Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenNot All Bad Girls are Icons: The Unsettling Martyrdom of Bonnie Parker — Make MuseIn my family, we give gifts on Valentine’s Day. Or, more accurately, my mother gives gifts: ever since I was little, I’ve come downstairs…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenThe Last First DayLet’s talk about milestones. Chance the Rapper’s first official album, The Big Day, came out just 48 hours ago and I’ve listened to it all…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenSo You’re an English Major — What are You Going to do with That?- Make MuseAs an English major who has spent the last summer at Make Muse working with a crew of brilliant young women-many of whom study the…Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenTo My Younger Sister (For When You Are Older)I have to be honest with you: you know that scene in movies when a kid asks their parents for a sibling? That wasn’t me. I wanted a dog…Dec 27, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenFrom Top 15 to Rock Bottom: Recovering from Honor Student BurnoutSophomore year. Yet another day of watching the sunrise and set from my bed. At least the view from my room is pretty, I think as I scroll…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenGrowing Up on Social Media Changed the Way I Felt About MyselfI created my first Instagram account years ago in middle school, on the cusp of an adolescent existence that would be hallmarked by an…Dec 21, 2019Dec 21, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young Women1 Across: My Love Affair with the NY Times Daily CrosswordCurtains drawn, it is dark in the room aside from your singular glow.Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenThe Day I Saw Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Author Rainbow RowellLast month, I found out about the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. because a dear friend who knew I adored books sent me the…Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenThe Experience Behind the VSCO Account: Studying AbroadI am currently studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I have been here for a month and a half and will be staying put for another two…Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Make Muse | For Smart + Creative Young WomenMeditation and Anxiety: Why Sometimes, Silence is the AnswerBecause here’s the hard truth: the anxiety I suffered from during those years plagued my every waking thought with terrifying images and…Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019