Saying high school and teenage life is rough is an understatement. As articles in Germ Magazine attest, high school is an awkward period that can …
A Discussion on Why We Need Diverse Books
The topic of diversity in literature first came to my full attention in a college course: Women’s Literature. From the beginning, my professor declared that we would …
5 Fashion Statements That Give Back
For many, there’s nothing that feels quite as good as giving back. Whether it be donating to a charity, donating clothes, or helping out the …
#TellUsAboutThem: Join Us on Social Media Tomorrow!
Jordan Emmons, a writer at Too Damn Young, created this lovely video for the #TellUsAboutThem campaign, sharing about the lives of those she’s loved and lost. …
#TellUsAboutThem: 8/17–8/21
I picked up All the Bright Places toward the end of January 2015. I was over a month out from my birthday, weeks out from …
#ThisDoesntMeanYes: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault and Myth Busting
On April 11th, 2015, four feminists — Nathalie Gordon, Lydia Pang, Abigail Bergstrom, and Karlie McCulloch, alongside renowned photographer Perou — took to the streets to take …
This Girl Can
It’s SO RARE to find a campaign aimed at empowering women that is also realistic and inclusive, but it seems that it may have finally arrived! …
Everyday Sexism
The Everyday Sexism Project was started by Laura Bates with the intention of providing a safe place for women to share instances of sexism that happen …