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I took yesterday off to reflect on my present so if you were looking for a post yesterday my apologies. If you have been following this site from the beginning then you know why I brought the magazine back, but for those that don’t let me explain. This magazine was started over 10 years agoContinue reading “Reflecting your Present”

Good mental health is essential to overall well-being. More than 1 in 5 women in the United States experienced a mental health condition in the past year, such as depression or anxiety. Many mental health conditions, such as depression and bipolar disorder, affect more women than men or affect women in different ways from men. MostContinue reading “Mental Health in women”

Equal representation in organized sport for girls and women is commonly referred to as the “battle for equality” and includes a variety of competing feminist ideologies. Worldwide, the dominant representative sex in sport is male both financially and globally except in the rare case of sports created specifically for girls and women and certain sportContinue reading “Women in Sports”

Yes its National Women’s Month and I want to celebrate Women not just because I am one of them but because its well deserved and much needed. We have to be the most underrated individuals to this day. We can give birth to holding down multiple jobs and family but still be considered less valuedContinue reading “Celebrating Women of the past present and future”

19th Century Women PublishersWomen who were able to become publishers during the 19th century often faced discrimination, not least in terms of salary, where they were paid just one-third of what men earned. This was one of the reasons why women in the printing business organized their own trade union in 1870. Some African AmericanContinue reading “Women In Publishing”

Zuriel Oduwole 20 A filmmaker and girls education advocate, Zuriel Oduwole strives to show the world what an educated girl can do. Oduwole’s documentary films have been shown on The History Channel, and her newest film was released in 5 countries. In addition to films focusing on African issue, Oduwole has interviewed 14 government leaders on climate change. HerContinue reading “Inspirational women under 21”

HISTORY The Blue Triangle (formally the first branch of Houston’s YWCA), was founded (1919) during World War I. This basis of this organization grew out of the pressing need for a central meeting place where women and girls of color could safely meet, learn and recreate. It opened at 806 Clay Ave. in the oldContinue reading “The Blue Triangle (formally the first Branch of the YMCA)”

At YWCA, our mission is inspired by the perspectives of Black feminists who have consistently transformed the fights for gender equity and racial justice. During Black Herstory Month, we’re celebrating Black feminism and centering the work of powerful Black sheroes past and present doing the critical work to eliminate racism and empower women. As leadersContinue reading “YMCA:The Unsung Legacy of Black Feminism: From Jane Crow to Intersectionality”

Observed throughout the United States since the 1980s, Women’s History Month was born out of a feminist push for equal access to jobs and education—one of the main demands of the Strike for Equality march that filled New York City streets to capacity on August 26, 1970. To commemorate the day and stand in solidarity, manyContinue reading “National Women month”

Phillis Wheatley Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish a book of poems. Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761. Upon arrival, she was sold to the Wheatley familyContinue reading “Black History Month day #28 Phillis Wheatley Americas first Black Poet”