Subverting Societal Expectations
In April’s Rant, Associate Editor Sage Daugherty compares what society expects of her versus her wants, and how the pandemic affects it all.
React with positivity
Maya Angelou was an absolute genius. Her novels depict both the challenges of life, and the absolute joys that it can bring. As we end March 2021, the last year and a bit has been tough, but also joyous in many ways. There have always been challenges and cruelty in...Kindness is a superpower
I am 100% behind raising strong girls. Inner strength is what lies behind happiness, it is what carries you through the day and it is what keeps you going when nothing else will. We have to teach our girls how to be strong. We have to show them that they don’t...Less resolve, more gratitude
Happy New Year to all of you! By this point we have probably all been asked one question: what are your resolutions for the year? After 2020, this is probably the last question you want to answer. A new year seems to bring a lot of “new year, new me”, and...Junior Girls Rant: Using our Voices
As we come to the end of 2020, a year that’s been full of unexpected challenges, one bright spot amid all the hardships is the election of Kamala Harris—the first woman, African American, and Asian American—as Vice President of the United States. Harris’s election...Junior Girls Rant: In Possession of Facts
Jennifer Lee discusses the cultural assumption that women (especially young women) know nothing and “are there only to listen and learn from men.”