An Unfinished Woman
This post continues my efforts to share the stories of women whose lives and works should be taught in the K-12 curriculum, but are not. Girls can’t be what they…
Campus Culture is Not a Rape Defense
Sexual Assault Prevention Ribbon Today attorneys are preparing to deliver closing arguments in the Vanderbilt rape trial. While every rape case is deeply disturbing, this particular case could set a…
Maryam Mirzakhani: Math Mastermind
Fields Medal, Wikipedia.org This past fall, Maryam Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor mathematics has to offer--the “Nobel Prize” of the math world. She was…
Somewhere in America
I was floored when I watched this performance by three brave and talented young women. It is a message that must be seen and heard numerous times; there is so…
Frances who?
When I am battling insomnia, I most often turn to books to pass the sleepless hours. Yet once in awhile, when I am too tired to read but not able…
The Gift of Storytelling
She didn’t write it. (But if it’s clear she did the deed. . .) She wrote it, but she shouldn’t have. (It’s political, sexual, masculine, feminist.) She wrote it, but…
Coming of Age Books for Girls and Women
With the approach of the holidays, I find myself searching for books to gift, because books are my favorite gifts to receive. For me, the healthiest way to cope with…
Showcase More Women in Science
When I was in ninth grade, which was so long ago now it was considered part of "junior high," I won the science award. I remember sitting in the auditorium…
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