Women and Empowerment

Sexism and The Soda

A guest post by Josh Grau. You can follow Josh on Twitter. I would never call myself a history buff, but I’m certainly a sucker for the origins of iconic events. I’m Wikipedia’s best customer, starting in one curious place and 300 links later ending up somewhere even more random, a journey with more pop [...]

September 2, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Writing For Social Change: Empowering Women

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. Much of my life’s interest has focused on women’s empowerment. As a woman who is fortunate enough to have many privileges, both social and economic, I have always felt compelled to help advocate for women’s rights, even on the smallest scale. I completed my [...]

August 24, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Scream a Song

A guest post by Greg Freed. You can follow Greg on Twitter. One of my favorite pastimes is to collect information from writers about writing. Whether the insights come in the form of interviews, essays, books, or word of mouth, I love logging the tidbits away for my own personal use. I see on social [...]

August 7, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Be The Wonder Woman You Can Be: Wise Words From Diane von Furstenberg

Authored by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. “Be the woman you can be. I’ve never met a woman who’s not strong. They don’t exist. We might sometimes be afraid of our strength or afraid of what others will think of our strength. But you must know that your strength is always there.” [...]

July 27, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Women Who Are Changing the World with Words: An Interview with Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner

It’s always amazing when I have the chance to connect with and interview remarkable people I’ve admired and followed for years, particularly those who have truly impacted major social change. Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner are two of those people – women whose words have changed the world’s culture in brilliant ways. Separately, their accomplishments [...]

July 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Something Different For Women: Interview with Jennifer Macaluso-Gilmore

Three years ago, I realized I was, well, not living my best life. Also known as bad relationship + feeling no life purpose + eating a lot of cupcakes. And then, one of my best friends introduced me to Jennifer Macaluso-Gilmore and her organization, Something Different For Women, LLC. Since January 2003, Jennifer has taught [...]

June 1, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Well-Behaved Women Women Rarely Make History: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Interview

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is the woman behind the famous quote: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” A professor at Harvard University, Ulrich is a distinguished historian of early America and the history of women. She received the Pulitzer Prize in history for A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard based on her diary, 1785–1812.” Her [...]

April 26, 2009 CONTINUE READING →