A magazine of thought, culture & becoming.
A woman is
not a footnote.
Essays and conversations at the intersection of feminism, self-knowledge and culture. Written by a Brazilian woman in Canada.
A magazine of thought, culture & becoming.
Essays and conversations at the intersection of feminism, self-knowledge and culture. Written by a Brazilian woman in Canada.
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My face is exquisite, not in a sexy way, although it may also be. If you look at me attentively to beyond what your eyes want to see, you will observe one side is very different from the other. I have delicate traits but also strong and exaggerated shapes. It depends on my emotions, what […]
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Returning to yourself: desire, limits, solitude and the courage to change.
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Power beyond slogans: women making history and futures on their own terms.
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Naming the systems that teach women to shrink—and the practices that refuse them.
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In these past seven years as a single woman and after a few frustrated investments in men, I asked myself why men? Why am I dating men if I know all the trouble I am going to face when trying to get to know a human being who is so insecure and fearful to the […]
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An essay on autonomy, identity and the difficult freedom of becoming the author of your own life.

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The body as archive; voice as evidence; memory as authorship.
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