It’s important not to be ploughed under by the chaos and intemperance in Washington. We don’t live in that swamp, and we don’t need to allow our hopes and dreams to be drowned out by the noise.
Carrying On vs. Carrying On
We are in danger of overreacting. Every day the front pages of newspapers and the news shows scream. Every day friends use more and more exaggerated terms…
Break the Shackles of Conformity
I’ve been wondering why I have a certain lack of enthusiasm for Women’s Month, Women’s Day, et al. It seems a betrayal of the active feminists I know…
The Slow and Painful Process of Change
An article in a recent New Yorker reminded me of how unable to change I was as a college student in the late 1950s when the old rules were breaking all around me.
The Movement
It is a decade that seems to me to be largely neglected… but it was crucial forΒ me and for many other women and what we achieved does endure although constantly under threat.
So βTheyβ Let Us Have One Month…
Women’s History Month began without much attention and certainly without fanfare on March 1, 2024 and will end in deafening silence on March 31.
Wearing the Armor of Our History
I like to remind myself of how radical our philosophy is, and how often targeted, diminished and deleted by the patriarchy that surrounds us like a woolen scarf tied much too tight.
Fascinating Women
There are a lot of us. And many of our stories have yet to be written.
My Friendship Quilt
The power of the feminist movement always was and always will be drawn from the friendship of women.
Lux
At a fundraiser I was hosting the other day for New Mexico Women Rising, I met the publisher of LUX, a new slick magazine aiming to secure βThe Future of Feminist Journalism.β