This month is meant to reflect on the overlooked contributions women have made in history. Ideally, this month should give all of us an opportunity to commemorate as well as research, observe, and honor the vital role women have had within our history. We should also celebrate the women who are actively making history as we speak. Thank you to all the women who have helped and are in the process of helping move culture, society, and the world forward.
I would like to highlight Frida Kahlo during Women's Month. Frida has been such an inspiration to my art career. She is a trailblazer as a woman as well as a creative.
Frida Kahlo was born in 1907 in Mexico City, and from a young age, she was plagued by poor health. After contracting polio at the age of 6, the young painter was bedridden for nine months and as a result of her illness, one of her legs became much thinner than the other, causing her to develop a pronounced limp.
She was in the hospital for several weeks and even after she was allowed to leave, Frida spent months bedridden and in a full-body cast. It was during this time that she began to paint as a way to distract herself from the pain. She completed her first self-portrait in 1923 and the rest, as they say, is history. Nearly a hundred years later, she would be hailed as the original queen of the selfie.
