Right now, there is a Woman You Should Know illuminating the city of Anchorage, Alaska and her name is Patricia "Pat Riot" Bergeron. At age 50, she is one of the oldest All-Star Players in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the international governing body for the sport of women’s flat track roller derby. Having survived domestic abuse as a young mother at age 15, and struggling to ... [Read More]
Ladies... did you know that you can find happiness through cream cheese, deodorant can make you brave during an emotional moment, canned croissants are the stuff of magical wishes and milk can not only tame your “ugly” hair and land you a princely hubby, it can also calm a tidal wave of PMS tears?!?! We had no idea and have to thank the very WYSKy Sarah Haskins for ... [Read More]
April is National Poetry Month, which was founded by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to honor the art of poetry, and to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in America. This past Monday, Columbia University announced its 97th annual Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism, letters, drama and music. This year the prize for Poetry was awarded to ... [Read More]
Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. In an effort to wake us up and remind us that beauty should be a source of confidence for women, not anxiety, Dove conducted this compelling social experiment that explores how women view their own beauty in contrast to what others see.
On Monday, they released the video Dove Real Beauty Sketches. ... [Read More]
Obviously, a Barbie body isn't realistic, but when you compare her to the average woman, the numbers are shocking. For starters, if Barbie was a real woman, she'd have no choice but to walk on all fours and would be physically incapable of lifting her over-sized head.
Using data from the 1996 study Ken and Barbie At Life Size, which was originally published in the academic journal Sex Roles, Rehabs.com ... [Read More]
Last night The Illuminator was out in Brooklyn, spreading thoughts of hope and peace in light for Boston.
Photo credit: Lucky Tran, the Illuminator Collective
Building: Brooklyn Academy of Music ... [Read More]
There was more than one champion at this year’s Masters Golf Tournament and we’re not talking about Adam Scott, who won his first major yesterday. We’re talking about the women… the first women to be present at the Tournament as official members of Augusta National Golf Club in its 80-year history.
Females have played golf at Augusta National before, but it wasn’t until last summer that women ... [Read More]
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