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Dear women
It makes me happy to write about Women who inspire, for days I’ve thought about it and it really made me pay attention to all the women I know including celebrities. I heard so many stories about great women, I’ve seen them happening, but I wanted to find out what are the qualities that make a woman be inspiring. Inspiring could be anything, even just a word at the right time. Sometimes it’s hard to listen to someone and empathize when you don’t know their whole story, and it’s the story that makes you inspired. You want to hear about all the struggles, all the barriers that she had to face, the accomplishments and moments of glory. But are those moments that we don’t often hear about, those secrets women had to keep quiet, and those tears that they had to swallow, that I really find inspiring.
DIANA ESPINAPublished 4 years ago in VivaLet's Taco About The Ladies
The question prompt for this article had me baffled. Tell us about a woman who inspires you, who motivates you, someone who you look up to or have learned something valuable from. Whether it’s your mom, sister, school teacher, an entrepreneur you admire, or an activist you support, we want you to share the impact they’ve had in your life and how they continue to inspire you.
Elizabeth KrupkaPublished 4 years ago in VivaInspirational Women in Fiction
Ayla Ayla is the main character in the Earth’s Children series by Jean M. Auel. An earthquake kills her mother and leaves Ayla an orphan. She wanders around aimlessly, ending on a path of a cave lion, which chases her. Ayla hides in a crack in a rock wall. The lion cannot pull her out put scratches her thigh leaving four deep wounds. A group of Neanderthals eventually find her by a river and the Clan's medicine woman, Iza, adopts her. As Ayla grows up, Iza teaches her about medicines and healing.
Reija SillanpaaPublished 4 years ago in VivaPremenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is a Vicious Cycle...
What is PMDD? PMDD stands for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. It is thought to affect around 5.5% of women, and other individuals assigned female at birth, during their reproductive years.
Vicious CyclePublished 4 years ago in VivaShe Who Becomes the Portal
"A Midwife must have the Eyes of a Hawk, the Hands of a Lady, and the Heart of a Lion." Here's a riddle for you: What is the only experience all living humans share?
Madison CheshirePublished 4 years ago in VivaPrincesses Against The Patriarchy
Women are the strongest creatures on the planet. From giving birth to the world, to risking their lives fighting for equal rights, women are the backbone of this fragile world that we live in. Women aren't just these soft and nurturing creatures. Women are also warriors, strong and battle ready, in the military, classrooms and boardrooms, and even in homes raising families. From Eartha Kit to Malala Yousafzai and all the amazing women in between there is so much to be inspired by.
Kailyn WilkersonPublished 4 years ago in VivaA Rough Go Of It
CW: rape, suicidal thoughts, PTSD My friend and I are sitting on his balcony. He is passing me a half smoked joint through the cold night air. We’re talking about a girl we both know, who was going through a breakup at the time. I make a comment about how terrible her ex was, to which he responds “yeah as far as guys go, she’s like you, you’ve both just objectively had such a rough go of it”. At the time I remember agreeing and laughing it off with a comment about how I always have had bad taste in men. But that comment kept me awake at night. How do you know? I think. Do you know about it?
purple and bluePublished 4 years ago in VivaThe Real Calamity Jane
The biography of Calamity Jane is a mix of fantastic tales and some accurate facts. Many of these tales she created and promoted herself in her autobiography, written in 1896. However, she was a woman living in a man’s world, occasionally taking on men’s work and sporting men’s clothes. She could ride a horse, shoot, drink and chew tobacco like the toughest cowboys. She was a woman who did not confine herself and became known for her daredevil ways. She was a woman who became a legend.
Reija SillanpaaPublished 4 years ago in VivaBorn a feminist.
I grew up in a very traditional family. From a young age, my extremely inquisitive self couldn’t understand just why they call the girls to the kitchen to do simple things like the dishes when there are equally capable boys to do them. But it wasn’t until I got into reading articles and listening to what others had to say about it that I realized that that “feminist” term was one I identified with.
Other Girls.
No, mum. I will never “be like all those other normal girls”. Yes, mum. I know I’m not enough and that you stopped loving me a long time ago. I don’t remember exactly when, but I do remember that you told me so yourself.
Eva BeatricePublished 4 years ago in Viva#metoo
This is a story of a day I can't seem to forget. Believe me, I've tried. Caution: this may be a trigger warning for some people. Read with caution and exit if needed. Thank you for reading.
Madeline KeysPublished 4 years ago in VivaTop 10 Inventions Created By Women That You Never Knew About
On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a patent in the United States. It was for her technique of weaving straw with silk.
John TasciPublished 4 years ago in Viva