The ultimate crime against a woman, rape, wasn’t always viewed as a crime at all. From an acceptable tactic in war to the bedrooms of marital bliss, rape has always been about control. Control over women, in an effort to control men and prove ones virility. Raping the women of…

Part Two: If women could not be kept under man’s control, then they must be punished more extensively than a man. The 1913 Muncy Act of Pennsylvania dictated a mandatory and exclusive sentencing provision for women convicted of a crime, to be imprisoned for more time than a man convicted…

Outside any courthouse you can find a blindfolded lady constructed in concrete, proudly holding the scales of righteousness, the sword of swiftness all while proclaiming justice is blind. A courtroom, the final stop on the road to the truth, promises equal treatment under the law. It fails to mention this…

History, the great teacher of repetitive patterns, is now written and rewritten in real time thanks to the technological advances that have enveloped our personal lives. Politics, true to form, has also dipped its pen into what will be written about current happenings, historical events and societal shifts. You need…

I have not had an abortion. I have not had an abortion because I CHOSE not to. A choice every woman and trans-man should have. A choice no government should impede, nor dictate. Pregnancy is a medical condition confined to women and trans-men. It is not contagious and can not…

An unprecedented leak from the United States Supreme Court has women across the country panicking, certain their right to retain control over their own bodies will be decimated in the very near future. A woman’s right to decide whether to bear children has a very dark and ominous history in…

Women’s History month, a time dedicated to reflecting upon the enormous impact women have had on our world. …

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”- Voltaire. 2020, a year of turmoil and uprising. A year without routine and financial growth. A year without parties and social gatherings — well for some. …

I grew up in a world where most people looked like me. I watched the world change while women evolved and did extraordinary things. These women also looked like me. I admired Barbara Walters sitting next to Hugh Downs co-anchoring the news and looked forward to her numerous one on…