
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Created on 25 October 2019
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29.
How Overzealous Research Landed A Cross-Dressing Victorian Writer In Jail
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(Feminism)
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... the cross-dressing gentleman purporting to be Limner stated that a fifth edition of his most popular book would soon be released. Was this a fifth edition of Madre Natura? And, if so, did Leighton/Limner ...
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Created on 09 October 2019
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30.
Feminist Superhero Mariska Hargitay Opens Up About "SVU’s" Record-Breaking 21st Season: BUST Intervie
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(TV)
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... sentence, “Your laughter has magical healing properties,” crawls from her right ear, across her cheekbone, to the bridge of her nose. From her jaw to her upper lip are typed the words, “You persevere, ...
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Created on 27 September 2019
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31.
This 19th Century Empress's Beauty Routine Was Simply Too Muc
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(Feminism)
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... the mistress and her servant crossed for a second – containing a slight reproach in that of the mistress, guilt and remorse speaking in that of the servant.”
To this end, Fanny employed various tricks ...
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Created on 25 September 2019
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32.
Safe Spaces On The Open Road: Why More Women Are Embracing #VanLife
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(Living)
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... parent set former CrossFit athlete Sloane Thomas onto the house-on-wheels path. In 2014, her father started exhibiting symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Thomas moved to Arizona to care for him, and he soon ...
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Created on 07 August 2019
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33.
At Least 12 Trans People Have Been Murdered This Year—And All Of Them Were Black Women
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(Feminism)
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... “Black trans women aren’t simply killed because they’re trans; the social conditions responsible for their deaths represent a holistic crisis, spread across every aspect of life.” When the country, lacking ...
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Created on 25 July 2019
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34.
This IG Dedicated To Teen Mags Of The Aughts Is A Nostalgic Delight
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(Entertainment)
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... come across me whether I'm shopping, at a restaurant or anywhere else they work. It's really a full circle moment. I was there for them. And now they're here for me when they can be and it means so much to ...
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Created on 16 July 2019
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35.
Nonconsensual Undressing App Taken Down, Deepfake Porn Thrives
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(Feminism)
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... across pornography websites—sometimes naming the seemingly featured women in the video description, according to HuffPost. And once they’re up, they’re almost impossible to get down. Given that those who ...
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Created on 01 July 2019
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36.
"The Handmaid's Tale" Isn't America's Reality—But It Could ...
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(TV)
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Following widespread abortion bans across the United States, the cast of The Handmaid’s Tale has released a PSA advocating for the protection of women’s reproductive health. Set in Gilead, a post-American ...
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Created on 14 June 2019
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37.
This Comic Series Brings #MeToo Into The DC Universe
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(Books)
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... with how widespread sexual misconduct and sexism is across industries. Industries that have been purveyors of sexism, whether on purpose or unintentionally, are rethinking the roles they’ve played in toxic ...
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Created on 03 May 2019
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38.
The Secret, Eternal Glamour of “Older Girls”
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(Living)
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... a closet, hangers sticking out at odd angles like plastic elbows. I looked at the makeup and notes and receipts and trash and schoolwork and jewelry and CDs and picture frames scattered across the surfaces ...
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Created on 02 May 2019
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39.
Ohio's Governor Just Signed One Of The Harshest Abortion Bills In Americ
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(Feminism)
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... Nanda, called “the latest example of how the Trump administration’s extremist, anti-women policies have emboldened legislators across the country to attack women’s access to health care.”
Assaults on ...
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Created on 12 April 2019
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40.
Inside The “Body Neutrality” Movement
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(Living)
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... embraced the body positivity movement. Women across social media posted selfies in gym attire with hashtags of #bodypositivity, #loveyourself, and #motivation. But it didn't take long for many women to ...
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Created on 14 March 2019