In May of 1982, I was a twenty-three year old master’s student attending my first academic conference. Held at the…
The Japanese Surrender – In Lincoln, Nebraska
8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 1945. Lincoln, Nebraska. Marj took advantage of the brief quiet from the teletype machines and…
Reflections on Professing
I’m not making a clean break. I’m still advising a few graduate students. I’m still editing a major journal. I’ll…
The Assertive Woman
A couple weeks ago, my sister and I spent some time nosing through the stacks of a great used bookstore.…
A Small Part of Women’s History
I met Nan last fall when she took the initiative to start a book club in my condo building. On…
An International Gathering of Women, 1965
Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. In checking up on the history of the event, I discovered that its first…
Internet Trolls and Patricia Arquette
In May of 1966, Marie Anderson, women’s editor of the Miami Herald, received a letter from an angry reader. It…
#amwriting
I’ve been pretty busy lately. I’m commuting between Tacoma, Washington and Phoenix for my final semester of teaching at ASU.…
Birthday Greetings, Seminar Rooms, and Walter
U.S. newspaper headlines on January 13, 2015 were about continuing investigations into the terrorist attack at Charlie Hedbo office, about…
Christmas Day, 1944, Somewhere in France
On Christmas night 70 years ago, my father sat down at a typewriter to write a letter to his family…
