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Tag: Feminism
Minnie and BowWow Get an Invitation from Donald Trump’s Dog
BowWow: We got an invitation from Donald Trump’s dog. Minnie: An invitation to what? Why would Donald Trump’s dog invite us to something? BowWow: It’s a new deal. Republicans figured out that dogs have a lot of influence over their people, you know, in… Continue Reading “Minnie and BowWow Get an Invitation from Donald Trump’s Dog”
Why I’m Absolutely, 100% for Hillary Clinton
I’ve been watching as former Hillary supporters fall deeper and deeper in love with Bernie Sanders. Every day, there are new Bernie Sanders memes on Facebook, one friend after another sharing the latest capsule summary of his great ideas. Unlike other ‘five things you… Continue Reading “Why I’m Absolutely, 100% for Hillary Clinton”
Fifty Shades is Cool Because?
Unless Fifty Shades of Grey ends with the chick exacting revenge on Mr. Grey by nailing his stuff to the barn door, I’m not interested. Actually, even if if did end that way, I wouldn’t be interested. I hate scenes of violence, bondage, torture,… Continue Reading “Fifty Shades is Cool Because?”
Never Too Old
Two feminist heroes are in the news in the same week. Kaci Hickox, the nurse who went bike riding rather than comply with a self-quarantine after volunteering with Doctors without Borders in Sierra Leone, and Brittany Maynard, the woman with brain cancer who set… Continue Reading “Never Too Old”
Five Things Young Women Should Know about Life before Roe v. Wade
Tomorrow night I am going to the campus of the small state university where, as a sophomore 47 years ago, I discovered that I was pregnant and agreed reluctantly to have an illegal and unsafe abortion, the effects of which hung on me for… Continue Reading “Five Things Young Women Should Know about Life before Roe v. Wade”
The Reflex of Deference
The inside of inequality, the cellular scrapings of being considered lesser than, lies in the reflex of deference. Deference is the wee tiny rock that women carry in their pockets, the signal to tell them to get out of the way, sit down and… Continue Reading “The Reflex of Deference”
Do I Want to Be Cheryl Strayed or Her Mother?
It’s not that Cheryl Strayed hiked 1,100 miles, a trip chronicled in her book, Wild: Lost and Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. It’s that she did it alone. She chose to be alone. No cell phone. No hiking partner. No thin string connecting… Continue Reading “Do I Want to Be Cheryl Strayed or Her Mother?”
Girl Hive
As I get older I want bigger and bigger rings. I notice at the pool that the very old women have extraordinary rings on their fingers and I think that it’s appropriate, justified for what they’ve gone through and what they’re facing next. Of… Continue Reading “Girl Hive”
They’re Just Getting Started
In a move that surprised almost no one, the Supreme Court decided today that Hobby Lobby, a corporate entity, can somehow claim that paying for contraception for its employees violates its (the corporation’s) religious sensibilities. This comes on top of last week’s Supreme Court… Continue Reading “They’re Just Getting Started”
The Elegant Dr. Rose
Today was the second time I saw Dr. Rose in the grocery store. The first time was while it was still cold out, he was wearing a jacket and a longshoreman’s cap which was a little askew. That and the very slow way he… Continue Reading “The Elegant Dr. Rose”
Snow Door | wisconsinacademy.org
Listen to Jan read her essay “Billy” presented on WUWM’s Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “At the Breakfast Bar” on WUWM Lake Effect
Jan’s essay “The Parish Hall,” on WUWM Lake Effect
“Fury Cannot Touch Me,” Modern Love, NYT, 9/29/11
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