- 1. Everybody Skate: Photographer Lanna Apisukh Highlights Female and Queer Skateboarders in New Photo Project
- (Arts)
- ... the privilege of chatting with Lanna about her project, the rising popularity of women’s skateboarding, and the artistry of skating. Check out more of Everybody Skate on Instagram or its recent feature ...
- Created on 10 August 2021
- 2. A Few Good Women: Female Athletes to Keep an Eye Out For In The 2021 Tokyo Olympics
- (Entertainment)
- ... activist for women who feel as though they have to choose between their career as an athlete and a mother. 3. The entire US soccer team The U.S. women’s soccer team easily defeated New Zealand at ...
- Created on 26 July 2021
- 3. 5 Ways Women Are Already Making History At The 2020 Olympics
- (Feminism)
- It has been 120 years since the first women competed in the Olympic Games. In 1900, 22 women competed alongside 997 men in five different categories including tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrian, and ...
- Created on 19 February 2020
- 4. Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka is Coming to Netflix
- (Entertainment)
- ... then. She is the first Asian player to maintain top ranking in singles. At sixteen, Osaka’s ascent in the tennis world began when she defeated former US Open champion Samantha Stosur in her Women’s Tennis ...
- Created on 18 February 2020
- 5. Political Protest Ban at 2020 Olympics Will Not Silence Megan Rapinoe
- (Feminism)
- ... from speaking up and making a difference. Header image via CBS News on YouTube. More From BUST Megan Rapinoe Basically Said F*Ck The White House, And This Is How Trump Responded The U.S. Women' ...
- Created on 13 January 2020
- 6. Michelle Obama Emphasizes The Importance Of Women's Stories While Kicking Off Book Tour In Chicag
- (Books)
- Michelle Obama is an inspiration to countless women, including this writer. When I found out I had been approved to cover the kick-off to her Becoming book tour in her and my home city of Chicago, I ...
- Created on 16 November 2018
- 7. Helen Keller Was Much More Radical Than You Learned About In School
- (Feminism)
- ... committed to. Her response: "REVOLUTION." Helen wasn’t playing! See, her true life's work was getting better rights for other disabled people, as well as women and workers. In Helen’s mind, peace had had ...
- Created on 12 March 2018
- 8. Sister Rosetta Tharpe Is The Rock & Roll Pioneer Everyone Should Know About
- (Music)
- ... Seeing two women touring alone with no men (!) was unheard of, no matter how ideal it sounds. Sadly this wonderful partnership didn’t last. During one gig, poor Marie’s mother and two small children ...
- Created on 05 March 2018
- 9. Meet Madge Syers, The First Woman Figure Skater To Medal At The Olympics
- (Feminism)
- Madge Syers dreamed of Olympic gold. A figure skater, she was known around the world as one of the best skaters alive. Surely she was set for the medal podium! Well, she would have been, if women were ...
- Created on 26 February 2018
- 10. Meet Elana Meyers Taylor, The Olympic Bobsledder Who's Pushing Back Against Gender Bia
- (Feminism)
- ... Meyers Taylor is a fierce advocate for gender equality. In 2014, she made headlines alongside Canada’s Kaillie Humphries for being one of the first women to pilot a mixed-gender four-man bobsled in the ...
- Created on 19 February 2018
- 11. Week Of Women: February 9-15, 2018
- (Entertainment)
- Look up your local ice rink and rewatch I, Tonya because the 2018 Winter Olympics are starting this week! And if you’re not into that, our picks for this Week of Women also include a documentary ...
- Created on 08 February 2018
- 12. Why Do Men Feel So Threatened by Female Athletes?
- (Living)
- ... could perhaps take place in someone’s “backyard.” Humiliating this ridiculous man sounds like fun, but does it set a dangerous precedent: Should women waste their time on misogynistic men when they could ...
- Created on 11 January 2018
- 13. The Nigerian Women's Bobsled Team Is Making History By Heading To The Winter Olympic
- (Living)
- The Nigerian women’s bobsled team is making history. And just one a year ago, they didn’t even have a sled. After completing their fifth and final qualifying race on November 15, the team is going ...
- Created on 17 November 2017
- 14. This Man Was The Donald Trump Of Women's Socce
- (Living)
- ... women, given his professed commitment to progressive issues. Weinstein used his public commitment to women’s causes as a distraction so he could get away with his heinous treatment of women. Just five ...
- Created on 01 November 2017
- 15. McKayla Maroney Shares Her Story Of Sexual Abuse In Gymnastics — And She's Not Alon
- (Feminism)
- ... beginning with the sexual assault of a six-year-old girl. It wasn’t until 2016, after numerous girls and women had shared stories of abuse, that Nassar was fired as a physician at Michigan State. He has ...
- Created on 18 October 2017
- 16. Simone Manuel Made History Overcoming Racism in a Stunning, Tearful Performance
- (Entertainment)
- ... swimming last night. She also set a new Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle: 52.70 seconds (a title she shared with Penny Oleksiak of Canada, who tied for gold). An American hasn't won a gold ...
- Created on 12 August 2016
- 17. Gabby Douglas Wins Gold Medal For The U.S., Still Not 'Patriotic' Enoug
- (Entertainment)
- After leaving the women's all-around event with a gold medal on Tuesday, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas faced controversy for not placing her hand over her heart while the U.S. national anthem played at ...
- Created on 11 August 2016
- 18. Have You Cried Yet Today? Watch These Olympics-Themed Always #LikeAGirl Videos For Feminist Tears Of Joy
- (Feminism)
- It's about time that someone redefined the phrase #LikeAGirl. For years, pad/tampon manufacturer Always has inspired little girls and young women to redefine what it means to play sports like a girl—strong, ...
- Created on 09 August 2016
- 19. Fearless Saudi Arabian Olympic Athletes Called 'Prostitutes' On Twitte
- (General)
- ... Sarah Attar (athletics), female athletes from a country where they jail women for getting behind the wheel of a car. According to a Global Voices Online, the two will face “conditions” throughout their ...
- Created on 31 July 2012
- 20. Women to Watch in the Olympics: All the Figure Skaters
- (TV)
- ... on Sunday. Despite this blow, she still skated on Tuesday during the women’s short program. She managed to not only get her personal best score, it was high enough to land her in 3rd place going into the ...
- Created on 24 February 2010
