The Fight Over Abortion: Are We Even Listening?
This age-old argument over morality, its legality and who really gets to decide when life begins and has the right to end it resurfaced again in a fiery exchange between…
The Feminist
No doubt, there is a certain amount from the younger generation of African men do not share the same thoughts and opinions of the older generation of men; of women…
Sheroes Quote
We need to come together, Women activists, women artists, feminists. We all need to come together and cooperate together no matter how hard it is. Everyday, we have to fight…
Sunday Quote: Shirin Ebadi
'Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, They are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument; It is not Islam…
Sunday Quote: Shirin Ebadi
'Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, But they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his…
Friday Quote
"We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us; And ensure our daughters have no limits on their dreams, No obstacle to their achievements and no…
Friday Quote
'Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him'. Lucretia Mott
Friday Quote
'I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day'. Lucretia Mott
Lets talk about feminism
Yes, you heard me, lets talk about feminism; because we need to; because we have to whether we like it or not. There is one thing that I wish everyone…
Audrey Lorde (18th Feb 1934- 17th Nov. 1992)
Born in New York to immigrant parents from the Caribbean, Audrey was the youngest of 3 sisters. She grew up listening to her mother telling stories about the West Indies…
Sunday Quote
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance'. Bell Hooks
Thursday Quote
“People call me a feminist whenever I express statements that distinguish me from a doormat.” Rebecca West
Wednesday Quote
All history attests that man has subjected woman to his will, Used her as a means to promote his selfish gratification, to minister to his sensual pleasures, to be instrumental…
Tuesday Quote
My own definition of a feminist; Is a man or woman who says; Yes there is a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it. We…
1950's, Monaco --- American movie star Grace Kelly retired from acting in 1956 to marry Rainier III, and become Princess of Monaco. --- Image by © Sunset Boulevard/Corbis 42-31095601
Wednesday Quote
'I'm basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.' Grace Kelly Princess of Monaco
Sunday Quote
'A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.' Gloria Steinem
FUNMILAYO RANSOME KUTI (25TH OCTOBER 1900-1978)
'THE LIONESS OF LISABI' Born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas, Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti was born and raised in Lagos State Nigeria. She was a feminist and political leader who was the leading…
Bilkisu Yusuf (December 2, 1952 – September 24, 2015)
A versatile journalist, columnist, journalism ombudsman and later civil society activist, Hajiya Bilkisu mentored a lot of journalists for about three decades. Bilkisu was born in Kano, December 2, 1952…
