Imagine being uprooted from your community and having to flee for your life with just a few of your belongings. Imagine that, on top of having to navigate such hardship, you’re also menstruating. Where would you access pads, tampons, liners? It’s not exactly something that those managing refugees camps would think to prioritize when already attempting to provide […]
Author: Anita Little
Associate editor of Ms. magazine
We Heart: Students Wearing Scarlet Letters to Protest a Sexist Dress Code
Young women at the Charleston County School of the Arts in South Carolina have been pinning homemade scarlet letters to their clothing to protest a school dress code policy they say is sexist. Organizers of the protest say they don’t oppose a dress code, but disagree with how it is disproportionately enforced with girls, while boys are given […]
Muted Explores What Happens When Black Girls Go Missing
What happens when a young girl of color goes missing? Who searches for her? Who tries to bring her home safely? Not the police, as the short film Muted shows. Even though it’s only 18 minutes long, Muted packs a serious emotional gut punch as the viewer is taken into the terror-stricken world of single Black […]
7,000 L.A. Schoolgirls Get Inspired by He Named Me Malala
“Malala really wanted to be here today…but she’s in school.” This opening remark from Davis Guggenheim, the Oscar-winning director of new documentary He Named Me Malala, was answered with deafening cheers and claps from an audience of 7,000 schoolgirls in downtown Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. The girls had packed the venue for the West Coast screening premiere of […]
We Heart: Zendaya’s Beautiful Faux-Locked Barbie
In an homage to the actor’s stunning Oscars look, Mattel is bestowing Disney star Zendaya with her own limited-edition Barbie. Considering this is the same look Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic saw fit to criticize, it’s thrilling to see Mattel take the opportunity to show that all hairstyles are beautiful. When Zendaya walked the red carpet at the Oscars […]
Domestic Violence Survivor Jailed for Failing to “Protect her Children” from Abuser
Domestic abuse survivor Tondalo Hall has spent the last decade behind bars in a McLoud, Oklahoma prison for “failing to protect” her children from a violent partner. Robert Braxton, Jr. was arrested in 2004 for breaking the ribs and femur of the couple’s daughter, who was 3 months old at the time. He was sentenced to 10 […]
He Named Me Malala Shows the Making of an Activist Icon
Due to the actions of a young girl from the Swat Valley of Pakistan, the name Malala has become synonymous with bravery and strength. What most people may not know is that Malala Yousafzai’s namesake already had that meaning. Malalai of Maiwand was another teenage warrior who rose to prominence in the late 19th century. Her self-sacrifice on […]
New Print Mag CRWN Celebrates Black Women’s Natural Hair
Thanks to social media, lovers of natural hair have an endless number of forums to celebrate the beauty of their locks, braids and curls. One only has to search the hashtags #NaturalHair or #TeamNatural to be inundated with a stream of natural hair selfies and haircare tips. As wonderful as the web is, there’s something special about […]
The Top Five Feminist Moments From the 2015 Emmys
If you missed the Emmys last night and were wondering if any of the many feminists nominated used their platform to say or do something epic, the answer is a resounding yes. The awards show was a night of many quotable, GIF-able feminist moments, and we did a countdown of the best ones below! 5. Amy Schumer and […]
We Heart: The Military Moms in this Breastfeeding Photo
A recent Facebook photo of several military moms breastfeeding their babies in full camo gear went viral on social media this week, heightening the profile of active-duty mothers. Tara Ruby, who served in the Air Force from 1997 to 2001 and is now a photographer, envisioned the shoot when she learned that a new nursing room […]