Category: Life
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“I wasn’t dirty; I just had eczema.”
A teacher told me, in hushed tones, that I had eczema on the skin behind my ears and around my nose. I immediately thought I got it from being dirty or from someone in my class, so when I got home, I washed it with medicated soap rigorously.
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Finding Yourself on Television
Mediums of entertainment can be a powerful tool for enlightenment and propaganda. As seen in the survey Document Women put out, it is not uncommon to relate to and connect with characters in the stories we consume and the stories themselves.
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Finding Yourself on Television
Mediums of entertainment can be a powerful tool for enlightenment and propaganda. As seen in the survey Document Women put out, it is not uncommon to relate to and connect with characters in the stories we consume and the stories themselves.
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Despite the odds, These African Women Leaders Thrived On Uneven Playgrounds
The struggle for gender equality is lost, though we should understand that it will continue for decades to come, since the governments of various nations have paid lip service to fighting gender inequality.
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Famous Songwriter, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, Dies at 79
The British performer and composer is known for such chart-toppers as Little Lies, Everywhere, Don’t Stop, Say You Love Me, and Songbird.
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Sis, the Matriarchy is not that different.
A matriarchy is a system where older women typically hold positions of power and authority in social settings. This is seen as the opposite of patriarchy, a system in which men have positions of power and control.
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Violence Against Women is a Public Health, Gender Equality And Human Rights Issue
In support of the initiative, the United Nations, in 2008, launched the campaign UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women, which runs parallel to the 16 Days of Activism.
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South African Singer-Songwriter Miriam Makeba
The South African government revoked her passport and outlawed her records in 1963. Hugh Masekela, a trumpeter and another Belafonte protege, and she were married in 1964.
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Enola Holmes 2 & The Match Girls Strike of 1888
The writers of the film have Enola solve an actual, real-life crime that took place in 19th century London and eventually led to the Match girls strike of 1888, the first industrial revolution by women for women.