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WHAT SHOULD YOUR VAGINA SMELL LIKE? Exploring the bleak history surrounding unrealistic standards for vaginal health
CONTENTS
March/April F E AT U R E S 26 ‘On My Block’ Star Gets Real Jessica Marie Garcia explains importance of realistic Latina representation on TV
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TEEN ENTREPRENEUR FOUNDS FASHION HUB 17-year-old balances high school with owning a onewoman business
HER FLAVOR 42 Gender and Race Inclusivity — in Cartoons!
Voice actress Zehra Fazal explains her role as a Muslim, non-binary superhero
74 Social Awareness + Comedy Shauna McGarry is all about leaving sexist comedy in the past
15 Fashion: Aleem Yusuf
We have an “obsession” with this new collection
35 Combating Hair Loss
Losing your hair? Here’s how to get to the root of the problem
50 Fashion: La Metamorphose Collection
Ewa Gawkowska and Margaret Szczesna take poetic inspiration
HER HEART 24 Current Relationship Trends H E R L E S S O N S Tips on how to not get “glamboozled” when dating
45 Re-coloring Your Space
How to choose the best paint color for your personality
60 A Recipe for Love
Follow this carefully crafted recipe to achieve the perfect relationship
29 How to Keep from Sabotaging Your Success
Are you an overachiever? Here’s how to not overwhelm yourself
62 Using the Radio to Overcome Anxiety
“The Bert Show” host opens up about her career therapy
H E R P L AY 36 Women’s History Road Trip
Get your girls and travel through some of the nation’s most historic sites for women
70 Broadway Legend Relives Career Carolyn Mignini opens up about how to stay optimistic within the world of theater
ON THE COVER 46 HerStory Makers
These great eight are setting out to change the world
H E R H E A LT H 11 Detoxing for Every Ailment
Sometimes our bodies need a hard reset — here’s how to do so!
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Best Brow Products
Every face deserves a great brow and here’s how you can achieve it
38 From Janitor to WorldClass Gym Owner
Cinderella-esque boxer, Reese Scott, shows that women can pack a punch
64 Take Your Taste Buds to New Heights Hazel Jane’s provides first class dining with a historic twist
73 Book Review: 'A Girl’s Guide to Poker' Ever thought about learning how to play poker? Here’s a game guide just for you ladies!
77 Go Topless This Summer HERS German roadster guide
78 Book Review: 'The Queen V' Author shares everything you need to know about care “down there"
79 Book Review: 'Victory for the Vote' An in-depth read on the “herstory” of the women’s suffrage movement
80 Spring Music
Upcoming spring releases from your favorite artists
81 Spring Movies
Start planning your next movie date with these upcoming releases
HER WORK 12 Let’s Play Monopoly!
Why you should teach your kids business skills at an early age
82 This Season’s Hottest New TV Shows
Continuation of your favs like 'Westworld' along with a new spinoff of 'The Walking Dead'
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DR. EUDENE HARRY
URINA HARRELL
Dr. Eudene Harry is the Medical Director for Oasis Wellness and Rejuvenation Center, a wellness practice devoted to integrative holistic care. She is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Holistic Integrative Medicine with over 20 years of experience. Dr. Harry is a member of the American Board of Holistic and Integrative Medicine, the Florida Medical Association and The American College of Emergency Physicians.
Urina Harrell is the Founder and CEO of Vox Pop Branding a boutique marketing agency that helps small businesses and nonprofits improve their digital presence online through what she calls human-centric marketing. She is also the co-founder of Vox Pop Kids LLC, a company that creates educational materials and workshops teaching kids as young as elementary and preschool the fundamentals of financial literacy and business.
MERILEE KERN
VLAD GORENSHTEYN
An executive producer and writer, Merilee Kern is an internationally regarded consumer product trends expert and hospitality industry voice of authority on travel, dining, leisure and lifestyle. Marketplace innovation, change-makers, and the movers and shakers are on her radar. She reports on destinations, experiences, special events, newsworthy products and categorical services. She is currently based in San Diego.
