Taking a selfie is about self representation

Everyone in popular culture is taking selfies, it is a part of our modern culture that we do without any real thought really? However they do help promoted or represents the best way you would like to be represented. This in essence is a great way of showing agency. People…

Sojourner Truth — She is a woman and she is brave!

Sexism and racism are two major issues that have been heavily present amongst us. These two issues correlate, but there are women who experience racism and sexism differently. “Ain’t I a woman?” delivered by Sojourner Truth in 1851 at the…

#Latinas and Brown Women in Social Media

Although I stay away from the pan ethnic label that is Latinx, and identify as Chicana or brown, I know when someone says something negative or positive about Latinxs, they are speaking about me and my community. So when you type in #latinas on any social…

“Stripping” Inequalities

The selfie I chose was taken the previous week before spring semester, during my spring break. I took this photo in…

Normalize Public Breast Feeding

Ever since I was a little girl women in my family always breast feed behind closed doors, in a bedroom…

Time to reclaim what was once mine

It’s hard to find yourself after you have been put down for so many years. I experienced domestic…

Double Standards: I Am a Woman, Not Your Maid

Growing up I was raised with different morals, values, and customs that were rooted in me through the…

EMPOWER DON’T COMPETE!

A common feeling that I think many women feel beginning at a very young age is competiveness. More specifically, competiveness with other woman. I remember, even in grade school, it was all about the girl who had the prettiest hair, the best shoes, and so on and so forth. Causing all the…