My Body, Myself
My breasts looked like two compressed, all-beef patties bound together by Lycra. I was sitting on the edge of a pool talking
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August 29, 2020
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Where Do We Go from Here?
If you have followed my columns in recent months, you’ll notice that I’m building an intellectual and artistic architecture
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July 28, 2020
Are Role Models Necessary When You’re Grown?
I have reached a strange age in life when many of my childhood heroes are dead or fallen. Like most life transitions, it
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January 29, 2020
Why I Learned to Swim in My Forties
Black bodies rocked against the splintered wood in the hull of the slave ship. Rusty chains rattled with each rise and fall
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November 25, 2019
What We Love | Empowering Compliments for Girls
“A major task of parenting is communicating your values to children. Don’t let an avoidable linguistic habit send an
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January 23, 2019
5 Ways to Unleash Your Inner Shield Maiden
Lesley Gayle gives us 5 creative ways to unleash our inner Viking!
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November 8, 2017
Sweatpants & Parenting l Female Action Figures? Yes Please!
Velara Warrior action figures aim to start equalizing the gender disparity for action figures manufactured for children.
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August 29, 2016
Heroes Are For Everyone: The Story of Heroic Girls
with reporting by Barbara Sirois Doyle One day, John Marcotte’s little girl, Anya, came home from first grade in tears. She
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September 3, 2015
Rad Woman Writes about Rad American Women – for Children
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History And Our Future Written by Kate Schatz |
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March 30, 2015
How Can I Stand When All The Women Are Falling Down
Last Sunday, while Mike and I cleaned up the breakfast dishes, I heard yelling outside. Just beyond our patio, a woman sat
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July 7, 2014
