All women, no matter where we live or what we look like, deserve to live in a world where we feel safe, valued, and have the opportunity to thrive. As we bring Women’s History Month to a close, we acknowledge that “Women’s History” means something different for everyone. As a cisgender, straight, Filipina immigrant woman – video fellow, Maris Medina, takes up space and moves through the world in ways that are distinct from other women.

Women’s History Month is a chance to center the stories of women whose lived experiences continue to be excluded from today’s narratives that narrowly define what it means to be a woman. 

Through the lens of a crucial question — what does a feminist world look like? — Maris shares the wishes she has for her mom, her sister, herself, and every woman in the fight to make our communities one in which we can all thrive.

Video by Communications Fellow Maris Medina

Animations by Communications Fellow Catherine Killough