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20/10/2022

When it came time to write "Our Gen," McKinney-Whetstone said it was time for levity. She will sign copies at the Lightbulb Learning Center in Overbrook on Oct. 23

12/05/2021

I write about my mother to fill the gap she left, to attenuate my orphanhood, to keep her with me, and because I need to know who she was in order to know who I am. - Nancy A. Lane

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10/05/2021

“Dusk” by Tracy K. Smith is a frank expression of the double-edged sword that is motherhood (parenthood, really): We adore our children more than life itself, and if we do a good job of raising them, they one day will abandon us.
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03/05/2021

Though themes and narrative evolve, the poem “The Myths We Live” by M. Soledad Caballero, is not about just one thing, and this expansiveness is enhanced by a form that inherently offers at least twenty perspectives—kaleidoscopic indeed.

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07/04/2021

Losing a baby before or immediately after birth is a profound and deeply personal experience. And it’s one that playwright and screenwriter Kata Wéber has dramatized powerfully in 'Pieces of a Woman.'
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28/03/2021

Janée J. Baugher: “Public Sale, 1943” and mini-review of 'The Ekphrastic Writer'

Learning how to read art by way of “deep-looking” can lead to a more creative way of seeing that could be applied to a number of other areas of human endeavor, and maybe, even to a way of life.

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01/03/2021

I’d like to share my experiences getting the two doses of the vaccine because I’m like most people—a typical patient who has never lived through a pandemic. I want to demystify the process.

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28/02/2021

Yona Harvey’s 'You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love' is an astounding book that reminds us that we don’t have to undertake extraordinary measures for love or realization.

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25/01/2021

GETTING WOMEN WORKERS THE COVID VACCINE COULD POSE A COMPLEX CHALLENGE, EXPERTS WARN
Barriers such as paid time off, transportation and child care make frontline workers — who are disproportionately women — particularly tough to reach.
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*This story was originally published by The 19th News

24/01/2021

Today’s featured poem, “What Bucks or Breaks” by Tara Betts, is a wonderful example of how a poem’s structure can enhance its meaning.
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19/01/2021

Hollywood News: The (Relative) Upside of a Down Year
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Women directors saw significant growth, helming 16% of the top 100 films, up from 12% in 2019 and a deplorable 4% in 2018. There was also steady improvement for women directing the top 250 films, with 18% in 2020, in contrast to 13% in 2019 and 8% in 2018.

12/01/2021

BUILDING A BRAVE NEW LIFE IN ‘HERSELF’
Intimately and respectfully directed by Phyllida Lloyd, 'Herself' tells the story of Sandra, a working-class Irish woman who has two angelic daughters and a monster for a husband.

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11/01/2021

SURVEY SHOWS COVID-19 IS DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMING WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH
About 57 percent of women said their mental health had been negatively affected, compared to 44 percent of men.

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*This story was originally published by .

05/01/2021

THE MANY FACES OF MERYL: ‘LET THEM ALL TALK’ AND ‘THE PROM’
If 'Let Them All Talk' forced Streep to meditate a bit on what it means to reach a pinnacle yet continue to strive for one’s art, 'The Prom' gave her permission to just have fun. She seems to be having a ball, and her voice has never sounded — or, I should say, “belted” — better. Read More » https://womensvoicesforchange.org/the-many-faces-of-meryl-let-them-all-talk-and-the-prom.htm

03/01/2021

Because this poem invites us to read it as metaphor, it was a short leap to consider the poem's application to our country's current political crisis, neither side really talking to the other, grievances swamping us like a 'snowpocalypse.'

17/08/2020

In this week’s post, 'A Pandemic Self-Care Tool Kit,' Dr. Jane Moffett expands on the ways we can care for ourselves and others, including how to cultivate peace of mind during the work day, prioritizing emotional self-care, and practices that can help grieving family members and friends. Read More »https://womensvoicesforchange.org/a-pandemic-self-care-tool-kit.htm

04/08/2020

Despite a fairly substantial snub, women and people of color were well represented in this year's honorees.
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