This holiday season, let Ms. gift you with some our favorite feminist quotes of the year! “I hope that my presence on your screens and in magazines may lead you, […]
Author: Abeni Moreno
Abeni Moreno graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a BA in Women Gender Sexuality Studies in 2013. She is a volunteer radio co-host at KPFK, Kbeach and is a Ms. intern. Follow her on Twitter @abenimoreno8.
Vampires, Skateboards and Autonomy: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Director/writer Ana Lily Amirpour’s mixture of pulp fiction, Iranian New Wave Cinema and horror has created a beautiful dark fairy tale of a dangerous yet heroic she-vampire who swiftly kicks […]
Calafia: Re-appropriating the Amazon Queen
Well-known Latin American folklore/saints have been presented through the eyes of the colonizer for centuries now. Stories of La Llorona (the bad mother), La Malinche (the traitor) and Santa Maria […]
It’s Global Ebola Awareness Day
The stories of Ebola survivors nurses Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, and the quarantine of nurse Kaci Hickox, have demonstrated how nurses are at the high-risk front lines of the […]
Who Wants to Work? Cristela Does!
“No husband, no kids and no money! Ay!” Sound familiar? No te precupes—you’re not the only one. Cristela hears it every day. The new ABC comedy series Cristela features a hardworking […]
Sleater-Kinney, Bad Brains, Black Flag — Rachel Maddow’s Midterm Playlist
The stress of midterm elections have you pulling out your hair? Don’t worry! The ingenious Rachel Maddow has curated a playlist of angry punk songs to help relieve some of that […]
Virgin = Good Girl — Even When Pregnant
Growing up in a Mexican household, sex was never talked about. It was considered common knowledge that good daughters don’t do “it.” So while watching the premiere of Jane the Virgin […]
The Ms. Voting Guide for College Students
There’s a misconception floating around out there that millennials neither participate in nor care about voting. But as a millennial and recent college grad, I know that apathy is not […]
Hello, My Name Is: Facebook Policy Disrupts Transgender Identities
Facebook’s heavily criticized real-name policy is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rules and regulations affecting the lives of non-cisgender individuals. For those who didn’t follow […]
Iraqi Human Rights Activist Executed
As a feminist, I often think about how my voice is policed by others. My opinions are strong and can result in stereotypical name calling: man-hater, bitch, angry feminist, ugly, etc. […]