Shhhhh!!!… W.O.M.E.N, Women. What does the word mean? What value does it hold? When you look at yourself what do you see? In today’s society the definition of what it means to be a woman has changed in so many ways. Going back in history we were seen not as an individual but as an […]
Read More w.o.M.E.N Silenced No more. Taking Back the PowerKamala Harris has made history. And she is a queen for it.
Read More THE QUEEN HERSELF HAS DONE ITI am ashamed to admit, as of recently, I had not been keeping up-to-date on particular healthcare concerns that have been building up since the Trump Administration took office. I am explicitly referring to what is currently sparking panic and outrage for many women all over the country (2.4 million to be exact) – the […]
Read More Planned Parenthood and the Title X Gag RuleWhy we should wait to fill this icons seat
Read More RBG I’m So SorryWith all the crazy that is going on, here is what is important.
Read More Government Actions due to COVID-19 You Need to Know AboutWelcome to our first newsroom of the semester! First off, we are barely a month into 2020 and the world has just been going bonkers. Oh so much to discuss and many topics to cover so, let us not waste time and get right to it.
Read More Extra! Extra! Read all about it!The laws created echo the continuous struggles of women and other marginalized groups. Laws are the culmination and the realization that our patriarchal society has created from its inception. The laws that have been created by our society came into being during the revolutionary war and the subsequent creation of the Declaration of Independence. These […]
Read More Women and Controversial TopicsIf you are here reading “Shoutout!”, chances are you consider yourself a feminist. Or maybe you don’t like labels, but you do believe that regardless of gender or sex, everybody deserves equal opportunities- especially those who have been historically and institutionally oppressed. Regardless, like any movement, Feminism has a lot of jargon and topics that […]
Read More Feminism 101: A Beginners Guide to Feminist TerminologyCo-written by @wranglergirl1 Local News JMU Football Player Pleads No Contest After False Imprisonment Charge JMU is back at it again with sexual assault cases. Senior football player, Riley Stapleton, has plead no contest to false imprisonment of a woman in Pennsylvania. He held her in the bathroom at a mutual friends birthday party and […]
Read More JMU football player accused of false imprisonment of a woman and Ariana Grande accused of queer-baiting: feminist news stories of this weekFor the second year in a row, Virginia is placing a focus on our nation’s female heroes. This weeklong event (March 17-March 23) strategically occurs during Women’s History Month and is meant to recognize the women who have sacrificed and served in the armed forces. This goes along with Women’s History Month, where we recognize […]
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