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May We Know Them
I’ve started writing this on International Women’s Day. Every year, this day sets me back in my seat as I’m reminded of the strong, powerful, and fearless women that exist in this world. Each year, there’s a little part of International Women’s Day that speaks to me more than all the others depending on what I’m focusing on in my life at that time. I remember vividly in 2015, looking through photos of women in the motorcycle industry that have been welcoming beacons into a hobby that I knew nothing about. They don’t know me. They have no idea I follow their motorcycle trips on social media and watch in awe and amazement as they take the power to do these things I couldn’t have even imagined. I remember waking up one International Women’s Day to pictures flooding my timeline of the "Fearless Girl" Statue on Wall Street, wearing a motorcycle helmet. I remember being blown away at that image. I stared at it. It stopped me in my tracks, and I thought to myself, “Why is that so powerful?”
By Emily Fritz7 years ago in Viva
10 Lies I Was Told By Society—And What I Now Know to Be True. Top Story - March 2019. Created with: LELO.
I remember first hearing people at school use the term, “slut.” I didn’t fully understand why it was a slut, but it was made clear from the situation that it was not a word I wanted to be called. The girls who were saying it were all pointing in my direction, talking about me, and using that hushed tone people use when they want someone to know that they are being discussed in public.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Viva
Gender Roles in Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe never wrote many female figures into his novels. If he did feature female characters, they were either unimportant to the story or killed off. Poe was a mysterious man who went through a lot of hardships. His biological mother died when he was only three, his adopted mom died from tuberculosis, and his marriages didn’t end well. Poe rarely had a female figure throughout his life, which may account to why there are so few women in his stories. All his stories seem to have a male lead, but over time critics have speculated that his story The Tell-Tale Heart may have a female narrator. When studying the text closely, there is no textual evidence that supports the narrator of the story is in fact male.
By Marielle Sabbag7 years ago in Viva
The Violence of Hurricane Noah
Hi there, it's Luna again. By my previous stories, you're maybe under the impression that I am girly and maybe even weak minded, or not. I can assure you that I'm nothing like that. I'm a proud strong woman who can defend myself and who I love.
By Singster Jones7 years ago in Viva
Why Women's Day Is Still Important Today
I often hear from my acquaintances of both genders that that feminism is outdated. That equality is achieved and even if not, it has nothing to do with systematic oppression of women. There are other more poignant problems and as for sexism… we’ve dealt with it, haven’t we?
By Nana Dougherty7 years ago in Viva
Introducing Toni Harris: One of the World's First Woman to Receive A Scholarship for Football—Reigning Women
Okay, so as you all know I'm absolutely obsessed with women who do things outside of what is considered, "normal." When women break, no- demolish ceilings set in place by our patriarchal world, I completely geek out.
By Reigning Women7 years ago in Viva
5 Solid Reasons We're Obsessed with Chrissy Teigen—Reigning Women
So, there's about a lifetime of reasons to love Chrissy Teigen. From her "yas, sis" worthy tweets to her no-bs personality, Chrissy Teigen is indeed a woman of the day, and we're borderline obsessing.
By Reigning Women7 years ago in Viva
If a Boy Doesn't Like You, You Still Have to Like Yourself
To the girl who's reading this. I know you. Hell, I am you. You are the girl that swipes right on Tinder hoping you will come across that one guy who will say he isn't just looking for some "fun." You're the girl who believes what these guys tell you. Whether they tell you that you're the most "beautiful girl they have ever seen" or that they would "love to wake up to those green eyes in the morning."
By Amanda Gabrielle7 years ago in Viva
