theme: #womensstories (feimineach)

#anonymouswasawoman: #HERstory: Bridget O’Donnel, a victim of Ireland’s Great Hunger, was interviewed by The Illustrated London News in 1849

Posted on November 9, 2015

Bridget O’Donnel, a victim of Ireland’s Great Hunger, was interviewed by The Illustrated London News in 1849. The above newspaper illustration is one of the […]

#womensstories: Bridget O’Donnel, a victim of Ireland’s Great Hunger

Posted on November 8, 2015

Bridget O’Donnel, a victim of Ireland’s Great Hunger, was interviewed by The Illustrated London News in 1849. The above newspaper illustration is one of the […]

#womensstories: The Kid From This Famous Mary Ellen Mark Image Tells The Story

Posted on November 8, 2015

The Kid From This Famous Mary Ellen Mark Image Tells The Story Behind Her Riveting Photo (bust) Like any talented photographer, the late Mary Ellen […]

#womenslives: Women On The Run: 10 Heartbreaking Refugee Quotes

Posted on November 6, 2015

1. “I made a criminal complaint against the police officials who raped and beat me, and I am afraid they will kill me…They kill trans […]

#womensstories: “I was travelling in Europe and drinking at a bar with a group of people…”

Posted on November 1, 2015

I was travelling in Europe and drinking at a bar with a group of people I had just met. One guy invited me over to […]

#womensstories: “I was 18 and working as a waitress at a chain restaurant…”

Posted on October 31, 2015

I was 18 and working as a waitress at a chain restaurant. He was twenty [or more] years my senior and working in the kitchen.He […]

#womensstories: “A friend of mine asked me to be his girlfriend…”

Posted on October 31, 2015

A friend of mine asked me to be his girlfriend. I told him I would think about, talked about it with my mom, and decided […]

#womensstories: Silenced by the Pain of a Tumultuous Life

Posted on October 30, 2015

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Ms. Blog will be publishing a series of posts detailing the impact of domestic violence, including personal essays […]

#womensstories: I Didn’t Know

Posted on October 30, 2015

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Ms. Blog will be publishing a series of posts detailing the impact of domestic violence, including personal essays […]

#womensstories: I Thought My Husband’s Abuse Was My Fault

Posted on October 30, 2015

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Ms. Blog will be publishing a series of posts detailing the impact of domestic violence, including personal essays […]

#womensstories: Pregnant Behind Bars: How Expectant Mothers’ Lives are Under Threat

Posted on October 26, 2015

For more in this series, see In These Times. Write-up below from msmagazine. Imagine being pregnant and hungry. Always hungry. Now imagine being hungry and […]

#womensstories: “I decided to have an abortion, as I had decided long ago, as a last resort.”

Posted on October 19, 2015

It was a Saturday. I think that I walked all the way home from San Francisco General to Church and 26th. For once, I didn’t […]

#womensstories: It’s Not “Outrage Culture”: Social Media Gave Me a Voice and Saved My Life After Years of Being Silenced

Posted on October 18, 2015

The power of social media for providing a platform for women, and particularly marginalised women, to be heard (from xojane): When I hear good friends […]

#womensstories: A Love Note to Women Who’ve Had Voluntary Abortions

Posted on October 6, 2015

I had an abortion when I was a sophomore in high school. I had another when I was a sophomore in college. Before then and […]

#womensstories: An Untitled Poem, by Anonymous Young Woman

Posted on September 30, 2015

When I was six years old, I gave my first blowjob.“It’s a game”, said He. “Don’t you want to play?”It was too big, and I […]

womensstories: women are shouting out their abortion stories on twitter #ShoutYourAbortion

Posted on September 23, 2015

Women on Twitter are sharing their stories about abortion using the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion. There are some really powerful accounts. And, importantly, a demonstration of agency […]

womensstories: sexism at work: ‘if I were to complain, I wouldn’t have a career’

Posted on September 21, 2015

It was considered a career suicide to speak up so I kept quiet. — If I were to complain, I wouldn’t have a career in […]

#todayin: fighting back: Charlotte Proudman: don’t let the abuse scare you: we can confront the sexists

Posted on September 17, 2015

This morning I opened my email account to find another death threat. The sender said they knew where I live and work. They said they […]

#womenslives: No refuge: How benefit rules leave immigrant women at the mercy of their abusers

Posted on September 10, 2015

Headline: “Most women’s refuges rely on the payment of housing benefit to cover the rent of any room offered to a victim of domestic violence. […]

#womenslives: this is the culture

Posted on September 8, 2015

I was 14, I was trying to catch the train home – I’d been to friends place after school. I had to walk through a […]

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