FYSK 2013: Ambar Calvillo Published: December 6, 2013 “My anthology started right where I began – with the powerhouse mujeres in my life and their love of homemade beans, rice, and tacos (in that delicious order).”
FYSK 2013: Mwende Katwiwa Published: December 5, 2013 “Embracing the term feminist became a form of activism in itself, a demand that if I was to claim the title as I had been encouraged to do, then the movement needed to similarly claim me and my experiences of womanhood as well.”
FYSK 2013: Donya Nasser Published: December 5, 2013 “I used to be ashamed of all this energy I had inside that was just waiting for the chance to burst and work for some good. I learned to harness it, and that is what led to my journey in activism.”
FYSK 2013: Ashleigh Shackelford Published: December 4, 2013 “My missionis to show the world that everyone is worthy of respect regardless of what they look like by providing a platform for body positivity and to engage political discourse surrounding beauty standards, bodily autonomy, gender awareness and cis-hetero patriarchal values.”
FYSK 2013: Kendra Joseph-Rodgers Published: December 4, 2013 “Activism has always been a part of who I am and who my community raised me to be.”
FYSK 2013: Stephanie Kuhn Published: December 4, 2013 “We need to unite and spread the message of feminism the same way pebbles make waves when landing in a pond. These newfound ripples need to start from somewhere. It might as well be us. I want it to be us.”
FYSK 2013: Chloe Feller Published: December 3, 2013 “I’m proud of our young people, I’m proud to be a millennial, and, most importantly, I’m proud to be a young feminist.”
FYSK 2013: Christine Babcock Published: December 3, 2013 “I was never supposed to be a feminist, but I couldn’t be happier that I am.”
FYSK 2013: Aubrey Winkie Published: December 3, 2013 “I got my Malaria pills, calmed my worried mother and set off for the greatest adventure of my life.”
Drumroll, Please: Announcing the Feminist You Should Know Finalists! Published: December 2, 2013 We’re gonna introduce you to all ten finalists using excerpts from their nomination forms. Right now. Like, right at this moment.