if you ever feel powerless and invisible, remember that there were always female revolutionaries, fighting for the world to change. coming from different times, places, backgrounds and cultures - what they all had in common was the desire to liberate themselves and fellow women from what was forced on them without any thought.
it's a blatant lie that they love to push on history lessons and documentaries, showing us the all-male leadership on both sides of every conflict imaginable. women were always there, standing up for those who had their voices hushed.
yumakawa kikue, magda portal, petra herrera, lakshmi sahgal, blanca canales, kathleen neal cleaver, constance markievicz
just to name a few. if you have the opportunity, take time today to read up on them, their causes and work. you are never alone, for they were fighting for your rights too.