Women of Cincy makes it a priority to put the spotlight on impressive and inspirational women currently living in and around Cincinnati. Obviously, impressive women aren’t a new concept for this city. In fact, women from Cincinnati have been trailblazers in many careers, movements, and fields of study for long as the city has existed.
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Every year, I was a bystander, an observer, an admirer. My hometown of Mansfield, Ohio, has hosted Miss Ohio Week for as long as I can remember, and every year the occasion brought the community together. I’d watch the parade from afar as the women slowly drove by in their convertibles, waving at the crowds of people with their giant Kentucky Derby-style hats and the biggest smiles.
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One drizzly Monday in December, we sat down with Nancy Yerian. We drank coffee, ate muffins, and talked about Nancy’s journey to becoming a public historian. She shared her experiences finding a sense of community in the Ohio Lesbian Archives, managing heavy workloads, and the creation of the Vibrant Kin exhibit.
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Namaste: the light within me honors the light within you. As yoga instructors, we often make references to various forms of light, acknowledging the beauty we each hold within us. Breathing in the light, being the light, sharing the light. Throughout history, however, women have been conditioned to believe they are beautiful only in their “lightness” – through their speech, their actions, their bodies, their skin. We are to reach for our light like a delicate branch reaching for the sun, silent and still.
Read MoreThis article is part of a series of sponsored content provided by AlivenArts and the National Women’s History Month Festival.
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Abigail Murrish is Hoosier turned Ohioan, a born and bred Midwesterner. A year ago, she started a podcast, “Our Midwestern Life,” to tell the stories and share the wisdom of all the people around her. Women of Cincy sat down with Murrish to talk about the podcast, life in Cincinnati, and the differences between the national idea of the Midwest and real life here in the center of the United States.
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Women’s History Month was nationally established in 1987 after almost a full decade of lobbying and campaigning for the importance of teaching the significance of women in American society. As recently as 1970, there was zero emphasis on women’s history in schools’ curriculum, or even as a part of general knowledge throughout mainstream society. These are just a few key reasons why the United States annually devotes an entire month to the study and learning of the achievements and societal contributions of women.
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In a room with peeling wallpaper and wood floors that have been walked on hundreds of times, I find myself speaking with Stephanie Kodakya Phillips, the woman behind The McMicken Freespace.
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Our "Because of Her" video series highlights the very real and impactful ways that strong women shape our lives. Here, Pam talks about how her grandmothers inspired her with their constant perseverance and positivity.
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Women of Cincy, a community organization dedicated to celebrating and connecting local inspiring women, is searching for a graphic design resident to join our team. Applicants should be a detail-oriented self-starter with a passion for both the Cincinnati community and excellent aesthetics.
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Confident and decisive are two words that I would definitely not use to describe myself. I’m infamous for dragging out decisions about everything from what I wear to the grocery store to what I should “do with my life.” I second guess everything.
But in the face of my usual method of agonizing over every decision, I decided to get my hair chopped to a pixie cut on a Sunday, and I got it done five days later.
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We chatted with Lourdes Ward on a drizzly Saturday morning in her office in West Chester. The Director Emeritus of Reach Out Lakota sits at her desk, “a nice one from Costco” that she says is a bit of an improvement over the green metal table in between clothing racks that she used when she first became director of the pantry 25 years ago.
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A little over a year ago, Women of Cincy got its start at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington Park. We showed up to tell stories, and though we’ve since redefined our mission, we’re still telling stories today.
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On Wednesday, January 17th, The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition hosted a community forum to discuss the history of homelessness, communicate their 2018 advocacy plan, and answer questions from locals about the homelessness crisis in Hamilton County.
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