This Women’s History Month, we honor a legacy of women and femmes who refused to let our stories be ignored or erased from history. When institutions failed to accurately record injustice in queer and trans, Black, Indigenous, and marginalized communities, women directly combatted this erasure by creating their own outlets to ensure harm, resistance, and community life were part of our historical record. This lineage has been carried forward across movements for generations, showing the importance of honoring the history of women democracy defenders:

Across these historical moments and so many more, documenting injustice made it harder to ignore and forced institutions to respond, demonstrating the importance of honoring the history of women democracy defenders. This Women’s History Month, we honor this lineage of truth-tellers as a living act of resistance. At a time marked by book bans, attacks on inclusive education, and coordinated antagonism against Black, queer, trans, and disabled communities, women and femmes continue to document in real time and protect the truth of peoples’ lives. In doing so, they are safeguarding democracy–ensuring communities have the information needed to act, vote, organize, and challenge decisions that affect their lives.

As journalist and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells said, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” At Borealis Philanthropy, we’re proud to resource community-rooted media shining this light—a powerful counter to mis- and disinformation and a force for accountability. Below, we’re honored to spotlight just a few of our grantee partners, and the leadership of those who are unapologetically documenting this moment, ensuring today’s struggles and victories are not distorted or forgotten in our history.

Read the full article about honoring the legacy of women democracy defenders at Borealis Philanthropy.