Women’s History Month

Letter to the Editor: Shruti Gautam divulges the history of women’s portrayal on film

Shruti Gautam • March 29, 2020

American cinema has, since its birth, the power of governing society's mores. With such potential, the film industry is susceptible to the same flaws that ravage a country, as movies feed off of public opinion.

Female students share what makes them feel beautiful

Bailey Stover • March 28, 2020

In honor of Women's History Month, senior Bailey Stover asked female RBHS students to answer the question, "What makes you feel beautiful?"

Breaking down gender barriers in male dominated sports

Maddie Orr • March 18, 2020

In celebration of Women's History Month, female athletes reflect on their experiences and share what factors have influenced them in competing in male dominated sports.

Most significant events in female history

Multiple Authors • March 13, 2020

View a timeline of the most significant events in women's history in the U.S.

A Q&A with local retired NASA astronaut Linda Godwin

Anjali Noel Ramesh • March 12, 2020

Linda Godwin, scientist, teacher and retired NASA astronaut, talks about training in a water tank, her favorite dehydrated food and memories of her time in space. Born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Godwin went...

Female students define beauty

Bailey Stover • March 10, 2020

To celebrate Women's History Month, female students share how they define beauty. Answers include, "It starts out with mental health," "An inner quality," "Just being a good person on the inside" and everything in between.

More than just a pretty face: the modern battle against beauty standards

Maddie Orr • March 10, 2020

“Don’t post that picture of us until I can edit it first,” I find myself telling my friends. I need to add a filter, adjust the brightness, alter my skin tone and sometimes even whiten my teeth or soften the texture of my skin before it graces the world of social media because, for me, the way I look isn’t perfect until I completely modify my appearance. The photo isn’t good enough for the world to see. The edits will protect my self-confidence as people won’t be able to judge the lonely pimple protruding from the center of my forehead or the stray hair that catches my eye.

First all-female spacewalk makes history

Anjali Noel Ramesh • March 4, 2020

“Hey sky, take off your hat; I’m on my way” were female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s parting words as she blasted into space on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ (USSR) spacecraft, Vostok-6, in 1963.

Significant Figures: women leave impact on science

Sarah Ding • March 2, 2020

The contributions of women to the scientific research base often go unnoticed, as they have had credit for work taken away by male colleagues, been written out of textbooks and been turned away from universities and institutions for their gender. Below are five women researchers who changed the scientific landscape through their groundbreaking discoveries.