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My Grandmothers Were Denied an Education Because of Their Gender
My Grandmothers Were Denied an Education Because of Their Gender
Decades later, as a mother of a girl, I still feel their pain.
Milena Babic
May 16
If Writing is a Muscle, Mine Has Atrophied
If Writing is a Muscle, Mine Has Atrophied
Time to start flexing
Suzanna Quintana
May 16
How In-Laws Are Slowly Destroying Marriages In India
How In-Laws Are Slowly Destroying Marriages In India
The hidden cost of obedient husbands
Radha Mishra | Journalist | Writer 🪶
May 15
Be Grateful, They Said
Be Grateful, They Said
How putting life in perspective almost broke me
Creeping between the Margins
May 15
The Moment I Realized He Would Never Choose Me
The Moment I Realized He Would Never Choose Me
She got the ring. I got the story worth telling
Christine Rosas
May 14
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How I Broke Free from the Fantasy I Built Around Him
How I Broke Free from the Fantasy I Built Around Him
On projection, emotional manipulation, and walking away with my power intact
luminyou
May 13
Not Everyone is Welcome to Read My Book
Not Everyone is Welcome to Read My Book
Especially those I cut off from my life
Sarah Kyomugisha
May 13
To My “Friend” Who Left My Stuff in the Driveway When I Got a Boyfriend
To My “Friend” Who Left My Stuff in the Driveway When I Got a Boyfr...
You say I led you on — I say I offered you everything I could
Maria Cassano
May 13
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I’m Quitting Feminism to Become a Tradwife
I’m Quitting Feminism to Become a Tradwife
Who says you can’t have it all? Me. I say that.
Tiffany Judge
May 11
A Selfish Generation? Boomer Grandparents And The Loss Of Support
A Selfish Generation? Boomer Grandparents And The Loss Of Support
A look at the modern parenting struggle
Caz ~❀
May 11
What I’ve Learned Living Off-Grid on a Mexican Beach
What I’ve Learned Living Off-Grid on a Mexican Beach
I was made for this shit
Suzanna Quintana
May 10
We Don’t Need More “Hot Guys” — We Need More Benny Blancos
We Don’t Need More “Hot Guys” — We Need More Benny Blancos
Redefining masculinity, emotional presence, and the kind of love we truly deserve.
Christine Rosas
May 10
Inside the Harem: I Escaped a Rich Man’s Cult of Women
Inside the Harem: I Escaped a Rich Man’s Cult of Women
How patriarchal structures exploit female ambition
Saumya Sharma
May 9
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