This Women’s History Month we interviewed Dr. Maria Montero, a Latina working towards ending blindness for women. Dr. Montero is an ophthalmologist and surgeon for Orbis’ Flying Eye Hospital, an aircraft that travels the world to prevent blindness. Blindness is a gendered issue, with 112 million more women than men living with vision loss, including…
By Jackie Ibarra AUSTIN, TX. — The driver had only one shot at making the drop-off right. The delivery instructions seemed simple enough —drop off reproductive health kits, hidden inside a plain, plastic grocery bag at the location. However, there’s a catch —don’t get caught, don’t drop it off after 2 p.m., and don’t put…
AUSTIN, Texas – March is here which means that Spring is finally upon us! Our chica’s minds are blooming just like spring flowers. March also marks the beginning of Women’s History Month. The epitome of it all is on March 8, International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day started in New York City in February 1908,…
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