“But What Were You Wearing?”
By: Sierra Voorhies Trigger Warning: rape culture, victim blaming, and sexual assault. I’m not quite sure how to start this blog, but I think I will start with the phrase, “What were they wearing?” This…
Children Should be Feminists Too
By: Alyssa Bradley Gender equality starts at home. Current issues around gender, racial, and LGBTQ+ equality should be discussed with the younger generations, who can bring their visions for a better world to fruition. That…
Back to Basics #2: Do Feminists Hate Men?
By: Laura Yac We are bringing it back to basics this week with a common misconception involving feminists. When I talk about my feminist beliefs, I often get asked the question, “Do you hate men?” …
Back to Basics #1: What is Intersectional Feminism?
Editor’s note: Hi, Roos! Welcome to the first installment of… drumroll please… Back to Basics! In this blog segment, Women’s Center staff take on core feminist ideas, terminology, myths, and more! We hope you enjoy…
Fannie Lou Hamer: Civil Rights Activist
By Tatiahna Turner The youngest of 20 children, Fannie Lou Hamer was born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi. From the age of 6 Fannie picked cotton with her family.…
Ida B. Wells: Suffragist, Feminist, and Leader
By Dasha Matthews Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, better known as Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She is known to the world as a prominent African-American journalist, newspaper editor,…
The Life of Angela Davis
By Tatiahna Turner Born Angela Yvonne Davis on January 26, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama she is best known as an African-American political activist and for her relations to the Black Panther Party. Davis grew up…
The Perseverance of Pam Grier
By Dasha Matthews Pam Grier is known to the world as an iconic African-American actress. Many know her from Blaxploitation films such as Foxy Brown, but she has contributed much more to the African-American society than just entertainment.…
What Are You Reading?
By Bonnie Messbarger Ms. Magazine Blog recently ran a list of the Top 100 Feminist Non-Fiction Books of All Time. Being a big reader myself I look forward to putting some of these titles on…
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