Category Archives: Gender

Rhoda Remembered
Where Mary Richards was the girl next door, Rhoda Morgenstern really was the girl down the block. Never before in TV Land had I heard someone TAWK like Rhoda. That voice, those dropped “r’s” so familiar, a constant in my

Rhoda Remembered
Where Mary Richards was the girl next door, Rhoda Morgenstern really was the girl down the block. Never before in TV Land had I heard someone TAWK like Rhoda. That voice, those dropped “r’s” so familiar, a constant in my

Jeffrey Epstein’s Sordid Secret
Jeffrey Epstein’s sordid secret is out. The secret fraternity of entitled, powerful, and moneyed men is no longer a secret. This rarefied world is rotting from the head down. Everything about this sex scandal is putrid. A noxious odor is

Jeffrey Epstein’s Sordid Secret
Jeffrey Epstein’s sordid secret is out. The secret fraternity of entitled, powerful, and moneyed men is no longer a secret. This rarefied world is rotting from the head down. Everything about this sex scandal is putrid. A noxious odor is

Happy Pride
I hope we have finally learned our lessons. What is a pair? A pair can be whatever you want. Understanding pairs, is understanding love. A pair can be wherever love falls. Lesson learned. Happy Pride!

Happy Pride
I hope we have finally learned our lessons. What is a pair? A pair can be whatever you want. Understanding pairs, is understanding love. A pair can be wherever love falls. Lesson learned. Happy Pride!

Abortion Before Roe v Wade Risky Business
I came late to the game watching Handmaid’s Tale, having only recently begun binging it. A totalitarian society that strips away a woman’s physical autonomy and reproductive rights in the former United States originally seemed too darkly dystopian for my

Abortion Before Roe v Wade Risky Business
I came late to the game watching Handmaid’s Tale, having only recently begun binging it. A totalitarian society that strips away a woman’s physical autonomy and reproductive rights in the former United States originally seemed too darkly dystopian for my

Beauty Parlor Memories for Mothers Day
A Mothers Day without my own beloved mother means it’s a day of beloved mother memories. When I was a pre-schooler, I shadowed my mid-century mother everywhere she went. I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo

Beauty Parlor Memories for Mothers Day
A Mothers Day without my own beloved mother means it’s a day of beloved mother memories. When I was a pre-schooler, I shadowed my mid-century mother everywhere she went. I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo

Equal Pay Day- Catch Up Time
On Equal Pay Day we again learn about uneven division. Today is our annual reminder that women’s pay is not in fact equal to men’s. It’s that annual point in the year when the average woman’s pay catches up

Equal Pay Day- Catch Up Time
On Equal Pay Day we again learn about uneven division. Today is our annual reminder that women’s pay is not in fact equal to men’s. It’s that annual point in the year when the average woman’s pay catches up

Women and Beauty- Is there an Expiration Date?
Today I turn 64 and if I am to believe the media, I have long passed my expiration date of desirability as a woman. In fact to accept conventional wisdom about women, nothing matches their fear of visible signs of

Women and Beauty- Is there an Expiration Date?
Today I turn 64 and if I am to believe the media, I have long passed my expiration date of desirability as a woman. In fact to accept conventional wisdom about women, nothing matches their fear of visible signs of

Great Hemline Battle 1970 Mini v.s. Midi
1970 was a year of great cultural divides. Alongside war protests and racial unrest, women were in revolt. But in a year of turmoil there was one divisive issue that captivated the media. A hot button topic if ever there

Great Hemline Battle 1970 Mini v.s. Midi
1970 was a year of great cultural divides. Alongside war protests and racial unrest, women were in revolt. But in a year of turmoil there was one divisive issue that captivated the media. A hot button topic if ever there

Art Show – Remembering What Was Forgotten
I am very pleased my collage Remembering What Was Forgotten-Traumatic Memory was selected to be part of the National Association of Women Artist’s national exhibition Collage/Mixed Media The Art of Layering in N.Y.C. Remembering What Was Forgotten-Traumatic Memory, PTSD

Art Show – Remembering What Was Forgotten
I am very pleased my collage Remembering What Was Forgotten-Traumatic Memory was selected to be part of the National Association of Women Artist’s national exhibition Collage/Mixed Media The Art of Layering in N.Y.C. Remembering What Was Forgotten-Traumatic Memory, PTSD

Transgender Ban – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Serve
The worn out battle over who can serve in our military has resumed once again. Transgender Americans are now banned from serving openly in the military and protecting our nation. . This debate over who can be a legitimate soldier

Transgender Ban – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Serve
The worn out battle over who can serve in our military has resumed once again. Transgender Americans are now banned from serving openly in the military and protecting our nation. . This debate over who can be a legitimate soldier