Here’s to Women: A Love Letter to Feminism, Strength, and the Women Who Changed the World

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Women are magic.

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We lift, we fight, we love, we build. We carry the weight of history in our bones and still find ways to dance. We are warriors with soft hands, poets with sharp tongues, and revolutionaries in lipstick (or sweatpants).

Today is International Women’s Day, and while every day should be a day to celebrate women, today we do it with a little extra fire. Let’s talk about what it means to be a woman, why feminism still matters, and the incredible women who have shaped the world—sometimes by storm, sometimes by quiet rebellion.

What It Means to Be a Woman

Being a woman means knowing the weight of expectations—and tossing them aside. It means being told you’re “too much” and deciding that too much is exactly what the world needs.

It means fighting for a seat at the table, then realizing you can build your own damn table.

It means being a mother, a scientist, a poet, a leader—or none of those things at all. It means being whoever the hell you want to be.

Feminism: Why We’re Still Here, Still Loud, Still Fighting

People love to say, “But haven’t women already won?”

Sure, we’ve come a long way. Women can vote. Women can lead. Women can fly to space, write laws, and run billion-dollar companies.

But can we walk home alone at night without fear?

Can we exist without being judged for our choices?

Do we get paid the same for the same work?

The answer is still no—so here we are.

Feminism is not about taking power away from anyone. It’s about sharing it. It’s about making sure no little girl grows up believing she’s worth less just because of the body she was born into.

So, until equality is not just a word but a lived reality, feminism isn’t going anywhere.

Women Who Changed the World

Some women smash glass ceilings with a hammer. Others slip through the cracks and rewrite the rules quietly. Either way, history is full of women who refused to play by the old rules.

The Rule Breakers & Revolutionaries

• Rosa Parks – Sat down so the world would stand up. Her simple act of defiance sparked the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

• Joan of Arc – A teenage girl who led an army and changed the course of history.

• Malala Yousafzai – Took a bullet for girls’ education and became the youngest-ever Nobel Prize winner.

The Women Who Built the Future

• Marie Curie – The first woman to win a Nobel Prize (and the only person to win in two different sciences).

• Ada Lovelace – Invented computer programming before computers even existed.

• Katherine Johnson – Made NASA’s moon landing possible with her mathematical genius.

The Artists & Storytellers

• Frida Kahlo – Turned her pain into art that still speaks to the soul.

• Maya Angelou – Gave voice to resilience and taught generations why we rise.

• Toni Morrison – Showed the world the power of Black storytelling.

These women weren’t allowed to change the world. They did it anyway.

So, What Do We Do With This Legacy?

We keep pushing.

We support women in our lives—not just the famous ones, but the everyday warriors. The single moms. The teachers. The nurses. The friends who listen. The women who speak up, even when their voice shakes.

We raise our daughters to know they are limitless. We raise our sons to stand beside them.

We keep marching, keep creating, keep making space for the voices that need to be heard.

Because the story of women isn’t finished yet.

And if history has taught us anything, it’s that when women rise, the whole world rises with us.

Happy International Women’s Day. Keep being loud. Keep being bold. Keep being unstoppable.

Sources & Further Reading:

• International Women's Day History AP News

• Biographies of Notable Women Britannica

• Feminism & Women's Rights Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• Global Gender Equality Advocacy UN Women

• Women in STEM & Science Smithsonian Magazine