Womanwords: A Dictionary of Words About Women

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The correct possessive form for “woman” is “woman’s.” It follows standard rules, where we add an apostrophe and an “S” to the end of the word when turning it into the possessive form. However, the plural of “woman” is “women,” making the plural possessive “women’s.” It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about where you get yourself in the end. There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice." ―Michelle Obama, "Becoming"

Dynamic – She is often the most interesting person in the room; her stories are fascinating to hear.From the dawn of Old English to the present day, Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides readers through the evolution of the words we have used to describe bodies, menstruation, sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, paid and unpaid work, and gender. My daily challenge to myself is to be part of the solution, to be a joyful warrior in the battle to come.” — Kamala Harris

TheAmericanwomen’s rightsactivist knew she had a long march ahead of her, so she wore good tennis shoes.

To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Along the way, she argues that, paradoxically, as women have made slow progress towards equality, we’ve lost some of the most expressive and eloquent bits of our vocabulary.

Kindhearted – She sees the world through a kind perspective and cannot tolerate cruelty or meanness. Last year, I set myself a reading goal to read fifty books and although I only read thirty nine, I still managed to read some amazing novels that have not only really inspired me, but they’ve also helped me to have a more hopeful outlook on life. Marian Keyes’ Grown Ups taught me to stop aspiring for perfection and appreciate what I have in each moment. I learnt that striving to feel like a ‘grown up’ is an unachievable perfection. Everyone is winging it and doing their best, and when you realise that you will be able to find a sense of calm when life gets stormy. Delia Owens Where the Crawdad Sings was an essential read on following your passions and learning to stay true to yourself. Protagonist Kya ignored the misconceptions and expectations others had of her and inspired readers to do what is right for themselves. But the book that really made me hopeful was my favourite book of the year: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. A woman doesn’t need to lift a car over her head to be strong. Indeed, women often show their strength in more measured ways than with physical strength. Interestingly, it was a man who came up with the idea for the book, but it would be unfair to accuse writer Manchán Magan of mnásplaining. Understanding the limitations of both his gender and his “inherent 1970s conditioning”, he asked women artists to create visual representations of words for women’s parts, such as “an breallach meigheallach”, a word for vagina that means “bearded clam”, or “an láthair doluaite” which translates as “the unmentionable”, or “bosca” which speaks for itself. The artworks that go alongside them will be exhibited in the Fumbally Cafe in Dublin. As an advocate for positive birth and for women knowing what is possible, I have had my own experiences of censorship, this came to a peak circa 2014, when I was banned twice from Facebook.As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.” — Sandra Day O’Connor, “Women in Power” Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” ~ Serena Williams I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” — Angela Davis Women” simply refers to a group of “woman” characters. We use it when there are multiple “women” in one place or being spoken about. Woman’s Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this forceconstructivelywith words of encouragement, ordestructivelyusing words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability tohelp, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” ~ Yehuda Berg