sexual violence
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Feminists We Love: Crista Noel, Africana Womanist
I first met Sister Crista Noel in August 2014 when we were in Geneva, Switzerland during the United Nations’ CERD (Committee on the Elimination of...
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Not all Black women.
By Nikki Patin Fat? Nope. You’re too unhealthy. Poor? Nope. You don’t know how to manage your money. Light and got the nerve to say...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Bringing “All” to the Tent of Communal Healing
By Ahmad Greene-Hayes Inspired by the story of a Black enslaved woman, Margaret Garner, Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel Beloved explores the narrative of Sethe,...
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Personal is Political: Daddy’s Little Bluebird, Daddy’s Little Girl
I hadn't known it then, but my only protector had died. And so did my childhood.
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Normalized but Not Normal
(Editors’ Note: the introduction to the series on #everydaysexualviolence is here. It contains a detailed trigger warning.) Pia Guerrero I lived on a tree-lined street,...
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Corporal Punishment
(Editors’ Note: The introduction to the series on #everydaysexualviolence is here. It contains a detailed trigger warning.) Myongsuk Shin I grew up in a small...
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Learning #EverydaySexualViolence: Women Telling Our Stories
By Stephanie Gilmore and Pia Guerrero We at The Feminist Wire, as well as so many of us across the United States and around the world,...
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All Women Have Stories Like These
(Editors’ Note: The introduction to the series on #everydaysexualviolence is here. It contains a detailed trigger warning.) Anonymous As a blogger who happens to be...
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Fearing the Knife
(Editors’ Note: The introduction to the series on #everydaysexualviolence is here. It contains a detailed trigger warning.) Melanie Klein My early childhood was idyllic in...
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Gendered Violence Wasn’t the Problem; Talking about It Was.
Soraya Chemaly (Editors’ Note: The introduction to the series on #everydaysexualviolence is here. It contains a detailed trigger warning.) There are stories girls never tell. We...
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(Bitter)Sweet Home Alabama
(Editors’ Note: The introduction to the series on #everydaysexualviolence is here. It contains a detailed trigger warning.) Alabama summers brought intense heat (and they still do)...
