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How to Celebrate Women's History Month during a Pandemic
Women's History Month is celebrated by many individuals worldwide. March always has the best Instagram stories, the most influential Facebook posts, and a variety of women's empowerment filters on Snapchat. But how can we celebrate the badass historical content about women without our phones?
By Isabella Wellman-Webster5 years ago in Viva
Bitch Boxing
Stand Strong! Stay Safe! If you have been told that as a woman, you are too weak to fight back, or resistance will only intensify the violence in a sexual attack, think again. Self-defense training for women increases a woman's safety in an increasingly violent world and helps prevent sexual assaults. Refuse to be a victim.
By Marlene Affeld5 years ago in Viva
No Man Will Ever Want You...
“No man will ever want you,” my father’s voice echoed in my ears. “Men don’t want fat bitches, you’re ruined.” Those words engraved themselves on my heart as I stood in front of the mirror, staring at the purple stretch marks that covered my maturing twelve-year-old body. I was ruined, ugly and unlovable. Unworthy of future companionship because of a body that had betrayed me even in my youth.
By Christina J. Thompson5 years ago in Viva
An Ode to Resilience | Brooke Trantor on ED Recovery, Being Vulnerable, and Telling Personal Stories to Help Others
TW: Open conversation around eating disorders, recovery, and fear of relapse. Brooke Trantor has always been an actor, but it was until she began seeing her peers venture into the art of filmmaking that she started to think to herself that maybe she, too, could do it. About seven years ago, she joined an acting community in L.A.; John Rosenfeld Studios, and John, the coach, had begun hosting small film festivals within the studio so that the actors could become more confident in their craft.
By malin evita5 years ago in Viva
The Enlightened Woman. Top Story - March 2021.
Over the last year, I've been upgrading some high school courses in order to bolster my university applications (29 year old, going to post-secondary for the first time here! Woohoo!). One of the courses I'm taking is World History, which has been extremely insightful considering the global events that have transpired since March 2020. Recently, I had the opportunity to select a topic of my choice for an essay. There was a list of suggestions I could pick from, or I could present an idea of my own. On the list I saw two intriguing topics right next to each-other:
By Samantha Kaszas5 years ago in Viva
She Conquers
Women in power. There’s not a ton. The numbers are not in our favor. Even with a woman Vice President, the numbers for women in power in the United States are low. Although we are far from the most suppressed group in the world, we are a breed that is slept on. Only twenty-six percent of the house and senate is made up of women. For state legislatures we sit a bit higher at thirty percent. Of fortune five hundred CEOs, women make up about seven percent.
By Michelle Schultz5 years ago in Viva
