Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency thus far, it is no secret that many women feel personally offended by his comments on women. However, his disrespect is not limited to his words; it is also evident in the policies he is attempting to push. Although these new policies may be pushed to look like an increase in […]
Read More Policy, Power, and Women’s Access In The USI’ve been thinking a lot about my body – something many women often do – especially what constitutes “normal” versus “abnormal,” “healthy” versus “concerning.” I recently encountered a scare that, once talked about, I was told occurred to many women. My mom told me, “I think every woman has this happen at least once in […]
Read More Who’s Believed in the Doctor’s Office?When I got my IUD, I was told to take three Advil beforehand and that I would be fine. No numbing, really no sympathy or compassion… nothing It was said casually, like it was no big deal. Like it was the same as any other quick appointment. So I listened. I took the Advil, showed […]
Read More Just take 3 AdvilLGBTQ+ Individuals Right to Healthcare and the Setbacks They Face In today’s society, we are growing individuals who try to fit into norms that have already been created but might not fit who we are. For ladies, this can be wearing a dress to a fancy event or simply crossing your legs at the dinner […]
Read More Ladies and Gentlemen Plus MoreThe immediacy with which most people feel uncomfortable when a woman expresses anger is almost laughable. A man can slam a door and most people will think nothing of it, but if a woman were to increase her voice by just one notch, suddenly the all contacts are looking at her as if she has […]
Read More Women Aren’t Allowed to Be Mad, Apparently.The term “body count” is something women on college campuses seem to hear often. We hear it from potential romantic partners, friends, or even random people attempting to create a conversation. Although it is meant to ask the number of people one has had sex with, the phrase and its meaning reinforce the judgment and […]
Read More ‘Body Count’- Slut Shaming RebrandedUnless you missed it, the Final Four matchup between UConn Huskies women’s basketball and South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball was exactly what it should’ve been. Two 1 seeds, two dominant teams, no excuses. South Carolina came in and beat UConn 62–48, snapping a 54-game win streak. That should’ve been the story. But it wasn’t. What […]
Read More That Wasn’t Just Frustration.In history classes, we typically learned that women earned the right to vote in 1920, and that’s where the chapter seemed to close on the struggle for women’s suffrage. What these books often don’t elaborate upon is the struggle to vote, even after the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Neely Tucker for the Library of […]
Read More Has Voting Become A Privilege?Virginia is my soul state. I was born and raised here, went to K-12 up in NOVA before moving to JMU to complete my undergrad, and God do I love it here. The small town feeling of Harrisonburg, with its rolling countryside that feeds into the Blue Ridge Mountains and the kindness shown to me […]
Read More It’s the little things.On Tuesday in class, wr1tergirl, TheTalker, and lunarletters covered topics in local, national, and global news. These topics covered what’s occurring in politics, other territories including Iran, and history being honored in local spaces. We discussed the SAVE Act and how it would impact women and marginalized groups, Iranian feminists coming together during a tragic […]
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