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Latest Stories
The three stories most recently posted...
Surviving Loud!!
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape and other experiences of sexual assault. My story starts way back when I was...
ContinueUse your PAIN as a STEPPING STONE
I’ll start from the beginning. So my childhood was not good. I always felt as though I was different. I always felt as though I was alone. I was not...
ContinueThe truth Untold – My Version
As I was scrolling through TikTok, I stumbled upon a motivational video featuring Keanu Reeves. His words resonated deeply with me: “Stop waiting for life to get easy. Stop hoping...
ContinueSampler of Stories
A rotating collection of past stories…
It doesn’t matter what other people think
My name is Brooke and I am a recent college graduate from Texas A&M University. I have a Bachelors degree in Political Science and I am very passionate about politics....
ContinueThe Power of overcoming
The gripping story of life doesn’t come together sometimes. I thee am a traveling soul searching for the identity I am to hold. The one stolen from me. I may...
ContinueSurvivor of teenage domestic violence
Hello, I wanted wanted to share my story to reach out to other young girls who may feel alone and not sure if what they are going through is normal...
ContinueClaiming Your Power
Sliding Doors: A New World
Life is always surprising and, although we know that it is, we are always flabbergasted by the vagaries of events. At a certain point in my life, like many other...
ContinueMe and my dyslexia
At the age of eight after a diagnosis i have been told i had a math dyslexia. At first, i didn’t really get what it means, but later, when i...
ContinueThe Power of Mentorship
We live at a time where there is more opportunity than ever before. For some young women, the principles of feminism are encouraged. They are supported in their endeavors to...
Continue#YoungWomenSay
Stories submitted by women under 30…
Being a Shadow
I lost my father to heart attack at very young age of 3 months, and post his demise my mother was my everything. I have no memories of my father...
ContinueOne Match Can Light up the Entire Forest
I have always been very quiet, even when others hurt me or treat me unfairly, I would simply die quietly with the pain…shed some tears or stay away in isolation. (Actually...
ContinueEvery Woman is Powerful
I believe that every woman is powerful, and just needs to explore her inner strengths. This is a story of an ordinary woman who opened her eyes in the very...
ContinueFootage: Elevating Voices
IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
I picked this story because it’s my own experience. I was traumatized deeply from that, and it was very hard for me to get out of this experience and get...
ContinueTHIS VICIOUS CYCLE
The main point of my story is to let other women and girls who face the same problem know that they are not alone. And, knowing about this issue and...
ContinueLiving as a Undocumented Teen
There is a lot of teenagers and people that are undocumented and who have low self-esteem and…with guys for the wrong reason. So, I think [other young women] will be...
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