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Gianna Horcher | Senior Graphic Artist

Keys to joyful employment

By Sophia Keohane April 1, 2025
Say goodbye to the panicked version of me, searching for something I don’t want, and say hello to a girl who has a thing or two to say on joyful employment.
Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

Ask Abby (Or Analise): Why your partner isn’t your therapist — and thank goodness for that

By Analise Bruno March 24, 2025
Mental health also looks different for everyone. Sometimes, your struggle could come off as being dismissive or moody to outsiders who aren’t aware of your situation. Being as open as you’re comfortable will only allow your relationships, romantic and not, to prosper.
Jodi Tang | Graphic Artist

Decentering romantic relationships

By Chloe Saint Mard February 10, 2025
Somewhere along the line, we were sold the idea that romantic love is the ultimate prize and that being single is some kind of failure. We’ve been conditioned to think that if you're not in a relationship, you're somehow incomplete. But, here’s the truth — romantic love is just one kind of love. It’s not the centerpiece of life unless you make it that way. Honestly, that’s a pretty fragile foundation to build your happiness on.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

A love letter to Ann Lowe | It’s All Been Done Before

By Erica Schwartz December 4, 2024
Ann Lowe is often regarded as the first well-known Black fashion designer, but the moniker isn’t completely accurate.
Iris Ren | Graphic Artist

What was I made for? Resilience of womanhood in film

By Isabella Laikin November 13, 2024
Female filmmakers have emerged — illuminating the diverse, resilient and unapologetically complex experience of being a woman. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The future is (hyper)feminine: How hyperfeminine fashion styles are changing gender politics

By Erica Schwartz September 10, 2024

Let’s set the scene: A Victoria’s Secret bombshell bra peeks out of a hot pink tracksuit with “Juicy” written in sparkling letters across the rear. Orange fake tan rubs off on a latex pink bodycon...

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Small pockets, big problem | Cultspiracy

By Kim Schneider February 12, 2024
Women's clothing doesn't just feature smaller pockets for aesthetic purposes. The inequity of pocket sizing is but another example of reinforced gender norms that are built into our everyday lives.
Rex or Regina: The future of women in the monarchy | Mad Women

Rex or Regina: The future of women in the monarchy | Mad Women

By Hailey Pitcher February 12, 2024
With King Charles' cancer diagnosis, what does this mean for Queen Consort Camilla and women in the British monarchy?
Samantha Sanders | Graphic Artist

Pretty isn’t pretty: behind ‘natural beauty’ | Mad Women

By Hailey Pitcher November 15, 2023
Natural beauty is all the rage. We’re rocking the bare skinned look. Goodbye full coverage foundation and false eyelashes, and hello skin tints and lash extensions. Goodbye dramatic eye shadows and deep contour, introducing under eye creams and facial filler. We’ve made a dramatic shift in our beauty standards since the 2010s, but is au natural all the better or are we just exhausting ourselves more than ever to achieve picture perfect beauty?
Ariana Lim | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): Who said chivalry is dead?

By Analise Bruno October 23, 2023
Dear Abby, is it true that all chivalry is dead? How do I know if I’m just accepting the bare minimum or actually being treated right? I wonder if I am just settling.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Nobel Peace Prize is a win for women everywhere

By Daily Free Press Staff October 17, 2023
This past week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian women’s rights advocate and human rights activist. Mohammadi has been an outspoken critic of the Iranian government’s record on human rights — particularly those of women — and has sacrificed her freedom to fight for the freedom of others. She receives the Prize from prison, where she is incarcerated for her activism. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

I love ‘girl math’ and ‘girl dinner’: Here’s why

By Analise Bruno October 1, 2023
No one said “girl math” was perfectly sound financial advice or that “girl dinner” makes a whole lot of sense. But as a funny innovation started by girls FOR girls, take it for what it is: a beautiful, silly and even smart new way of using the media to share some funny thoughts and perspectives.
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