Pat Taub is a family therapist, writer and activist and life-long feminist. She hopes that WOW will start a conversation among other older women who are fed up with the ageism and sexism in our culture and are looking for cohorts to affirm their value as an older woman.
2025 was a dark year. Disturbing news became routine: ICE terrifying migrant communities; the gutting of critical federal departments, like Education and the Climate Research Center; mean-spirited cuts to food stamps, heating allowances, and Head Start; rolled back protections for gay, lesbian and trans individuals. Casualties from Israel’s [...]
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This past weekend I drove to the mall for holiday gifts. Entering TJ Maxx, I was flabbergasted by the towers of holiday merchandise, which spilled over into the narrow aisles, making for tricky navigation. Overwhelmed by this crass commercialism, I made a few purchases and raced to my car. Back at home, over a cup of tea, I revisited past [...]
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In my wildest dreams I never imagined my elder years would be spent in a Fascist state where our basic rights are disappearing at lightening speed. Feeling depressed and at a loss for overcoming my despair, I remembered, when feeling out of sorts as a girl, my father would affectionately suggest, “Think positively.” Since I’d [...]
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GUEST POST By LISA SAVAGE In the type of bloated, belligerent rhetoric that is his brand, 47 called a group of six Democratic Party congressmen and women out for “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Their offense: making a video aimed at active-duty military personnel urging them to disobey unlawful orders. Presumably this is in [...]
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I’m not just referring to a kitchen sink loaded with dirty pots and pans and stacks of dinner plates smeared with gravy. The big messy part is family relationships. It’s that time of year when the internet is overrun with articles on how to avoid dinner table conflicts or sparks with combative relatives. What if I suggested that you [...]
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It’s 2050 and my great granddaughter opens my journal to November 16, 2025: Citizens of Gaza are trapped in water-soaked makeshift tents. Shivering children wade in mud up to their knees; their mothers wail, “This is worse than death.” There are few men left. I’m consumed with worry that these children will freeze to death as Israel [...]
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I’m grateful to the early 19th century feminists who took the bold step to sew pockets in their clothing. While pockets were standard in men’s fashion, women had to fight for the right to have pockets in their attire. Pockets were seen as the exclusive providence of men where the objection to pockets in women’s clothing was viewed as [...]
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GUEST POST By LISA SAVAGE Who’s the oldest here? is a phrase I heard frequently while growing up as the eldest of four siblings. Generally, it meant that I was about to get punished for a scuffle with my brother or sister and as a result the phrase had negative connotations. Now the phrase is coming to mind as I process the loss of my uncle, [...]
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GUEST POST by TONI KIEF I’m a writer. During the pandemic, I learned what writer’s block truly meant. So out of frustration, I took an online class, and David Sedaris said I should walk. I found that silly, but then I took another class where Dan Brown told us to walk. So, I started walking. I live in a growing small town, where [...]
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Count me among the countless fans and admirers of Diane Keaton who were shocked and saddened by her sudden death on October 11th. Her wide-ranging movie roles—from Woody Allen’s comedic sidekick to the tormented protagonist of “Mr. Goodbar” to the fiery journalist, Louise Bryant in “Reds”–along with her off screen life [...]
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