When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soul mate is the one who makes life come to life. -Richard Bach, from The Bridge Across Forever I was never the… Read more ›
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady… Read more ›
And I thought this sort of stuff only happened in movies… …or maybe it does happen in movies and I’m now socialized to believe it should happen to me, too, and that’s why it happens. Chicken or the egg, eh?… Read more ›
Click here to subscribe via iTunes! Today’s podcast is an excerpt of my “good wife” paper about whether or not my confidence caused some of my former coworkers to bully me. The original piece was inspired by Dara Chadwick and… Read more ›
This is a section from my Diversity paper (intro here) about what it means to be a “good woman” or a “good wife” and why a few women seemed to feel the need to coach me toward their idea of… Read more ›
This is a section from my Diversity paper (intro here) about what it means to be a “good woman” or a “good wife” and why a few women seemed to feel the need to coach me toward their idea of… Read more ›
I have just finished reading White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness by Maurice Berger for my class on the literature of diversity. It is a decent read, especially for anyone interested in the problems surrounding race in our… Read more ›
What follows is the introduction to my paper for this class. It is what is called a “quest paper,” meaning my thesis is a question that will be answered by using specific examples from our readings in class, as well… Read more ›
For Eden Abigail Trooboff, the loss of gravity happened the first time she felt her body in relation to a man: …But I was wearing a pink dress with a big V in back and I felt too female to… Read more ›
I was originally attracted to this essay because of the title. Over the past few months, I have had several discussions with friends and participated in a few interviews and conversations about feminism, and immediately I knew that this essay… Read more ›
Let’s start with a story and a few questions. All comments welcome. My first teaching job was in a very small town. I was far away from my friends and family, living by myself, and feeling as if I didn’t… Read more ›