In Deference to Men: Growing up in the 1950s – Women's eNews
WEBSep 2, 2024 · One account of growing up female in the 1950s was taped in a two-minute video interview with Letty Cottin Pogrebin, whose story is very much like mine. We both learned that ladylike postures, specifically with legs crossed either at the knees or ankles, and hands in lap, were typically mandatory for a female in mid-century society.
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WEBLoreen Arbus Accessibility is Fundamental Program. . September 10, 2024. The rapid expansion of online and remote education has been a game-changer, particularly for women with disabilities who have long been excluded from traditional educational settings. “If they close our school, we will create our own.”. – Underground Schools in ...
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Older Lesbians Reunite, Focused Now on Ageism – Women's eNews
WEBSep 12, 2016 · NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)– These days, Alix Dobkin passes most of her time taking care of her three young grandchildren, picking up the two oldest from elementary school in Woodstock, N.Y., and playing with the youngest, a 4-year-old, at home. Every once in a while, though, the 73-year-old renowned folk singer still drives down to New York City ...
Legs Together and Apart – Women's eNews
WEBSep 2, 2024 · The woman, Actress Madeline McCray, could not wait to tell me her own Legs story. Art can open minds. It can put people in touch with thoughts long repressed, and start conversations stemming from its visual/visceral stimuli. This happened when Women’s eNews Executive Director Lori Sokol cathartically revealed a story she had stored in the ...
Time to Bury Reagan’s Legacy for Women
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Time to Bury Reagan’s Legacy for Women. In a special commentary, Martha Burk, head of an organization representing 6 million women, argues President Reagan injected into Republican politics a strain of virulent anti-woman policies that continues to infect its ideology. By Martha Burk Commentary, Politics June 11, 2004.
Mom, I Always Knew You Were a Lesbian – Women's eNews
WEBSep 24, 2024 · There was still one more person who needed to come out. “I always knew you were a lesbian,” my son continued, “because when I used to tell you that I thought I may be attracted to the same sex, you said that you felt the same way when you were my age. Even though you said it was natural for all teenagers to feel that way,” he continued ...
Experts: Corporal Punishment Harms Girls – Women's eNews
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Experts: Corporal Punishment Harms Girls. Wife beating is no longer acceptable, but in 23 states it is legal for school teachers and officials to spank and paddle girls, a form of corporal punishment that advocates say leads to violence in adult lives. (WOMENSENEWS)–A growing body of evidence indicates that perhaps the parent or …
Biased Family Court System Hurts Mothers – Women's eNews
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Behind closed doors of the family court system, thousands of women each year lose child custody to violent men who beat and abuse mothers and children. The writer says family courts are not family-friendly and betray the best interests of the child. By Garland Waller Commentary September 5, 2001. (WOMENSENEWS)–Studies show that in ...
Betty Dukes: A Celebration of Life – Women's eNews
WEBSep 24, 2024 · In comparison, Dukes embodied a spirit of resilience and she used her platform that day to instruct an audience of young women and men to carry the torch she so bravely lit. Betty Dukes passed away in her sleep on July 10, 2017 at the age of only sixty-seven. While a legacy of activism may have never …