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1. "Dressing The Resistance" Features The Fashions of Women Activists, And Shows How People Have Historically Used Clothing To Activate Chang: (Style); Clothing can be anything the wearer wants it to be, from a symbol of personal expression, to a class signifier, to simply the thing that keeps one protected from the elements. It can also play a part ...; Created on 12 April 2022
2. Keke Palmer Scores Big For Black Women And Liberation In "Alice" Now Streaming On Deman: (Movies); ... Courtesy of Rogers and Cowan PMK The most prominent theme is that of the Black women's resilience and self-reliance. The main character is especially symbolic of a time when the floodgates of information ...; Created on 08 April 2022
3. What Women’s History Month Means To Me As A Young Black Woman in America... And It's Not What You Thin: (Feminism); ... women's history has not always celebrated the contributions of minority women. Many of these milestones weren’t even milestones for women of color, just white women. First, some history. Women’s ...; Created on 30 March 2022
4. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month: (Entertainment); ... limited series featuring Octavia Spencer depicts the rise and success of Madam CJ Walker, the first female self-made millionaire. Self-Made explores American beauty standards, women's empowerment, and women ...; Created on 16 February 2022
5. Tomocredit, a New Credit Card That Is Not Based On Your Credit, Is Changing The Game For Young Adults And Immigrants Starting Out: (Feminism); Kristy Kim is the founder and CEO of Tomocredit – a new credit card company that aims to bring the traditionally marginalized into the credit system. Kim felt the negative impacts of being a female ...; Created on 15 February 2022
6. The 10 Best Feminist and Female-Centered Books of 2021 to Cozy Up With This Christmas Break, According to BUST: (Books); ... the city to live. Bren’s work centers around place, but offers thought-provoking analysis on women's’ rights, class, and sexuality. The Barbizon hosted countless female icons from Sylvia Plath to Joan Didion. ...; Created on 21 December 2021
7. In Response to Alarming Facts About Black Women's Maternal Health, Doula's Twitter Thread With Advice for Black Expectant Moms Goes Vir: (Sex); For many expectant mothers, pregnancy can be a stressful experience. From lists of baby names to birthing plans to stacks of pregnancy handbooks, there is a lot to plan for, both during and after pregnancy. ...; Created on 17 December 2021
8. Upcoming Novel "Julia" Will Retell Orwell's "1984," But This Time, Through A Woman's E: (Books); ... it was simply a matter of finding the right person to do it. Newman, nominated for prestigious honors such as the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Guardian First Book Award, quickly emerged as ...; Created on 09 December 2021
9. National Women's Soccer League Fires Coach After Sexual Abuse Allegations, Prompting Questions of Power Structures and Safety in Women's Spor: (Feminism); ... to investigate “allegations of abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women's professional soccer” within its own ranks. Female soccer leagues around the world have risen to the forefront of a powerful ...; Created on 04 October 2021
10. "Mi cuerpo, mi opcion": Mexico supports the decriminalization of abortion in Supreme Court vot: (Feminism); On Tuesday, Sept 7, Mexico’s Supreme Court set a precedent that could lead to the legalization of abortion procedures in this predominantly Catholic country. The court made a unanimous ruling that penalizing ...; Created on 10 September 2021
11. The long-term impact of Texas’ bill on abortion could make the situation even more disastrous: (Feminism); September has barely started, but the state of Texas has already managed to implement the most extreme abortion bill in the United States. The bill, which the Supreme Court failed to suppress, bans ...; Created on 02 September 2021
12. The Founders of GirlTrek Are Making Major Moves For The Health of Black Women: (Living); While teaching history at South Atlanta High School in the early 2000s, T. Morgan Dixon came across a startling statistic: 50 percent of Black girls in the U.S. will develop type 2 diabetes unless diet ...; Created on 01 July 2021
13. UPDATE: This Jingle Dress Museum Exhibit Explores The History Of The Native Garment While Bringing Attention To The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Movement: (Arts); ... in 2013,” she said to Record Searchlight. “Her remains were returned to me in 2018.” The exhibit contains five women's dresses and two kids’s dresses. The centerpiece, a scarlet jingle dress, is a symbol ...; Created on 10 June 2021
14. 9 Books By International LGBTQ+ Authors For Present And Future Pride Celebrations: (Books); ... gender, culture, and existence, Emezi writes of identities that do not fit neatly into a single category. More from BUST The Women's Prize Exludes Akwaeke Emezi With Transphobic Reqirements Sayaka Murata' ...; Created on 03 June 2021
15. 5 Righteous Reading Recommendations From Olaronke Akinmowo Of The Free Black Women's Librar: (Books); Olaronke Akinmowo, an interdisciplinary artist based in N.Y.C., started The Free Black Women’s Library in 2015 to foster community by encouraging readers to take from and add to her growing collection ...; Created on 11 May 2021
16. In Honor of AAPI Heritage Month, Read These 10 New and Upcoming Works By AAPI Authors: (Books); May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! But since there’s really no reason to restrict it to just one month, here is a list of new and upcoming works by AAPI authors to read all year ...; Created on 10 May 2021
17. The COVID-19 Vaccine and Irregular Periods: Is there a Connection?: (Living); ... periods, as interactions between the vaccine and estrogen haven't been studied together, but the issue definitely deserves more research. Top photo by Sora Shimazaki via Pexels More from BUST Women' ...; Created on 29 April 2021
18. Demi Lovato Plans to Keep Her Recovery Private After Facing Backlash: (Entertainment); ... Babies, Sparking Outrage Among Women's Rights Groups The Impossible Task Of Keeping Up With The Kardashians' "Perfect" Beauty And Body Standards Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products ...; Created on 22 April 2021
19. Women’s Pain Matters: The Implicit Gender Bias in Healthcare: (Living); A new study has shown that people underestimate the pain women are in. Both men and women believe women exaggerate the pain they are in and are likely to dismiss it. According to a study written ...; Created on 15 April 2021
20. Amanda Gorman Becomes The First Poet To Be Featured On The Cover of Vogue: (Feminism); ... Obama Announced As An Inductee Into The National Women's Hall Of Fame On International Women's Day, Women In Mexico Marched To Protest The Country's Ongoing Crisis Of Gender-Based Violence Greta Thunberg, ...; Created on 08 April 2021

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