Writing historical romance that embodies the flavor of a bygone era while maintaining prose that does not normalize misogynistic and anti-feminist behavior is not only achievable, but downright crucial.

When my body was taken from me temporarily that evening, I felt I had failed. I felt like the pressure to be sexy and beautiful was a scam and I walked right into it.

Luscious feminine energy, by way of Mother Earth, Frida Kahlo, and Emily Gonzales.

Contributor Angela Lovell's poetic call to finding strength in struggle.

This is presence. This is range. This is command.

Can one woman change the world?

"I never felt safe. I never was safe." Artist and gallery owner Katie Neeley on serving in the Marine Corps and recovering from sexual trauma and PTSD.

Ignoring the rules of the status quo, Alison Goldfrapp writes her own narrative.

Lex Voytek explores sexual fluidity: "I always assumed I was a mostly straight, cis woman. But something about my sex always felt wrong . . . "

"Was it the media that came up with this heart shaped shit that represents this so called metaphorical love?" Angela Lovell pours out her heart in this poetic essay, written on the eve of Valentine's Day in 2014.

Pushing boundaries is deliciously fun—and hard.

I was looking for failed points of connection to what I thought I should be as a good woman—a doting daughter, a willing parent.

Simply because she chooses to be.

Fasten your hairpins and drink in this list, in random order, of some of the creative arts’ finest females.