
Artist’s note: “In this piece I placed a photo of an indigenous girl next to one of a white woman, both pictured crying. I wanted to have a side by side comparison to show that women from all over the world experience various forms of abuse and degradation. I wanted to highlight the fact that it is not just white women who are victims of abuse.”
Marisa is a high schooler who graduates next year and hopes to pursue art in college. She became interested in feminism through Courtney Love, a female artist who taught her to always support and accept all girls.