Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
The Virago
We are a community of women who share our personal stories about how we’ve survived and thrived in our lives. We share our messages to heal and help others learn from our experiences.
Relationships
Mental Health
Abuse
Culture
Feminism
Self
Tell Your Story
Submission Guidelines
Follow
Look Out for These Red Flags in Friendships
Look Out for These Red Flags in Friendships
With friends like these who needs enemies
Suzanna Quintana
Jan 28
Is There Such a Thing as Objective Selfishness?
Is There Such a Thing as Objective Selfishness?
I have my doubts
Christina Sophia
Jan 27
Bereavement, Self-Reflection, and Finding Peace
Bereavement, Self-Reflection, and Finding Peace
Gratitude comes at the most unlikely times
Frances Hickmott
Jan 27
I Fell for a Narcissist Then I Prayed for a Miracle
I Fell for a Narcissist Then I Prayed for a Miracle
It made me deny this powerful narcissistic truth
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Jan 26
The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Publications on Medium
The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make When Submitting to Publicatio...
Use these mistakes as lessons to up your acceptance game
Suzanna Quintana
Jan 25
Latest
What I Learned About Forgiveness After Being Fired
What I Learned About Forgiveness After Being Fired
Premature forgiveness is simply denial and repression
Hakima T A N T R I K A
Jan 25
The Question Unhappily Married Women Need to Ask Themselves
The Question Unhappily Married Women Need to Ask Themselves
Is one word the reason you are staying married?
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Jan 24
Men Who Hate Women Who Say No
Men Who Hate Women Who Say No
The men in our lives who can’t accept when we draw the line
Rivka Wolf
Jan 22
Latest
A Line I would Never Write
A Line I would Never Write
Writers are free to write whatever, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have boundaries.
Emily
Jan 21
Is the Islamic Rule that Two Woman’s Testimony is the Equivalent of One Man’s Actually More Honest…
Is the Islamic Rule that Two Woman’s Testimony is the Equivalent of...
East and West, misogyny prevails
Aza Y. Alam
Jan 20
My Life Is Easier Than Other Women’s Because I Have This
My Life Is Easier Than Other Women’s Because I Have This
I’m not clever, just lucky
Addie Page
Jan 20
Stop Waiting for Permission to Leave Someone Who’s Hurting You
Stop Waiting for Permission to Leave Someone Who’s Hurting You
Time to put your relationship martyr days behind
Suzanna Quintana
Jan 20
An Unwanted New Year’s Kiss
An Unwanted New Year’s Kiss
Misogynistic programming runs deep
Carin M. LaCount, O.D.
Jan 19
About The Virago
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy