Emulating My Mother, A Hero In All Respects
I think it’s a fair assessment to say I have a good head on my shoulders. It would be selfish not to award some of the credit to my mom. For many years of my youth, being the middle child in a single...
View ArticleHERvotes Blog Carnival: Economic Security
by Terry O’Neill, National Organization for Women In time for Mothers Day, the 12th HERvotes blog carnival is dedicated to getting the word out about economic security for women, especially in their...
View ArticleThe Radical History of Mother’s Day
There’s a good number of us who question holidays like Mother’s Day in which you spend more time feeding money into a system that exploits our love for our mothers than actually celebrating them. It’s...
View ArticleA Happy CEDAW Mother’s Day!
This is a guest post by Students for CEDAW co-founders Lara Yeo & Alex Hayes. For more information find them on Facebook or email them at studentsforcedaw[at]gmail.com. President Carter signed the...
View ArticleMidwives: Women Saving Women
Today, May 5, 2011 is International Day of the Midwife, which was spearheaded by the International Confederation of Midwives in 1992. It’s been said over and over, but it bears repeating. ONE WOMAN...
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