This is the photo story of Consuelo Arellano, a migrant farm worker who lives in Pierson, Fla. She and her family work in fern fields year round. By Juliana Jiménez
A 100 years ago, China was probably one of the worst places to be born a woman. They had to go around with bound feet and girls were given names like “Daughter #3″.… Continue reading
In feudal China, women, usually with bound feet, were denied an education and condemned to social isolation. Since 1949, the government of the People’s Republic of China has actively promoted the social, economic and political roles of women in… Continue reading
Ya todos conocemos a la serie Game of Thrones. Y los que no por favor a despertarse y ver lo mejor que tiene la televisión estadounidense de los últimos años. Muchos la amamos… Continue reading
“The beauty of this quiz is that it normalizes the bloody corporeal mess that women everywhere experience but rarely talk about …. ‘How Metal Is Your Period?’ is like the best bodily fluid… Continue reading
“El cristianismo le dio al erotismo su sabor de pecado y leyenda cuando dotó a la hembra humana de un alma.” –Simone de Beauvior
I travel often. Hell, it’s my favorite thing in the whooole wide world. With this comes buying overpriced magazines to entertain me in waiting rooms. It’s when I feel all philanthropic and stuff… Continue reading
Good tunes and plenty of badassery to go around. Favorite from the list:
Via Upworthy: “Joss Whedon, director of “The Avengers” and [creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer], has a history of writing strong women characters. Back in 2006, the organization Equality Now honored him for… Continue reading
Originally posted on thursday:
Edit: a post subsequent to the response to this one can be found here. After this blog post was republished on Huffington Post, I thought it necessary to summarise…
By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo These drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci of a fetus in the womb continue to amaze more than 500 years after he made them. They were made, with astonishing detail and care, with… Continue reading
By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo The connection between mother and child is physical and psychological, and may be even deeper than previously thought. According to Scientific American, “cells may migrate through the placenta between the… Continue reading
By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo The Atlantic Wire asks “is it defensible, in this day and age (day: Tuesday; age: the 21st century) for an established news organization to put forth a 3-page article on how newswomen… Continue reading
