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Essays rooted in Wisdom, Endings, Failure, Transition, and Stillness. The five themes that shape the most honest stories we tell about our lives.

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Celebrating Women’s History Month 2022 with WomELLE
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WEFTS Celebrating Women’s History Month 2022 with WomELLE

Every year, Women’s History Month is observed in March to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of women in our past, present, and future. In re...

48% Single Women in the US Supported Racial Justice Protests
WEFTS 48% Single Women in the US Supported Racial Justice Protests

Almost half of the single women in the United States either supported or were actively involved in r...

Culture, Covid and Domestic Violence Delay Women’s Advance in Mexico
WEFTS Culture, Covid and Domestic Violence Delay Women’s Advance in Mexico

Mexico, at the turn of the millennium, was a place where women were only not discouraged to pursue l...

Most Influential US First Ladies
WEFTS Most Influential US First Ladies

Behind every President, there has been an unelected, unpaid woman who contributed greatly in their a...

Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
WEFTS Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on February 25, descr...

US Women’s Football Reaches Agreement on Equal Pay
WEFTS US Women’s Football Reaches Agreement on Equal Pay

The United States women’s soccer team reached a landmark settlement with its governing body on Febru...

Tribe in California Struggles with Missing Women
WEFTS Tribe in California Struggles with Missing Women

Emmilee Risling, a young mother, had been behaving strangely for several months. She was seen hitchh...

27% Women Experienced Intimate Partner Violence
WEFTS 27% Women Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

Women have often been subjected to domestic and sexual violence at home. A recent study revealed tha...

Biden Marks Black History Month at White House
WEFTS Biden Marks Black History Month at White House

President Joe Biden celebrated Black History Month at an event organized in the White House on Monda...

Women’s History Month 2022 Theme Raises Hope for Better Future
WEFTS Women’s History Month 2022 Theme Raises Hope for Better Future

The theme for Women’s History Month 2022 is “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope”. The theme this year...

President Biden Shortlists Three Black Women Judges for Supreme Court
WEFTS President Biden Shortlists Three Black Women Judges for Supreme Court

It is expected that President Joe Biden will soon name his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice...

Facts about Black Immigrants in the United States
WEFTS Facts about Black Immigrants in the United States

Black immigrants have greatly contributed to the growth as well as the diversity of the Black popula...

How to Hire More Black Women for Leadership Roles
WEFTS How to Hire More Black Women for Leadership Roles

Awareness on hiring more ethnic minorities, especially Black women, and offering them leadership rol...

Most Black Americans Know About US Black History from Family & Friends
WEFTS Most Black Americans Know About US Black History from Family & Friends

Believe it or not, 90 percent of the Black Americans primarily know about Black history in the Unite...

Black Women Comprise Fewer Than 2% of Federal Judges Appointed So Far
WEFTS Black Women Comprise Fewer Than 2% of Federal Judges Appointed So Far

When President Joe Biden fulfills his pledge to nominate a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, he...

Black Women Quit Jobs to Start Own Businesses
WEFTS Black Women Quit Jobs to Start Own Businesses

Of late, more and more Black women are leaving their jobs to start their own businesses, according t...