Women require information to govern in a democratic fashion just as do men. Understanding the evolution of a government, the systems from which it emerged, is essential to preservation, and betterment, of that government. Trajectories are real aspects of living systems and exert influence on contemporary processes. From 18th century France, there were three estates of society: the clergy […]
Pussy Hat Reprise: Women's March 2018
Women teach the world. Our voices are already familiar to children in the womb. We are the first teachers. Perhaps we should also be the always teachers? Our society, our world, needs wise women to guide us around the wasteland that lies in our direct path. We need the united voices of wise women who […]
Sacred Stories
This Friday I attend a workshop by Carrie Newcomer called, “Our Lives as Sacred Story + Community Songwriting.” I will report back, of course, as the course is very much in synch with what WLP is about. I’m writing now as there is some trepidation about attending. The person leading the workshop is someone I […]
Seneca Falls, Meet Detroit
Yes. I have high hopes for the Autumn. There is a gathering in Detroit at the end of October. I am of course thinking of Seneca Falls, but also of Julia Ward Howe’s words: In the name of womanhood and of humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women, without limit of nationality, […]
Intersectional Democracy
Write, Just Write I implore every blogger and online writer, every woman who knows how to write an email, a letter, or a message, to step up their writing pace to repair and what is left of democracy in our country, world, and in our minds. I am talking not just about posting on Facebook […]
Six Years of Water Under the Bridge
Tucson in mid-late morning. I’m thinking about a small bit of the movie Jackie I which I watched at the Loft this past week. I’m drinking coffee and browsing for mention of the wanted posters created by Kennedy opponents in Dallas before the assassination. Trying to verify before publishing anything about it (Yep, I’m like […]