Who are the Women?

Title: Who are the Women?

Who are the women of today?
Who make a difference.
Who are the women who change the world?
Who make the world a better place for women and girls.

Who are the women?
Who remain steadfast, when their ultimate emotion is fear.
Who are the women who risk ridicule, assault, even death?
To maintain the rights of women and girls?

These are the real super heroines.
How I wish, I was like these women.
How I wish, I was as courageous.
How I wish, I could make a difference.

How many do you know?
The Matchstick Women?
The Radium Women?
Shannon Koostachin?

Vivian Bullwinkle?
Sojourner Truth?
Rosa Parks?
Olympe de Gouges?

These are women
Who made a profound difference.
And yet; the rights of women,
Continue to go unnoticed. Unrecognised.

These are old names with old stories.
These are women who have changed the world.
Women who have progressed society.
Now; let’s seek out new superheroines with new stories.

Let’s seek out more women who can change the world.
Challenge patriarchy.
Let’s seek out women who stand united.
Who are willing to be the change.

Amazing women who yearn to make a difference.
Amazing women who yearn to improve the lives of women and girls.
And by their actions make the world a better place.
Women like you!