The Vanity Myth of Makeup
By Christina Terrell There should be no shame in doing something that makes you feel comfortable in your own skin. One of the latest trends that has taken the beauty community by storm has been… The Vanity Myth of Makeup
Dorothy Gilliam: Paving the Way for Female Journalists
By Christina Terrell Have you ever sat back and thought about the woman who produces all the interesting feminist articles, blogs, newspaper and magazine columns that you read? Or have you taken a moment to… Dorothy Gilliam: Paving the Way for Female Journalists
You Can’t Objectify Me or My Leggings
By: Christina Terrell Over the years women have always been told what they should and should not wear. Even in the current year of 2019 women are still held to a stigma that they should… You Can’t Objectify Me or My Leggings
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dorothy Cotton
By Caitlin Easter “I’m tired of people saying, “And now we present her, who marched with Martin Luther King.” Well, a lot of folk flew down there one weekend and marched, but I worked.”- Dorothy… Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dorothy Cotton
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Rosa Parks
By: Brittany Soto In honor of Women’s History Month, I wanted to focus my attention on Rosa Parks. Most people are familiar with who Rosa Parks is but to those who aren’t, she was a… Celebrating Women’s History Month: Rosa Parks
Concluding Everybody is Beautiful Week
By: Christina Terrell Everybody is Beautiful Week is a movement that the UMKC Women Center puts on to celebrate body positivity and combat eating disorders. The idea comes from the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA).… Concluding Everybody is Beautiful Week
“Having Daughters is my Punishment..”
By Caitlin Easter There is a huge discrepancy in our society between the way men and women are expected to interact with members of the opposite gender. Society tells us the “correct” way to behave… “Having Daughters is my Punishment..”
Year of the Unapologetic Woman
By Nina Cherry As we are now over a month into 2019, I finally found a theme and a personal goal for myself for this year (a bit late, per usual). The theme? Unapologetic womanhood.… Year of the Unapologetic Woman
Welcoming New Student Assistant to Women’s Center
By Brittany Soto Hi, I’m Brittany! I’m currently in my senior year here at UMKC and I’m about to receive my undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology this spring. I transferred to… Welcoming New Student Assistant to Women’s Center
A Woman’s Place
By Caitlin Easter An important reminder to us all in today’s rough political climate: “A Woman’s Place is in the House…and the Senate.” As I was browsing around the internet a while back, I came… A Woman’s Place