“Hope is the factor with feathers that perches within the soul…”
“Hope is the factor with feathers that perches within the soul…”
— Emily Dickinson
I’ve been pondering quite a bit about hope these days—not solely as a result of this subject is devoted to it, however as a result of I’ve been experiencing it extra in our work at Verily. With new help, even small changes have created momentum, like contemporary wind in our sails.
At a current convention in New York, I reconnected with individuals who’ve identified Verily since its founding in 2012. Repeatedly, younger girls advised me how grateful they’re we exist—that our work provides them encouragement and hope. That struck me, as a result of that’s what Verily has at all times been: an indication of hope for ladies’s media, proof that we are able to do higher.
The explanation I’ve been stretching myself these previous few years to develop this work is as a result of I see that hope changing into actuality. I noticed it in my 13-year-old daughter and her associates when Verily author O’Maria Akpati visited us in Cleveland, and what started as an informal dialog become an impromptu affirmation of magnificence, price, and confidence. With little or no effort, the hope spreads.
However hope isn’t simply one thing we really feel; it’s one thing we select to stay out. And hope in Verily’s future can’t unfold with out help. So I wish to encourage you, expensive readers: Now’s the time to be an lively a part of carrying this hope ahead for future generations. We don’t need Verily to solely exist as a historic footnote of a wholesome marketing campaign in opposition to Photoshop and the objectification of ladies. With extra of us standing collectively, we are able to strengthen this hope for higher media into actuality. That’s why we’re launching our membership program, which you’ll study on the within entrance cowl of the Hope Subject. Order yours right here.
Verily yours,
Mary Rose Somarriba, Editor in Chief
