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NASA Canceled Its All-Woman Space Walk, Because of a Wrong-Sized Spacesuit
NASA announced it's all-woman spacewalk earlier this year, marking a momentous pointing in history. It was announced on Monday, March 25th, that what was supposed to be a giant leap for womankind has fallen through.
Reigning WomenPublished 5 years ago in VivaThe Time I Got Raped
Yes, you are reading that correctly. I was raped. There is no simpler way to put it. It’s something you can’t sugar coat, and make it seem even a little bit okay. Well technically, in better words I like to say I got taken advantage of, or how others say 'I got date raped.' For starters, I’m fine now, and I’ve accepted it. I am comfortable with talking about it now.
Miranda MartinPublished 5 years ago in VivaInformation on PCOS
What is PCOS and what does it stand for? PCOS aka PCOD stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Polycystic Ovarian Disorder a treatable but not curable disease which causes a woman's period to come less than it should or causes it to last longer than normal due to the amount of androgen, a male hormone, because of this small cyst form on the ovaries creating other unwanted problems such as: being overweight, infertility, acne, facial hair, depression, anxiety, loss of hair, and male features. If PCOS isn't treated it can cause endometrial cancer because you're not shedding the uterine lining every month as well as diabetes, and autoimmune thyroid disease.
Viola ShadowheartPublished 5 years ago in VivaWhy I Love Being a Woman
Being a woman is perhaps one of the best things that have ever happened to me. When I think about my life, my childhood, and my ebbing young adulthood, I can't imagine wanting to be anything other than a female.
Reigning WomenPublished 5 years ago in VivaAbba’s Banks Favorite Heroines
Hi I am Abba Banks, Chakras Awareness Leader from NYC. I am a loving dad of a beautiful daughter, with whom I love discussing pivotal people of history. Being a conscious contributor to culture, the internet, and society; I know my activity is being viewed by the youth, so my goal is to express intelligence and wisdom in harmony. That being said, this post is about my two favorite subjects in life: women and history. It could be considered coincidence or divine synchronicity that March is national Women’s history month, and the month my favorite girl was born. I am going to share two traditionally celebrated heroines in public school history, and one that I was fortunate to have as a awesome teacher, that guided me to doing my own research, to unlock the hidden amazing lives throughout time.
Abba BanksPublished 5 years ago in VivaThe Bi Life: Coming Out as Bisexual
As a young teen I was very shy, that student in the class that would go bright red if her name was called, and the one that always knew what work we needed to do. I was quiet, awkward, and anxious, always had a head full of thoughts, but said barely any of it. That is far from who I am now.
How to Support a Friend Who Left an Abuser
Your friend has just gone through a lot of things. You knew; you saw the warning signs. You knew he was bad for her—even if you couldn't quite prove it.
Sasha KonikovoPublished 5 years ago in VivaBook Review: 'Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race'
Welcome, Book Readers!! My name is Michael Reynoso and this is “Writer’s Harmony.” Today, I will be doing a book review, which is called Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling.
Michael ReynosoPublished 5 years ago in VivaThe Tampon Tax
The tampon tax has been around for ages, but especially now with the feminist movement, women are fighting back. If you'd like to read more about feminism, check out one of my latest articles.
Madison RheamPublished 5 years ago in VivaWomen
Patriarchy is nothing new in this day and age—it has existed for centuries. But the mentality that resides in the minds of people to believe that men are superior to women is beyond me. For instance, parents would expect you the woman, the apparent "weaker" and more emotional sex, to have the answer to EVERYTHING. Think about it—if you're a girl, maybe the first daughter or the only girl, tell me, have your parents every relied on you to fix certain issues? They expect you to have all the answers? You fix these issues, all the time, you have the answer, and you’re always on the go, on the call, ready to attend to their every need. But when you are all in the room together, they regard your brothers as better than you? You have something to say but they shun you? Tell you that you cannot speak among men. What inspired this was just a mere observation. A friend was on the phone with her parents, cleaning up her brother's mess, then I walked out to give her some privacy then I see a family and the daughter was about to speak and her mother shut her down telling her that she has no right to talk when men are talking... What does that even mean?? If she speaks among men would all hell break loose? Maybe the men would disintegrate if she utters something that actually makes sense. I'm sure men caused global warming with this behaviour.
Isabella TheresaPublished 5 years ago in VivaLoving Your True Self
Insecurity To this day, people tell me that they like my hair better when it's straightened. If only they knew that it took me years to reverse that belief, that I was prettier with straight hair than I was with my natural, God-given texture.
Mariah DunnPublished 5 years ago in VivaWomen United!
The union between modern women is becoming non-existent. Why such a continual struggle for women to promptly give up their personal empowerment between each other’s and wholly accept their imperfections and correctly see that each one of us are different in our own ways. Without making a critical judgement based on; what should we wear, what size we should be, what career we should have, and how should we behave in the society that has placed us in a hierarchy of needs and wants, in weaknesses and strengths, livingly always being watched and always criticised in everything we do?
Catia conceicaoPublished 5 years ago in Viva