The Preppy Feminist
What I believe to be important events that are having an impact on humanity. Things that grab my attention and that I think other people will enjoy. And of course, cute things related to being in a sorority and my generally preppy life style. :)
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Sheryl Sandberg: Taking Credit for Successes (by Lean In)
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Quick, messy graphic to explain a concept that seems obvious to me:
We shouldn’t be helping women because they’re related to someone else. We shouldn’t be helping women because someone else cares about them. We should be helping women because they are people.
We should be helping women for their own sake.
Why is that a hard concept for people to grasp?
(via kcmg1994)
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(Source: d-ar-k-ness, via peoplemadeofstone)
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(Source: questionall, via upworthy)
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#RecommendedViewing Carla Dauden on why she is not excited about Brazil hosting the World Cup (or Olympics).
No, I’m not going to the world cup. (by Carla Dauden)
(via knowledgeequalsblackpower)
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Hazel Lee posing with a biplane, circa 1930s
Photo from World War II Database
Hazel Lee was one of the first Chinese American women to obtain a pilot’s license in America and the first to fly for the U.S. Military. Lee was a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and flew during World War II.
I love reading about female pilots from the early twentieth century. There were so many restrictions placed on women during that time. That women like Hazel Lee were flying through the air completely free - doing what the guys were doing- is completely inspiring.
Information from Wikipedia and HazelYingLee.com
She needs to be in a Doctor Who episode.
From your keyboard to Moffat’s ear.
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: What happens when girls try to resist early marriage?
Girls who refuse to accept or stay in forced marriages, or who elope because they want to marry someone not chosen or approved of by their families, are often at risk of violence, imprisonment, and in extreme cases, may be killed by their families or husbands.
In South Sudan, local women’s rights…
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Justin Bartels, Impression
‘The series focuses on the clothing that women think they should wear, or are told what to wear, to impress someone in a sexual manner. There is a physical mark that is left from these clothes, showing the discomfort women go through.’
(Source: anorsexic, via kate--the--great)
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“Can I ask you though, on the topic of child stardom and Hollywood prototypes and stereotypes, you never became a diva.”
(Source: comesclean, via fearlessforfour)
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You either love The Princess Bride or you’re wrong.
THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS YOU HAVE
(via fearlessforfour)