Vlad Gorenshteyn is a brand marketer and digital leader based in Atlanta. He has worked with well-known brands, including the Better Business Bureau, CNN Collection, Eaton Lighting, Publicis, AIS Media and Party Express. Through his work, he helps clients tell their brand stories to consumers locally and around the world. Gorenshteyn has a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in marketing communications.
DR. RACHEL EVA DEW
SUZANNE FULFORD
With a Ph.D. in Integrative Medicine and an integrative Life Transformation Coach, International Teacher/Speaker & 5x Author Dr. Rachel Eva Dew prides herself as an inspiring spokesperson for natural health. Dr. Rachel has recently implemented all-natural supplements by Nupeutics Natural into her regime and recommendations as well as developed a phenomenal 30day cleanse that jump-starts you onto a healthier road.
When Suzanne’s family hit a rough patch with health issues, she started painting furniture as a way to relieve stress. She wanted to find a paint you don’t have to sand or prime, but she found that the one’s on the market were too pricey. This inspired her to found Dixie Belle Paint, an affordable paint brand. She launched the company with no investors, loans or partners in 2014 and generated just under $2 million in revenue for for 2016.
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Haute couture design sisters Ewa Gawkowską and Margaret Szczęsną Marek shared their pastel vision in their La Métamorphose SS2020 Collection during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2020. This dynamic duo take inspiration from the collective poems of Sully Prudhomme, transforming beautiful words into beautiful clothes. Their emboldening Les Couleurs de l’Âme Collection (roughly translated to “The Colors of the Soul”) is filled with lightness, transparency and grace, highlighting the inspiration that famous French poet Sully Prudhomme found in the transient nature of women. Born Rene Francois Armond Prudhomme, Sully Prudhomme was a well-respected French poet and novelist. As the first person to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1910, it is fairly simple to understand why his poetry may have been such an inspiration for couture designers. This excerpt from one of the poet’s poems perfectly describes the collection: Deep in my heart, behind my brow, There is a soul, invisible but manifest: The suspicious will look for it; I spread it, then feel it! Designers Margaret Szczęsną Marek (right) and Ewa Gawkowską (left)
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THE EVOLUTION OF
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How History Led us to Trendy Jade Eggs and Vajacials BY GABBY DANCE
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nce a label often uttered with an air of fear or disgust, today’s feminism has gone mainstream. While the movement’s current popularity has brought with it a long list of positive things, like an increase of women holding political offices and the rise of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault, it has also created a world of feminist merchandising. The vagina has become an unofficial mascot of capitalist feminism. Printed on T-shirts, tote bags and enamel pins, everyone from Etsy sellers to major corporations have hopped on the vulva design trend.
A well-known leader of this movement is Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand, Goop, which has spearheaded a resurgence of trendy feminine hygiene products. From jade eggs that promise re-charged sexual energy and candles that allegedly smell like Paltrow’s vagina, the brand has re-framed the practice of holding one’s nether regions to high standards as an embrace of divine feminine energy. Other companies have followed suit, marketing activated charcoal vulva masks and vaginal steaming kits as pathways toward an ideal vagina. These products may seem like a new phenomenon, but where do they originate from? And, are the practices they promote really beneficial—let alone safe? For answers, let’s take a look at the history behind the world of feminine hygiene in the U.S.
ACCEPTANCE OF GERM THEORY Before the mid-1800s, frequent bathing was seen as unsafe, removing a natural layer of oil that protected the body from unclean water and substances. It wasn’t until experiments by Louis Pastuer and Robert Koch helped lead the popularization of medically promoted cleanliness that frequent washing became a cultural norm. With this came an increase of gendered soap advertising. Female-targeted ads often portrayed their products as helping women achieve maximum beauty and occasionally
capitalized on their fears of turning off potential husbands with unpleasant body odor. These ads, though aimed toward women specifically, did not specifically promote vaginal cleanliness, but they contained similar themes that feminine hygiene advertisements would later adopt. These same marketing tactics were applied in the 1910s during the rise in popularity of antiperspirant deodorant. Advertorials for early deodorant brands Odorono and Mum frequently alluded to women’s body odor preventing them from finding a man. March 2 0 2 0 | H ERS M ag az i ne 67