We’ve reached the final post of our women’s words and art series. Today’s postcards are just as empowering and inspiring as the previous posts.
Artist: Cyla Costa
Talking back to the ideology that a woman’s place is in the kitchen or bedroom, this art speaks volumes:
A woman’s place is in the resistance.
Artist: Hanna Barczyk
I “designed” my own postcard featuring Hillary Clinton’s “famous” phrase a few years ago:
Women’s rights are human rights. –Hilary Clinton, from her speech at the United Nations Fourth Conference on Women, Beijing China
And from [my forever] First Lady of the United States, the timeless instruction our mothers instilled in us when we were children–to never, ever stoop to “their” level:
Artist: Andrea Pippins
When they go low, we go high. –Michelle Obama, Democratic National Convention, 2016
Artist: Cyla Costa
Reinterpreting Reinhold Niebuhr’s “Serenity Prayer,” Angela Davis‘ oft-repeated declaration is another call to become agents of change.
I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. –Angela Davis
Even though I want more, more, more revolutionary art, Davis’s quote provides an apt ending. After all, women’s issues can’t be resolved with pretty words and lettering. We’ve got to get up and do something too!
Some of us are traditional activists. We don’t mind taking to the streets and marching or sitting in. Some use writing–letters, poems, opinion pieces, books. Some use art. Some use social media and phone calls. Some choose to approach change through the way we rear our sons and daughters. It all works–as long as the goal is to cultivate a world that does not stifle or limit women’s and girls’ rights, full participation or agency.
If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, be sure to check them out. Then…
Let’s get to work!
Love these! I do something like this weekly and during March always highlight women. I’ve hashtagged liked posts #Celebratingwomen. I’m sorry I am just now coming across these, but better late than never. And now I am off to find the rest of them on your blog. Good stuff!
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I really have to catch up my blog reading. I’ll check out your woman-centered posts after I get through the next few days.
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Don’t feel like you have to…I get it.
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And whichever form we use, let’s not argue about which one’s better, let’s just all appreciate each other’s contribution. Each one makes us stronger.
I’m so glad you’ve done this series.
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Agreed! Each makes us stronger. We need work done everywhere. Thank you for appreciating the series. I’m holding myself back this week. I’m tempted to do another “woman-empowered” series this week!
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I wouldn’t complain…
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Indeed!
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Very cool! I love these. The art and the quotes are great together; and I can feel those sayings down to my bones.
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Great! I love them too. I hope they inspire you!
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👌✌
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That last one though. I love it ❤️❤️❤️
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Me too! It’s my fav!
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Yes! I love all of them, but especially the Angela Davis quote. If only I could LIVE it!
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Angela Davis’ seems to be the favorite. And yes…changing the things we cannot accept. Difficult, but we must, must, must.
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Reblogged this on sketchuniverse and commented:
💜✊WELL SISTERS! THESE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE WONDERFUL BUT THE IMPORTANT THING, IS THE MOTIF
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