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The roots of feminism were planted millennia ago; we must understand feminism throughout history to contemplate how much farther we can go.
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There is a MUJI 無印良品 aroma diffuser glowing at my windowsill. Steam; not smoke. Still, candlelike. It is upright and warm and holds memories of Christmas.
Fabian de KerckhovePublished 2 years ago in VivaNo, 'Women and Children First' Rule Was Never a Real Thing
I just love it when random men remind me how much happier women used to be. You know, before we got all crazy and demanded equality. We had blissful lives spent taking care of our husbands, children, scrubbing dishes, and baking pies. We didn't have to worry about who to vote for or any of that hard stuff. We were praised, protected, and taken care of by our strong, chivalrous men.
Katie JglnPublished 2 years ago in Viva"Bloody Mary"
She was the first daughter of Henry VIII and ruled as Queen of England for five years. However, in those five short years Mary made her mark within the pages of English history. There was a reason why she was called “Bloody Mary!” She was Mary 1.
Ruth Elizabeth StiffPublished 2 years ago in Viva10 Things That American Women Couldn’t Do Before 1970
Feminism and women’s liberation were in full force during the 1960s and 1970s. Thankfully, those efforts created essential change for American women and paved the way for further action against sex-based discrimination.
Kassondra O'HaraPublished 2 years ago in VivaStockholm Syndrome is Misogyny With a Fancy Name
Stockholm Syndrome is a pretty well understood psychiatric condition. One could say our media represents the issue pretty well. I don't think anyone will need it defined, but for the sake of it -
Anthology of Ancient Heroines Part 3
Who was she and what did she accomplish? Disclaimer: This is a dramatization of a true story. The year is 1678 and it is a beautiful, sunny day in a secluded mountain village in Brazil. The village is made up of a free community of people who have escaped slavery and persecution from the plantations in the valley below them. "Dandara, Dandara, are you there?"
Jennifer ThomasPublished 3 years ago in VivaAnthology of Ancient Heroines
Who was she? With the relatively recent discovery of oracle bones, we know quite a bit about Fu Hao’s life. So what are oracle bones? Royalty would pose a question to the ancestors and deities during a divination ceremony. A high priestess, such as Fu Hao, or the king would inscribe the question on a tortoise shell. Then the bone would be baked in a fire until it cracked. The high priestess would interpret the cracks as a way to answer the question. Three thousand years later, 19th century farmers would find many of these bones buried together and the people referred to them as dragon’s bones. They were thought to have healing powers. So much so, that people would grind them into powder and consume them as a remedy for malaria. It wasn’t until around the Boxer Rebellion in 1899 when a famous scholar, Wang Yirang, had been prescribed dragon’s bone and recognized the inscriptions on the bones. Suffice to say, many questions posed by royalty of the Shang Dynasty to their ancestors and deities were unfortunately later consumed and lost forever. To date, Around 5000 unique characters have been discovered on the bones that still remain, but only one third have been deciphered. These bones offer a rare glimpse into the day to day tasks, concerns, and beliefs of royalty at the time of the Shang Dynasty.
Jennifer ThomasPublished 3 years ago in VivaThe True Life of "Jen"
Dear Great-Grandmother, this is an open letter honouring the most cherished story about you, which our family has preserved for over 100 years. Thank you for having the strength to ensure our family survived so that I am alive today.
Call Me LesPublished 3 years ago in VivaReview of A Portrait of a Lady on Fire
This is a rather beautiful love story between two women, set in the 18th Century. While I truly loved the main plot of the growing love between an artist and her subject, it was not the part of the movie that I found the most poignant.
Guenneth SpeldrongPublished 3 years ago in VivaFoucault and Feminism
As much of his work centered on issues of power, an issue that is central to the study of gender, the theories of philosopher Michel Foucault have been hotly debated within feminist literature. However, the relationship between Foucault and feminism has at times been a troubled one, and during the late twentieth century, it was a topic that was much-debated among feminists and scholars.
Jupiter GrantPublished 3 years ago in VivaA Women-Led Movement That Banned Spitting In New York
If you lived in the early 20th century America, the leading cause of death in the country was not a heart attack, right? It wasn’t cardiac cardiovascular stuff. It wasn’t cancer. Instead, it was tuberculosis. Public health experts of the time were aware that spitting could function as a vector of contagion.
Blessing AkpanPublished 3 years ago in VivaBritish Nurse Edith Cavell Executed by German Firing Squad
British nurse Edith Cavell was working in occupied Belgium when she was executed by the Germans on October 12, 1915. Cavell admitted to harboring and helping Allied soldiers and men of military age to escape German forces. She was signing her death warrant. The American and Spanish Ambassadors made frantic attempts to save Edith, but they were not successful.
Kathy Copeland PaddenPublished 3 years ago in Viva