“So my amazing daughter, Emma, turned 5 last month, and I had been searching everywhere for new-creative inspiration for her 5yr pictures. I noticed quite a pattern of so many young girls dressing up as beautiful Disney Princesses, no matter where I looked 95% of the “ideas” were the “How to’s” of how to dress your little girl like a Disney Princess…We chose 5 women (five amazing and strong women), as it was her 5th birthday but there are thousands of unbelievable women (and girls) who have beat the odds and fought (and still fight) for their equal rights all over the world”
- Jaime Moore, Not Just a GirlThis is awesome!
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USA.gov: Celebrate Generations of Women's Accomplishments
Every March Women’s History Month honors and celebrates the contributions of women throughout United States history.
This year’s Women’s History Month is the one hundred year anniversary of suffragists marching on Washington to promote women’s rights. In recognition of the anniversary, the…
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history series → la pucelle d’orléans [jeanne d’arc]
i am not afraid; i was born to do this
#guys let me tell you about my love affair with joan of arc #because here was this girl #(and she was a girl) #to whom god did not say—be innocent and virtuous you precious little flower #he said—lead an army and free your people #he said—you are the vessel through which I will pour my justice and my wrath #he said—people will dismiss you #he said—people will scorn you and scoff at you #he said—but never forget that you are my chosen vessel and through you I shall work wonders and wreck destruction #and joan probably didn’t believe him because she was a 14-year-old illiterate peasant girl #what the fuck kind of destiny was this for her? #but still she rode forth #and still she conquered (notbecauseofvictories)
She was the only statue I lit a candle for in all the churches of Europe I visited. In Notre Dame, in Paris, I lit a candle for Jeanne d’Arc, one of my original feminist heroines.
Ladies and swords
Apparitions, premonitions, definitions, inspirations, descriptions, and opinions brewed fast and served hot for your enjoyment.
