Category Archives: Women
I Was Told to Stay Silent. Then Hundreds of Women Broke Their Silence.
After I spoke publicly about my rape, hundreds of women wrote to me. Some were in their 70s and 80s, carrying secrets they had kept for decades. Then, during a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner told me: “You should
I Was Told to Stay Silent. Then Hundreds of Women Broke Their Silence.
After I spoke publicly about my rape, hundreds of women wrote to me. Some were in their 70s and 80s, carrying secrets they had kept for decades. Then, during a routine medical appointment, a nurse practitioner told me: “You should
The MAGA Moral Compass is Broken
The constant cruelty is just crushing. The MAGA moral compass is not just cracked; it is irretrievably broken. Calling a brutal warmongering dictator a humanitarian? Forsaking our allies with abandon? Mocking and criticizing an actress for the pain and misery
The MAGA Moral Compass is Broken
The constant cruelty is just crushing. The MAGA moral compass is not just cracked; it is irretrievably broken. Calling a brutal warmongering dictator a humanitarian? Forsaking our allies with abandon? Mocking and criticizing an actress for the pain and misery
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
Sex on Campus- A Playboy Guide to Where the Action Is
With the dialogue about college sexual assault very much on the public consciousness, I decided to pull out this vintage Playboy from September 1969 -its Sex on Campus Issue. It’s as bad as you might imagine. In our
Sex on Campus- A Playboy Guide to Where the Action Is
With the dialogue about college sexual assault very much on the public consciousness, I decided to pull out this vintage Playboy from September 1969 -its Sex on Campus Issue. It’s as bad as you might imagine. In our
The Things We Keep
I am a collector. I collect ephemera, old advertisements, newspapers, worn magazines, yellowing scraps of paper, the forgotten minutiae and stuff of everyday life that can reveal things we might not otherwise ever learn. My home is a paper
The Things We Keep
I am a collector. I collect ephemera, old advertisements, newspapers, worn magazines, yellowing scraps of paper, the forgotten minutiae and stuff of everyday life that can reveal things we might not otherwise ever learn. My home is a paper
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
Mourning Dolly Parton
I can’t imagine a world without Dolly Parton. She was the best of us. The best of America. Dolly transcended all the divisiveness, politics, and cultural polarization that have deeply fractured us. Red state or blue state, we were all
Mourning Dolly Parton
I can’t imagine a world without Dolly Parton. She was the best of us. The best of America. Dolly transcended all the divisiveness, politics, and cultural polarization that have deeply fractured us. Red state or blue state, we were all
Picturing the Past -A Century Old Photo and The Stories It tells.
In 1926, while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur Joseph, were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty Francine, my mother. Always a joyous Bastille Day Birthday, this
Picturing the Past -A Century Old Photo and The Stories It tells.
In 1926, while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur Joseph, were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty Francine, my mother. Always a joyous Bastille Day Birthday, this
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
