WOW2 is a four-times-a-month sister blog to This Week in the War on Women. This edition covers trailblazing women and events from July 17 through July 24.
The next installment of WOW2 will be on July 30, 2022.
“Why is it important that we fight for queer justice, gender justice, and against racism? Because you can’t fight for one without fighting for the other.” – Kabzuag Vaj , Freedom, Inc. – USA
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“Let your girls become something. Let them follow their dreams. Don’t let their dreams remain buried in their hearts.” – Zarmina – Pakistan
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“The threats are real, the challenges are big, but we don’t plan on giving up. We will fight till the end.”
– Lucia Xavier, CRIOLA – Brazil
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The purpose of WOW2 is to learn about and honor women of achievement, including many who’ve been ignored or marginalized in most of the history books, and to mark moments in women’s history. It also serves as a reference archive of women’s history. There are so many more phenomenal women than I ever dreamed of finding, and all too often their stories are almost unknown, even to feminists and scholars.
These trailblazers have a lot to teach us about persistence in the face of overwhelming odds. I hope you will find reclaiming our past as much of an inspiration as I do.
THIS WEEK IN THE WAR ON WOMEN
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catch up on the latest dispatches from the frontlines.
