The First Woman, the First Blame “Why Misogyny Still Sounds Ancient!”

I was reading about Eve yesterday, and something hit me. She’s remembered not as the first woman or the giver of life, but as the first to be tempted. The first to be blamed. The first to be “too much.”

Thousands of years later, women still live under that shadow. Misogyny hasn’t disappeared! It’s only evolved.

We may not burn women at the stake anymore, but we still burn them with words and expectations. “Not a good woman.” “Not feminine enough.” “Too ambitious.” “Too loud.” The flames look different, but the message is the same: Stay small.

Modern Stakes, Same Fire

A famous actress was attacked simply for telling her granddaughter not to rush into marriage. An influencer was vilified for choosing not to have children because she wanted to protect her body.

Apparently women’s bodies are still public property. We are meant to nurture, reproduce, and serve. Anything else becomes a scandal.

The Warnings Women Get

This became a reality for me as I’m preparing for a solo trip to Europe, something completely normal, yet the warnings pour in:

“Hotels are unsafe.” “Don’t walk alone.” “Be careful. Always.”

Yes, there’s real-world caution. But the underlying message? A woman’s independence is dangerous. The world is assumed to belong to men, and women are taught to tiptoe around it.

All these stories point to one truth: Women aren’t policed because we are weak, but because our freedom is powerful.

A grandmother encouraging independence. A woman protecting her own body. Another flying across the world alone.

These aren’t threats, they are sparks. They disrupt a world system built on women staying predictable, agreeable, and quiet. Maybe the backlash isn’t really about safety or tradition; it’s fear of losing control.

Reframing Eve

I see Eve differently now. Not as the woman who ruined everything, but the first who dared to question. The first to want more. The first to step outside the boundaries she was given.

Every woman who chooses her own path; be it marriage or not, motherhood or not, career, travel, leadership or all of the above, carries that same courage.

So if you’ve ever been mislabeled, misunderstood, or warned out of your own life: You’re not the problem. You’re the catalyst.

And history has always struggled with women who refuse to shrink.