Madonna and Frida Kahlo are both timeless icons, feminists, artists, and revolutionaries in fields that were dominated by men. They are women who built themselves from scratch and were never too afraid to speak their minds. They are also artists who created transcendental works of art. One was a Mexican painter who was proud of her roots, heritage, her ups and downs in life, and found in painting and writing a way to express herself. The other is an American performer who also found inspiration in her working-class roots and became an artist who demands attention through her self-expression in … Continue reading Making Themselves Up: Frida Kahlo, Madonna, And What It Takes To Be Unapologetically Genuine