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 “The Future of Feminist Journalism.”
There Are Just Too Many of Us
We’ve all experienced the overcrowding of big cities, from which some of us fled to small towns like Santa Fe, now overwhelmed too with commercial development and part-time residents.
Political Correctness: Carried Too Far?
Margaret raises what has always been a complex issue: should men be included in celebrations of women?
bell
I only met bell hooks once at a large feminist gathering—but as it happens when a powerful woman is in the room, her presence registered.
Old Fire Dragaman and Women’s Anger
As long as guilt and fear hamper us, what weapons do we have to combat cruel and unfair treatment?
Our Voices
I have to recognize that we have not made the progress in the arts that women have made in journalism for reasons of class and white privilege