Category Archives: Gender
Grieving Out Loud
A few days ago I had one of those wonderful human connections. I was walking into my local supermarket when I noticed a woman of color of a certain age sitting alone on the low stone wall at the
Grieving Out Loud
A few days ago I had one of those wonderful human connections. I was walking into my local supermarket when I noticed a woman of color of a certain age sitting alone on the low stone wall at the
The Cornell Rape Case Made Me Tell My Story I’d Kept Silent For 52 Years
Some stories take 52 years to write. This week, HuffPost published one of the most difficult personal essays I’ve written. I was 19 when the events in this story took place. For decades, I couldn’t fully speak about what happened.
The Cornell Rape Case Made Me Tell My Story I’d Kept Silent For 52 Years
Some stories take 52 years to write. This week, HuffPost published one of the most difficult personal essays I’ve written. I was 19 when the events in this story took place. For decades, I couldn’t fully speak about what happened.
Glorious Gloria Steinem
It is hard to imagine a world without the glorious Gloria Steinem, A woman like no other who had an enormous impact on countless lives, including a shy suburban girl in the early 1970s. For many women of a certain
Glorious Gloria Steinem
It is hard to imagine a world without the glorious Gloria Steinem, A woman like no other who had an enormous impact on countless lives, including a shy suburban girl in the early 1970s. For many women of a certain
Platner Must Exit
We need a change STAT! The Democrats are on life support, and all they can offer up is a guy with a Nazi tattoo and a string of sexual abuse accusations. C’mon, Man! We need a reboot. We need a
Platner Must Exit
We need a change STAT! The Democrats are on life support, and all they can offer up is a guy with a Nazi tattoo and a string of sexual abuse accusations. C’mon, Man! We need a reboot. We need a
Marilyn Monroe and Me
I was four years old in 1959, when I first dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, and it would follow me to my freshman year at Syracuse University, where I regularly roamed the halls of my dorm, decked out as the
Marilyn Monroe and Me
I was four years old in 1959, when I first dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, and it would follow me to my freshman year at Syracuse University, where I regularly roamed the halls of my dorm, decked out as the
Grief Has No Time Frame
Today, my mother has been gone the length of my entire childhood. 18 years. Those first 18 years seemed like an eternity as I was growing up. An entire lifetime, in fact. Yet now 18 years seems to have passed
Grief Has No Time Frame
Today, my mother has been gone the length of my entire childhood. 18 years. Those first 18 years seemed like an eternity as I was growing up. An entire lifetime, in fact. Yet now 18 years seems to have passed
Swalwell Accuser Speaks, And America Must Listen
Breaking the silence is never easy. Revealing shameful long-held secrets in public is even harder. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Lonna Drewes described how Congressman Eric Swalwell drugged her and raped her in a
Swalwell Accuser Speaks, And America Must Listen
Breaking the silence is never easy. Revealing shameful long-held secrets in public is even harder. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Lonna Drewes described how Congressman Eric Swalwell drugged her and raped her in a
My Mother’s Mid Century Pregnancy- A Weigh We Go
Pregnant women in mid-century America were not spared from the war on women’s bodies and weight control that began shortly after WWII. The constant bombardment of rules and expectations has only increased with each decade. Following directives from their doctors,
My Mother’s Mid Century Pregnancy- A Weigh We Go
Pregnant women in mid-century America were not spared from the war on women’s bodies and weight control that began shortly after WWII. The constant bombardment of rules and expectations has only increased with each decade. Following directives from their doctors,
What to Expect When Your Mid-Century Mother’s Expecting
Note: In celebration of my birthday week, I am taking a wee baby step away from the onslaught of chaotic news. This week, it’s a birthday bonanza of mid-century pregnancy, birth, and babies. What to Expect When Your Mid-Century Mother’s
What to Expect When Your Mid-Century Mother’s Expecting
Note: In celebration of my birthday week, I am taking a wee baby step away from the onslaught of chaotic news. This week, it’s a birthday bonanza of mid-century pregnancy, birth, and babies. What to Expect When Your Mid-Century Mother’s
History on Display-The Politics Behind the Department of Education Banners
With each new banner unfurling on buildings in Washington D.C. there are lessons to be learned. The latest display at the Department of Education makes clear the Trump curriculum. A few weeks ago, a large blue banner featuring a photo
History on Display-The Politics Behind the Department of Education Banners
With each new banner unfurling on buildings in Washington D.C. there are lessons to be learned. The latest display at the Department of Education makes clear the Trump curriculum. A few weeks ago, a large blue banner featuring a photo
