by Rae Halder | Oct 22, 2012 | Features, Free, Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
Recently “Rae on the Road” spent time in Mesa, Arizona. Making connections with family members I hadn’t seen in years (over 4, at least), it was wonderful to see the women my previously “little” 1st-cousins-once-removed have grown into. Knowing my interest in feminism...
by Our Stories Untold | Oct 1, 2012 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Allison Yoder Allison Yoder and her dog Zoey on the Oregon coast. Allison Yoder is a 2010 graduate of Goshen College where she majored in Social Work and minored in Women’s Studies. She is currently living in Portland, OR, and recently began a Master’s...
by Rae Halder | Sep 22, 2012 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog, Womenundersiege
This article originally appeared on Women Under Siege’s website. Please click here to see the original post. By Rachel Halder/Intern — September 21, 2012 A young woman about my age sits across from me at a table in a large house converted into an Ecuadoran...
by Our Stories Untold | Jun 10, 2012 | Features, Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Ruth Marston This post originally appeared on The Femonite Blog on July 10, 2012. In reflection of the post, I (Rachel Halder) ask that you take into consideration what talking about sex could do for instances of sexual abuse and violation involving children and...
by Rae Halder | Jun 5, 2012 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
Liberian social worker, women’s rights advocate, author, peace activist, and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee once said: “It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.” I for one am absolutely fed up with being politely angry. That is why I have taken...