The Intersection of Poetry and Healing
“I believe inconvenient survivors. I believe survivors I am told not to believe. I believe disabled survivors. I believe
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April 14, 2021
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National Women’s Equality Day 2020
Originally proposed by Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), National Women’s Equality Day commemorates the certification of the 19th
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August 25, 2020
I Played Ms. Monopoly With My Family – Here’s How It Went
I consider my husband and myself to be feminists, and we are doing our best to raise two sons who believe wholeheartedly in
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December 28, 2019
Revisiting Madonna
“Dance and sing. Get up and do your thing.” The year was 1983 and Madonna’s “Everybody” was everywhere. At 10-years-old, I
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April 17, 2019
Sweatpants & Equality | For Here, Please | Instructions for Resurrection
11 Ways to Reclaim Your Power (and piss off the patriarchy) Take off your bra before you start writing this. Toss it over
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March 29, 2019
Why Are We Still Shaming Single Women?
This article began with a phone call. A friend called to lament about a friend who experienced a crisis of faith because no
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March 27, 2019
8 Fascinating Instagram Accounts Dedicated to Women in History
Did you know that Instagram can be educational? No, we don’t mean for learning the technique for perfect cat eye
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February 11, 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
She Had Always Known Me: Remembering Poet Ntozake Shange
My children have grown accustomed to my grief. Over the years—from the death of my parents and grandparents, aunts and
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January 3, 2019
Charm School and Learning to Stand
I’m trying to explain charm school to my daughter. Is this even still a thing? Do mothers still sign their girls up for
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October 17, 2018
