There is a thread connecting Jill Abramson to the girl buried in my woods: both confident, outspoken, strong women, they faced an opposition they perhaps could not have imagined because it is almost never mentioned: the opposition of the male establishment, in the person of a famous publisher or in the person of a nameless drunk, who made them examples of the price we must still be prepared to pay.
Blog Posts about Women and Feminism
After Twenty-Five Years: Reflecting on the Origins of the Sallie Bingham Archive for Women’s Papers
It is not only the personal that our papers record but the way the personal becomes political, even for women who may never recognize the connection.
That Old Baby of Mine…
We were fearless back then, as we have continued to be.
The Jeweled Piano
Some conversations are so brief they seem not to leave a mark, yet in the case of the unnamed woman sitting at the card table, whose words I only heard as I was already turning away, the words left a trail.
Keeping Up With Granddaughers
Since from the beginning of my career as a writer, I’ve written about women and sex, I bought this series… and watched about twenty minutes of the first episode.
Getting Through The Season
Now that Christmas has fallen half way out of the day-I imagine it on its edge, sliding off all those cards that wish, so blandly, “Season’s Greetings” (and what are they?-I am coming to terms with the usefulness of Facebook.
Speech for New Mexico Women in the Arts
As I look around this big room, I see many people, friends, acquaintances and strangers who all have something to say that I would like to hear… But since I am honored by the New Mexico Women in the Arts with the responsibility of speaking to you tonight, I want to draw our attention to the two young women, seniors at our high schools this winter, who will receive the scholarships to which all of you have contributed.
Ten Favorites: Yoga
My little practice restored my faith in one crucial phrase, one crucial possibility, which I feel to this day, and that is the possibility of achieving through my body the peace that passes understanding.
Ten Favorites: Hats and Pearls…
“Doing good” has always been associated with that look which is why Doris Duke, mysterious, unpredictable, may turn out to be an interesting subject for my next book. Already I gather that she “did good” without caring much about it or dreaming of wearing “do good” clothes.
Ten Favorites: A Town Made For Women
When people ask me why I moved to Santa Fe twenty years ago, I answer according to my mood: the mountains, the sky, the light—all familiar answers that most of us offer, particularly if we are artists for whom such attributes are especially important.