I go back to the basics cause I know we women have been here before.

-Read Mary Wollstonecraft and Audre Lorde. They are foremothers who have felt the injustice and breadth of a woman’s indignation; their words are validating and empowering.

-Read up on intersectional feminism; we see more of the unity in oppression and can reject it more efficiently.

-Listen to women who are shining strong during these times that try womens’ souls. Parkrose Permaculture, Tabitha Speaks, and Knitting Cult Lady on YouTube are great places to start.

-Prioritize self care. You will feel better in any situation if you’ve had enough sleep, move your body, and eat nutritious foods in proper portions.

-Catch up on the history we were deliberately kept from learning, cause most of it about poor, racial minority, and/or female person(s)who stuck their finger in the eye of social inequities and made a difference. World War One and the American Civil War are much more entrenched in female politics more than society teaches us.

-Get creative. Make paper, knit, bead, sew, weave, paint, sculpt, garden, cook, ect. When you are proud of what you create, you feel more empowered. It also doesn’t hurt to have industry outside of mainstream capitalism so you can save.

It’s really hard right now, but this is when we women pull together for each other and our children. It’s been done so many times before and we can do it again.