News
Women Of Words: Things That Just Feel Feminist
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (845+ words) Sylvia is a contributing writer and editorial assistant at Her Campus at the University of Colorado Boulder with a passion for current events, music, and psychology. She is an English Literature major with a minor in Spanish. Outside of HCCU…...
A Feminist Future For All: Why Trans-Inclusive Activism Matters
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1248+ words) Sidra is Editor-In-Chief and a contributing writer for CU Boulder's chapter of Her Campus. She is a fourth-year student at CU Boulder, double majoring in Creative Writing and Women & Gender Studies, with a minor in International Affairs. At HCCU, Sidra…...
Empowerment Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Why Mainstream Feminism Still Leaves Women Behind
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (312+ words) Trigger Warning: Mention of sexual violence." Feminism is having a moment. Again. It shows up in Instagram captions, on tote bags, and in corporate campaigns every March. We are told that empowerment looks like confidence, independence, and knowing your worth....
Top 7 Movie Makeovers Ranked By Feminist Value & Flop Potential
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (837+ words) Movie makeovers. The sacred cinematic ritual where a girl removes her glasses, shakes out her hair, and suddenly the world goes,Oh my God" a woman???Groundbreaking. Revolutionary. Someone call the Nobel committee. But here's the thing. Beneath the mascara…...
The Battle of the Feminist Theories
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (988+ words) I've always considered myself a feminist but up until this point never really properly researched the different kinds of feminism and their impacts on women and society. So, when I randomly thought of this article idea mid-shower, I told myself…...
What feminism is supposed to be
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (787+ words) As the Oxford Dictionary defines it, a feminist is an advocate or supporter of the rights and equality of women. Supporter and advocate when it comes to the rights and equality of women. Read that again. In today's society, feminism…...
History's Women Who Ruled Without Labelling It Feminism
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision that something else is more important. These women did not ask for permission. They stepped into power when the world assumed they wouldn't and stayed. Most of these rulers never…...
Feminism, Catholic Theology, Me
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (790+ words) Ciao! I'm Sienna, a Psychology major concentrating in mental health counseling, with minors in Women and Gender Studies and English. I'm a Head Editor & designer for LOTUS Fashion and Editorial Magazine & a submissions editor for Logos Academic Journal and Manhattan…...
Before Audre Lorde Or Toni Morrison, I Learned About Black Feminism Through 'Girlfriends"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) Growing up, watching Girlfriends felt familiar. Four Black women in LA dissecting their love lives, careers, insecurities, and each other over a lot of wine, and a lot more sarcasm. It was funny. Dramatic. A little chaotic. But it wasn't…...
DANCING QUEENS, FOUND FAMILIES AND FEMINISM: IN DEFENSE OF MAMMA MIA!
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) It was a frigid night my freshman year, the kind where your breath hangs in the air and the walk back from the theater feels endless. We'd just seen Twelfth Night at the University Theater, and somewhere between quoting Viola…...