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Gender Justice: ‘Shadow and Bone’ gives a refreshing take on powerful women

Meredith Varner April 28, 2021
We need more three-dimensional female characters in TV and less “damsel in distress” tropes.
Boston University’s Network of Enlightened Women chapter serves as a space for conservative college-aged women to connect and feel empowered. COURTESY OF NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN

Young, diverse women share collective voice in current Republican Party

Daily Free Press Staff November 4, 2020

By Alex Ross (contributor) There is more to the Boston University chapter of Network of Enlightened Women than the name implies. While they’re an all-college-aged group focused on female empowerment,...

In The Mood for Love: Sugar, spice, but not everything is nice

In The Mood for Love: Sugar, spice, but not everything is nice

Lara Olsen April 22, 2020
Cynicism is a tool that feminists of any identity can use to pick their battles.
Religious choral group The Seraphim Singers perform a female-composed concert at the First Church in Cambridge Sunday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Seraphim Singers perform female-composed concert for female empowerment

David Simon March 5, 2020
The Seraphim Singers, a religious choral group grounded in modern-day social issues, performed at the First Church in Cambridge on Sunday with a concert entitled “Nevertheless, She Persisted,” inspired by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s testimony during Jeff Sessions’s Attorney General nomination hearings.
KAVANAGH: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show a questionable feminist event

KAVANAGH: Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show a questionable feminist event

Kayla Kavanagh December 9, 2016

Each year, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs on television, featuring women who display lingerie lines to the public. By many, it is considered the most popular fashion event of the year, with...

OP-ED: Better access to feminine products could relieve poverty

OP-ED: Better access to feminine products could relieve poverty

Editors October 6, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Lack of access to feminine care products has detrimental effects on girls with their periods,...

“Art in the Square,” housed in Chestnut Hill Square, is a free exhibit celebrating women empowerment by featuring artwork from local and international artists. PHOTO COURTESY LESLIE MEDALIE/LEARY PUBLIC RELATIONS

“Art in the Square” paints empowering, global portraits of women

Shanee Abouzaglo September 24, 2015

Empowering women by showcasing the artwork of local and international female artists, Chestnut Hill Square mall premiered “Art in the Square,” a free, self-guided art exhibition in Chestnut Hill...

Female leaders to gather at EFLI festival

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2014

The Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute is holding the Women and Leadership Festival at Boston University on April 22 and 23, a series of interactive workshops and discussions promoting women’s leadership...

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