On not revising (at least for now)

On the evening of January 31, 2019, I sat in a third floor classroom of Loft Literary in Minneapolis and … More

Contraception, Abortion, and the Rhymes of History

On October 6, the Trump administration rolled back a key facet of the Affordable Care Act that required employers to … More

A couple weeks ago, my sister and I spent some time nosing through the stacks of a great used bookstore. … More

I met Nan last fall when she took the initiative to start a book club in my condo building. On … More

Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. In checking up on the history of the event, I discovered that its first … More

In May of 1966, Marie Anderson, women’s editor of the Miami Herald, received a letter from an angry reader. It … More

The January 1, 1956 edition of The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors was dedicated to “Women in … More

In 1972, Michigan Judge Stephen Roth ruled in Bradley v. Millikin that the requirement to integrate the Detroit Public Schools … More

In July of 1979, Bob made history. After several years of protest from women’s groups – especially those around the … More

Ah, early May. Flowers emerging from recently frozen ground. Ducklings and goslings learning to navigate the water on their own. … More