Tag: community

In the middle of the 17th century, Mrs Townsend found a lump in her breast: Diagnosed with breast cancer by a local physician, she underwent a mastectomy without anaesthetic – an agonising procedure

Keywords: Breast Cancer, Cancer, History of medicine, Interdisciplinarity, Misogyny, Reproduction, Women, mastectomy

While much of Mrs Townsend’s experience is mercifully alien, the silence that surrounds her post-mastectomy experience is eerily familiar. Each year, 55,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer, and up to 40% will choose to undergo a mastectomy. Mastectomy patients are routinely offered surgical replacement of the breast tissue, whether with saline or silicone implants, a tissue transplant from elsewhere on the body, or a combination of the two.

https://theconversation.com/mastectomies-have-been-performed-for-over-500-years-yet-we-still-cant-talk-about-them-144132

Ditch the Clique is an in-person event series that has since expanded to an online community for women to get inspired and leave empowered

Keywords: ditch the clique , empowerment , events , inspiration , motivation , quarantine , uncategorized , community , connect women , empowered women , fashionblogger , fashionista , female empowerment , girl power , motivate women , online event , qootd , quarantine style , women who inspire

At in-person and online Ditch the Clique events, guests are met with inspiring stories of REAL women who have overcome circumstance with an empowered community by their side. Finding confidence and connection in MY story, and stories shared by other empowered ladies, women are invited to join interactive conversation and activities touching on topics such as self image, relationship building, and goal setting. Ultimately, Ditch the Clique equips women (just like YOU) with the power, tools, and COMMUNITY necessary to move out of uncertainty and into the life they dream!

https://rachelkgrimstyle.com/2020/05/26/its-hard-to-admit-but-its-time-for-change

[DearDamsels knows that] it’s all too common for women to feel like their voices aren’t worth anything, so we always want to offer opportunities for women to have their voices heard and their stories told — it’s why we describe DD as your words, your stories, your collective

Bridie Wilkinson, Co-founder (left)

Bridie works in content at a charity and writes sporadically. She shares her name with the Gaelic patron saint of fire and poetry and, conversely, a type of meat pie. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram @bridifer.

Abby Parsons, Co-founder (right)

Abby has been editing unputdownable books since 2014 and became a freelance editor in 2019. She loves helping writers tell their stories and occasionally writes some of her own. Find her on Twitter @abby_aap and Instagram @abbyaap.

 

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