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Molly McIntyre

Two memories. 1) 3rd grade. My friend Rebecca’s mom was an artist, like my mom, and she did a painting for our class based on Charlotte’s Web. I wanted everyone to know that my mom was an artist, too, so I suggested to her that she should paint our class a picture of the Boxcar [...] Jun 19, 2013

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Let Bravery Be Your Blanket

Let Bravery Be Your Blanket

Sibyl

Dear Sibyl, My father was abusive to me growing up. Not very frequently was the abuse physical (the verbal variety dominated), but it was enough to instill a fear of him into me that I’ve never been able to shake. When he got angry, he took it out on me, I assume because I was [...] Jun 14, 2013

Citizenship, Doing Good, Evolution, Exploration, Family, Featured, Inward Explorations, Politics, Quarterly Themes, Relationships / 1 Comment

Zelda Fitzgerald: Flapper. Artist. Author’s Wife.

Zelda Fitzgerald: Flapper. Artist. Author’s Wife.

Liz Matsushita

In our ruggedly individualistic culture, I often wonder: what is it like to be famous because of the person you’re married to? To appear in the press, go down in history books, as “so-and-so’s wife”—to never, ever be mentioned without your spouse as starting point or explanation? In some ways, I think it must be [...] Jun 12, 2013

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Leela and Lois: The Strong Female Character in the Male-Centered Animated Comedy

Leela and Lois: The Strong Female Character in the Male-Centered Animated Comedy

Liz Matsushita

I watched an episode of “Futurama” recently (this isn’t an uncommon occurrence), and in it the whole staff of the Planet Express is stranded on a barren island that has begun to go through robo-evolution, starting with prehistoric robot sludge and yielding robot dinosaurs and then robot cavemen in a matter of hours. Fry, Leela, [...] Jun 5, 2013

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What the Bechdel Test Says about Your Favorite Movies

What the Bechdel Test Says about Your Favorite Movies

Liz Matsushita

Strong female characters—or even mediocre female characters—can be in short supply in Hollywood, on both the big and small screens. It’s something I’ve become more aware of as the years go by, and it’s a bit dismaying. Recently, I’ve discovered that one of the best quick-view gauges by which to determine whether a film has [...] May 22, 2013

Citizenship, Culture, Doing Good, Featured, Politics, Pop Culture & Media / 2 Comments

Lessons from Monticello…

Lessons from Monticello…

Ania Krasniewska Shahidi

Dearest Clara, You won’t find a shortage of wisdom coming from our Founding Fathers.  After all, they broke with every tradition of their time to put together one of the greatest homes for the freedoms that we enjoy.  Is it perfect? Not always, but just because something is an ongoing work in progress, doesn’t it [...] May 16, 2013

Citizenship, Connecting, Daily Life, Exploration, Family, Inward Explorations, Parenting, Politics, Relationships / 0 Comments

Anna Comnena: Byzantine Princess, Crusades Chronicler

Anna Comnena: Byzantine Princess, Crusades Chronicler

Liz Matsushita

I first became acquainted with this historical woman of the day because she was one of the only sources for describing a bunch of historical men. Isn’t that the way the historical cookie always crumbles? Anna Comnena (1080 – c. 1153) was a Byzantine princess, the daughter of Emperor Alexius Comnenus I, and an eyewitness [...] May 15, 2013

Citizenship, Culture, Doing Good, Exploration, Exploration, Family, Outward Explorations, Politics, Relationships, Your Calling / 0 Comments

On Taking Responsibility for our Young Girls and Women

On Taking Responsibility for our Young Girls and Women

Sarah Brysk-Cohen

Like many of you, I was riveted this past week watching the story coming out of Cleveland unfold.  The rescue of three young women who had been held hostage for ten years by a brutal perpetrator is both utterly surreal and devastatingly sad.  It is virtually impossible to integrate the details of this story.  The [...] Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger... May 10, 2013

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