Of the roughly 5,193 public statues depicting historic figures on display on street corners and parks throughout the United States, only 394 of these monuments are of women.
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Look, I’m a proud Southern liberal, so I’ve never had any qualms with espousing an unpopular opinion. But, I know this particular one is going to put a bee in a lot of your bonnets, so, gird your pantyhosed loins, because here goes…
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There is no better educator in the world than a grandmother with some stories. There is an expectation for women across many cultures to be well-mannered, beautiful, a master of all things domestic, but in varying degrees, somewhat submissive to her husband.
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You hear the familiar ding of Messenger. You look down and smile with surprise to see the name of someone from high school on your screen. T
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As the spring semester wound down, many college students found themselves gearing up for their entry into corporate America through summer internships. The pressure is on to make a good impression, make the right connections, and do everything that is needed to secure that offer.
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I found the idea intriguing that a member of his family — a clinical psychologist, no less — would write a book providing a psychological assessment of a man that many Americans hate and many other Americans love.
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I’m not a parent. I don’t have children. It’s important you know right from the top that I’m not a mother so I couldn’t “possibly understand” the importance of a gender reveal party. Hogwash.
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So Aunt Jemima... she’s causing quite a stir all over the country. Last week, PepsiCo and Quaker Oats announced that the Aunt Jemima brand is being phased out. The company says it recognizes the character’s origins are “based on a racial stereotype…”
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I’m about to launch into a full-throated, first-world, drippy-yuppie wallow session, and there’s just no way to complain this much without warning you first. If your tolerance for elitism and whining and trivial horseshit is low today, move along, Gentle Reader. Move along.
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My sister and I were raised to be someone's wife and mother. It was what was expected of us. An iota of attitude to the contrary was met with disdainful gaslighting, and we'd be reminded that this was our destiny.
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This fascinating book tells Alicia Keys’ story — in her own words. She became famous for her singing and songwriting while still in her middle teenage years, and somehow never succumbed to the stress of success that so many people who find the limelight at an early age do.
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