Power. Money. Authority.

What Happens When Women Remember They’ve Always Had It?

Why Power Was Never the Problem — But Women Having It Was

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What does it really mean for a woman to gain power?

Is it about making money? Holding authority? Having influence? Or is it something deeper — something internal that most systems have worked hard to suppress?

Women have been told for centuries that power is a reward they must earn, not a capacity they already possess. But the truth is, women were never powerless. They were just told to act like it. And when they didn’t? When they stepped into leadership, demanded autonomy, managed wealth, spoke up, or simply refused to be small? The system called them unruly. Emotional. Dangerous. In other words — powerful.

Power Wasn’t Taken From Women Because They Were Weak — It Was Taken Because They Weren’t

Let’s start there.

If women were truly powerless, there wouldn’t have been a need to strip away their legal rights, exclude them from financial systems, deny them access to education, or punish them for speaking up. You don’t have to…