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Nirbhaya, the Play, Sparks Attention to Rape Culture in India and Around the...
The start of Nirbhaya, Poorna Jagannathan visited our high school feminism class (middle, front row). I am sitting next to her to the right. (photo credit: Lexie Clinton) I can still remember how I...
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Breaking Silences Creates a Safe Space for Women of Color
Here I am sharing my own definitions of feminism during our feminism class’s annual International Day of the Girl assembly. I’m breaking silences (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). I agree with what bell...
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Women of Color Break Silences on Caretaking in the Face of Mass Incarceration
Idyllic illustrations show the tasks of a 1950’s housewife. (Image credit: The Mamafesto blog by Avital Norman Nathman.) My mind has recently been blown open about women’s traditional domestic roles....
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Global Feminism: Not Just For India But For All of Us
An illustration depicting global feminism Credit: Gawk | Global Feminisms As Audre Lorde points out, “Black feminism is not white feminism in black face.” This means that while being a woman comes with...
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To Be Or Not To Be…A Girl
My high school feminism classmates at the Girls Speak Out event at the UN for International Day of the Girl. In my high school feminism class so far, I have experienced feminism through a different...
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Definition of a Girl: It’s More than Just Someone Who Faces Sexism
“Girls should….stay home, be slaves, be in the kitchen not speak in church” (credit: Ogilvy & Mather, Dubai, UAE) “Girls are crippled when they fall under the spell of perfectionism,” said a girl...
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The Girl Behind The Mission: A Review of He Named Me Malala
Pictured above: the promotional poster for He Named Me Malala (photocredit: Screenrelish) He Named Me Malala, directed by Davis Guggenheim, was a very well made, easily digestible biopic that detailed...
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Let’s Stop Body Shaming and Start Body Loving Ourselves
Image from Eachbodysready Facebook page If everyone in the world were a product, some people would sell out before others. This is a result of body shaming. The beautiful, the impressive, and the...
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Resisting Trump Using My White Immigrant Privilege
In this time of great change, when the protection of people of color and other marginalized groups is overlooked by a hateful political dialogue, how can the broader American community ensure that all...
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Understanding My White Identity and Activism Through Intersectional Feminism
(photo credit: David Fenton) The Combahee River Collective’s “Black Feminist Statement” of 1977, written by Demita Frazier, Beverly Smith, and Barbara Smith, emphasizes the experiences of black women...
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