We are still frequently silenced, either by our own fears or the manifest disapproval of the men and women around us.
Blog Posts about Women and Feminism
Margaret in the Wilderness
Surrounded by disasters of every kind, we are seeing the great strengths of our extraordinary adaptability, valued and valuable as it has never been before.
The First Day of Spring
Here with the first day of spring yesterday in the midst of heavy snowfall—98 inches on the mountain, the most in many years—I am announcing the Revolution.
The Writer’s Life
Gertrude Stein managed her life to make her writing possible.
Too Complicated
In this case, it’s the opinion of scientists about female mice, attempting to explain why over the decades females have never been used in experiments.
Rose B. Simpson: Leaving Fingerprints Behind
I remember when I first met Rose at her booth in Santa Fe’s August Indian Market. She had hung an astonishing large color photograph on the front of her booth…
Las Vegas New Mexico’s First State Female Wrestling Champ
The staunch Las Vegas Optic, one of a number of small town newspapers that have found the cash and the spirit to survive the universal collapse of print news publications, recently ran a photo and story on its front page that caught my eye.
Working With the System
Reviews and revisions of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” sprout with each new Broadway season, an indication of how relevant, and how difficult this 1879 play continues to be.
In the Company of Women: Mabel’s House
One of my pleasures here is eating dinner alone in a good restaurant and drinking a glass of wine. It is my best opportunity to watch people and to jump to perhaps wrongheaded conclusions about them.
Promise
Twice in my life, I’ve had the rare privilege of encountering a young woman of promise. Only twice because promise is handed out randomly or according to a pattern I can’t discern.