Your ovaries contain little sacs called follicles where there are always eggs in different stages of development. Each month, some of these eggs start to get bigger and stronger, ready to be released. The ‘winning’ egg is usually the biggest and strongest, and is released to travel down the fallopian tube. You could see this as a competition to see which egg will be the chosen one, just like the racing sperm. But we are not often told this story in fact has anyone ever heard it?! Chapter 22 Mary A. Larson, "The Medium is Political and the Message is Personal: Feminist Oral Histories Online" Women’s” is the plural possessive form that refers to multiple “women” owning a particular object or group of objects in a sentence. We take the plural “women” and add “‘s” to the end of it to indicate that it’s possessive. Woman’s” comes before an object, and whatever object it comes before is the thing owned by the “woman.” Women’s It’s very interesting to explore the stories we are told about our female bodies, and think about how this impacts us. As well as stories that give us subtle messages about our role in life, like the one of the passive egg, there are many others that depict women’s bodies as defective in some way, or not fit for purpose.

Magan first began ruminating on the subject when he published his book 32 Words for Field, and discovered more than 40 Irish words for the penis but very few that described the vagina, vulva or clitoris. His resolve to try to uncover some of these forgotten women’s words was strengthened on Culture Night last year when he heard comedy burlesque duo The Wild Geeze (say it out loud for full satisfaction) perform their Irish Fanny Song, in which they list pet names women have shared for their genitalia, “mo Mháire”, or “me Mary” being a popular one. Chapter 6 Lynn Abrams, "Talking about Feminism: Reconciling Fragmented Narratives with the Feminist Research Frame" Gabhal mná, means vagina, or literally, woman’s fork, crotch, groin, a female estuary or creek. The English slang word gowl, in reference to a disreputable person, comes from this. Artist: Sandra Adams Chapter 8 Uma Chakravarthy and Ponni Arasu, "Living, Archiving, and Reflecting on Feminism and Activism in India: An Oral History with Uma Chakravarti"I hope you’ve found some empowering words for women in this article! Save the article for days when you’re not feeling so confident to help you remember how AMAZING AND WONDERFUL YOU ARE! The correct possessive form for “woman” is “woman’s.” It follows standard rules, where we add an apostrophe and an “S” to the end of the word when turning it into the possessive form. However, the plural of “woman” is “women,” making the plural possessive “women’s.” To make sure this doesn’t happen in your writing, use the following words to describe an intelligent woman:

Any other option in the title is incorrect. You should not use “womans” or “womens'” when writing plural or possessive forms. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on Many of today’s women don’t have any positive narrative about periods, birth or breastfeeding, and many women struggle with some or all of these aspects of being female. We need to revive the tradition of women passing on wisdom, somehow. Shrewd – She makes practical decisions based on her needs, but does not give away more than she thinks is necessary.I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” — Angela Davis Feeling empowered is an essential part of personal growth and development. Empowerment helps us have the confidence to pursue our passions and desires so we can create a happy life and become the person we want to become. I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man.” — Sojourner Truth, “Ain’t I A Woman?” Chapter 25 Heather A. Howard, "‘Shut the tape off and I’ll tell you a story’: Women’s Knowledges in Urban Indigenous Community Representations"