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June 12, 2016
Don’t Sweat It
Ever since puberty, I have been learning how to hide my sweat from the world. There is an undeniable stigma…
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May 31, 2016
How To Heal After An Abusive Relationship
If you’ve recently gotten out of an abusive relationship or are considering how to do so, your sense of self…
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May 26, 2016
Gendered (Mixed) Race
When conversations about multiraciality come up, a common theme is how it is exoticized by comments like those, in a…
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May 22, 2016
The Road to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
One of the hardest aspects of recovering from an eating disorder is the fact that negative thoughts don’t go away…
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May 19, 2016
Jackie Mitchell: The Woman Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
Pitching for the Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig one after the other.
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May 18, 2016
#VivasNosQueremos: The Streets Are Ours
We cannot simply dismiss the murder of female activists, nor can we ignore the murder of Mexican women in general.…
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May 12, 2016
Gender Politics in Cuba
Despite the legal strides in women’s rights and gender equality, an underlying culture of sexism, heteronormativity, and machismo is persistent…
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May 11, 2016
Influential Women in STEM from Around The World
It’s important to celebrate the achievements of women from across the globe whose lesser-known contributions to science and technology were…
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May 1, 2016
Learning to Love Yourself
From the acne on my forehead, stretch marks on my thighs, and to the dead little pinky toenail on my…
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April 28, 2016
Colorism and Privilege: An Afro-Cuban American in Havana
In Cuba, the Communist Revolution is often portrayed as the "great equalizer," not just economically but also in respect to…
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