I never thought I would be saying those words. And yet, if your rude, obnoxious, abusive, cavalier attitude and behaviors can help the cause of women – – well, thank you. When I was a little girl – fifth or sixth grade – I went to the movies by myself. I was supposed to meet […]
Month: October 2016
Alpha Males
There has been some attempt lately by Donald Trump’s son and others to excuse being disrespectful and obnoxious to women by saying it is “just Alpha Male behavior.” It is difficult for me to believe that these people are basically saying, “Oh, just ignore this behavior. They are acting like dinosaurs. It is quite normal.” […]
No Shock to Women Here
When I was active in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s (my family was always active in civil rights!), and later with the second wave feminists in the 1970’s and 1980’s (we also were always feminist coming from a Cherokee line of strong women), I repeatedly noticed out loud that my observation was that […]
Celebrating Our Unique Gifts
All too often in the culture in which we have been raised, our special gifts as women have been ridiculed, kept in the home, dismissed, and called crazy. As if that were not enough, when we have dared to step into the public arena women who have succeeded have been extolled and rewarded for becoming […]
In Times of Upheaval
In times of political, social, and economic upheaval like those we are now going through, it is essential to remember what is important and pause with those memories. For example, last night I spent an evening with friends I have known for over forty years. If we are lucky, we see one another once a […]
Let’s Talk Conservatism
This country was founded on radical ideas and it is conservative to support them. I have always thought of myself as a conservative with radical actions to support these principles. For example, this country was founded on the idea of religious freedom. To me, that means that no one group has the “freedom” or the […]
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New Levels of Truth
“Your Cheatin’ Heart Will Tell on You” This old country-western song is being sung to Donald Trump by the Republican Party as stories of disease and sexual acting-out fill the airwaves. Yet, what about Ivanka? Why do the women never seem important in these scenarios? They had only been married for a short time and […]
Our Freedom
How often we fail to see that anything and everything that comes into our lives has the potential to be an important – even the most important – teacher. If we are open, our teachers come in every shape, color, form and species. How poverty-stricken we are when all our teachers – whether people, books, […]
Women are Doing It!
How about those Williams’ sisters! And, how about the women at the Olympics bringing home the metals!? As we look around us, the women of the planet seem to be breathing new blood into the planet as a whole and for women in particular. We women are not only coming in first within our own […]