Click here to view original web page at www.curbed.com Paige Vickers As someone who writes about cities, I end up reading a lot of books about how the places we live have formed, grown, and changed. But it wasn’t until I was four-fifths of the way through a stack on my nightstand when I realized […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, a look at the life of Ruth Anne Dodge
Click here to view original web page at www.nonpareilonline.com Nonpareil graphic Ruth Anne Browne, daughter of Warren and Ruth Anne Kinney Browne, had violet-blue eyes and wavy light brown hair; she had nine brothers and sisters. Although she was a petite woman she could ride a horse and handle a gun better than most men. […]
Mother: An Unconventional History; Childless Voices – review
Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com Whether or not to become a mother is one of the biggest decisions of any woman’s life and one that is often outside her control. Collecting and drawing on a range of female experience, two academics have produced deeply felt personal accounts of motherhood and childlessness […]
13 insightful podcasts on women, feminism and gender equality
Click here to view original web page at www.creativeboom.com Illustration by Jane Bowyer, commissioned by Creative Boom for International Women’s Day 2019 Getting bored of listening to the same playlists on Spotify? Wouldn’t you rather learn something, as well as be entertained, and feel like part of a community? Podcasts are rapidly moving from the […]
Long overlooked by science, pregnancy is finally getting attention it deserves
Click here to view original web page at www.washingtonpost.com Stephanie Hinze holds her son Harrison, 2, at home in Gainesville, Ga. Hinze, who suffers from spina bifida, is five months pregnant with her third child. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post) For two years, a group of world-class scientists pitched their idea for a hot […]
Intersectionality: An Invitation For Action On International Women’s Day And Beyond
Click here to view original web page at www.forbes.com The concept of intersectionality, which recognizes the unique experiences of women of color, is critical to achieving gender equity for all women Getty The 2019 International Women’s Day asks a necessary and provocative question: How can we move toward a more gender-balanced world? More than a […]