Are We Really Pretending to Celebrate Independence?
I always thought I would be dead long before democracy’s demise. I also believed I’d be gone before climate collapse. I was wrong on both counts. This Independence Day…
We Have One Last Chance To Get It Right
Back in December 2023, I wrote an end of year blog post in which I stated, “When I look at the greatest challenges we face in our world today, I…
My Wish List for the New Administration
I haven’t blogged much in the last year--or four. I have plenty of excuses, including ongoing health challenges, Covid, and the implosion of democracy. Yet as dark as it seems,…
We Will Not Go Back
I often wonder how different my life would have been if the Equal Rights Amendment had been ratified instead of falling three states short in 1982. I bet I wouldn’t…
Questioning the Divine Order
Did you know that women couldn't vote in Switzerland until 1971? And even then, not all women were included. It wasn’t until 1990 that the conservative region of Appenzell Innerrhoden…
My Own Manifesto
The events of last Thursday and Friday ripped open countless women’s wounds, revictimizing them and forcing them to relive their own trauma. I was one of those women. I…
The Empathy Gap
Last night I attended a film screening of the documentary The Empathy Gap: Masculinity and the Courage to Change. The filmmaker, Thomas Keith, whose other films include The…
R is for Rocket Girls
Each week for 26 weeks, I am publishing a post about women who are not widely known but should be—women who can inspire us, teach us, and encourage us…
One Small Girl
My daughter and I had a few things we really wanted to do together while she was home from college for winter break. On our list was the film He…
So Much Yet to Learn
Anytime I sit down with a book written by Gloria Steinem, I actually pause and reflect before opening the cover. After all, it was her Revolution from Within: A…