Heroically Lost, Heroically Found.

22 year old child-woman trying to navigate New York City. Wish me luck. "One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple."

[wolf-teeth]

INTERSTELLAR (by TommyOshima)

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This is probably one of my favorite things ever.

[femininefreak]

Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes, 1972 and 2014

Both by Dan Bagan

[bootsnblossoms]

Wanna see my cry like a baby? Ask me who these women were.

Hughes’ father was beaten nearly to death by the KKK when she was a kid, and what does she do? Become an activist to try and stop that from happening to other people. She raised money to bail civil rights protesters out of jail. She helped women get out of abusive situations by providing shelter for them until they got on their feet. She founded an agency that helped women get to work without having to leave their children alone, because childcare in the 1970s? Not really a thing. In fact, a famous feminist line in the 70s was “every housewife is one man away from welfare.”

Then she teamed up with Steinman to found the Women’s Action Alliance, which created the first battered women’s shelters in history. They attacked women’s rights issues through boots on the ground activism, problem solving, and communication. They stomped over barriers of race and class to meet women where they were: mostly mothers who wanted better for themselves and their children.

These are women are who I always wanted to be.

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Heroes forever.

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Melissa Hattab: Social Media Coordinator

I was interviewed on dearenglishmajor.com. Here's me being adult and stuff.

[heroically-lost]

I don't always take selfies, but when I do, it's when I realize I've owned a Mac for 6 months and never used Photo Booth. #almost3am #thanksgivingvacation #helpme

[rmdrk]

Oldie, i love this still #307 by Robert M. Drake #rmdrake @rmdrk

Beautiful chaos is now available through my etsy. The link can be found in my bio. All Xmas orders must be in before Nov. 30th.

[wefuckinglovescience]

If every light in a city went out, this is what you would see.

Check out more of these stunning images here: http://bit.ly/1vBNFEh

[heroically-lost]

Well, hello.

Finally took the plunge and created a Tumblr after YEARS of lurking. I thought it could help me through this difficult transitional period of my life. I needed something to call my own. 

Nice to meet you, Tumblr. I'm Melissa.