Keep working. Keep showing up. Keep fighting. This is not the end.
Author: Ashley Lauren Samsa
Ashley Lauren Samsa is a 27-year-old high school English teacher in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. Aside from teaching full time, she currently writes for her own site, Small Strokes, about the intersection of feminism with her personal and professional life, and is a Senior Editor for Gender Across Borders, where she writes about many global feminist issues.
A Crafty Way to Support the Women’s March
More than 150,000 people are expected to attend the Women’s March in D.C. on January 21. Thanks to two recreational knitters, as many of them as possible will be outfitted with pink Pussyhats to commemorate the occasion.
Julia Alvarez’s Loving Tribute to Haiti
Feminist novelist Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, In the Time of the Butterflies), known for her clear, unaffected prose and her keen sense of justice, applies her powers of observation inward in a new memoir, A Wedding in Haiti. In her most intimate book to date, Alvarez delves into her own […]
People Aren’t “Born” Teachers
When I was younger, I asked my mom why she decided to become a teacher. Aside from the obvious factors–she liked working with kids, she wanted to help students learn, she had a passion for teaching–she also said that in her day there were more or less two professional options for college-educated women: nurse or […]
Warning: Models in This Image May Not Be as Thin as They Appear
This week, the American Medical Association denounced the use of digital manipulation and retouching on models and asked advertising agencies to consider imposing stricter guidelines for manipulating photos before they are sent to press. I, for one, say it’s about time. But should the U.S. go a step further? In England and France, lawmakers have […]