Why does historic preservation matter, and why should these designations be supported by the communities in which they are found?
Blog Posts about Women and Feminism
Making Cozy
If you don’t already have one, take a few minutes now to create your own cozy corner and devote a portion of every day to inhabiting it.
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…
Why Are My Closest Friends Gay Men?
Yes, I have excellent women friends… but there is something in the companionship of my two closest gay men friends that offers something different.
The Uses of Armor
The world seems to require us to protect ourselves now, and maybe always.
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.
Being Ladies
As we again face a form of invasion, of lies and distortions, not soldiers, will we again be crippled by our adherence to older forms of “correct behavior”?
Wonderful Women
Just when the first real cold hits and I face another winter here in the mountains, I’m rejoicing in the company I keep with wonderful women.
Tell Me About Despair
One of the poems that means most to me is Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese.” I remember when I first read it, years ago, I felt moved and inspired—and then wondered, “How does she dare?” The message remains revolutionary.
The Eye of the Needle
I sometimes think I go to church to hear what I don’t want to hear. After all what would be the use of hearing reinforcements of my rock-hard opinions?