“The society we live in today has made it so difficult for women to voice their point of views, so I wanted to create a platform where women could talk and share their grievances with people who make them feel heard for a change.”
Victoria Flexner
Victoria Flexner is the editor of the 1,000 Stories Project and more recently helped launch, 1,000+ Stories Project. Victoria has a background in food and history. She is the founder of Edible History, a historical supper club based in Brooklyn and author of "A History of The World in Ten Dinners" to be published by Rizzoli Fall 2023.
Posts by Victoria Flexner
Karolyn Boyd: Master a Healthy Lifestyle
“We need to take back our power and find wellness.”
Maissa Fattal: Cosmetic Teeth Whitening
“I have always said that being an entrepreneur is not easy but it definitely has its ups and downs if you are a woman.”
Laurie Marsden: Web-Based Therapy For Women
“After several years I realized that many women are too busy or for other reasons do not prioritize themselves.”
Sabeena Ahmed: Promoting Fair Trade Products & Consumerism
“Stories of social injustice and disparity of earnings amongst the poorest people around the world fuelled a desire to take action.”
Elizabeth Rentz: Emotional, Mental, Physical & Spiritual Coaching
“I made the decision to reinvent myself into the person I had always wanted to be but was afraid to be because someone would not like me.”
Ami Sata: Farm to Fabric Organic Bedding
“Having been a one-woman army, there were times when the going got too tough. However, grit like I always say, is an entrepreneur’s biggest ally.”
Vivien Francis: Postive Decorative Accents
“Positive messages were a way of life at home as my mom, a single parent, relied upon them.”
Abinaya Chandran: Re-Inventing Traditional Indian Textiles for the Modern Woman
“I always regretted that I hadn’t fuelled my energy into a proper creative channel.”
Jayanthi G Varma: Affordable Web Design Packages
“Slowly the truth dawned on to me, that running a profitable business is also an art.”
Melany Oliver: Heart & Soul Coaching
“After many intensive training in all sorts of healing and mind based modalities I have now created my own system that works.”
Chrisnatha Derosier: Enrichment Programs For Young Girls
“I started my business to make a difference in the lives of others.”
Ashalatha Rao: Sprouts for Health
“I started my company as I didn’t want to idle away for the rest of my life.”
Louise George: Creating a Thriving Business
“But so often we are held back but what we feel we should do, by our fears and our limiting beliefs.”
Rita Robert Otu: Empowering Women Through Agriculture
“Emancipating women farmers from abject poverty and giving them confidence and dignity has always been my passion.”