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Motherhood Revisited

GUEST POST by LISA SAVAGE Yesterday I read a  novel that took me back to the fierce experience of becoming a mother under late-stage capitalism. Claire Kilroy perfectly captures the despair and precarious state of infant mothers [...]

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My Dream Spurred by Women’s History Month

I’m whisked into a celestial landscape where the light is so dazzling I wish I had sunglasses.  While I’m struggling to adjust to the light, a disembodied voice calls out,  “I have your visitor’s pass.  I understand you would like to meet with some of our distinguished spirits to help you sort out your confusion over the current [...]

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Trailblazing Women We Lost in 2024

I’ve chosen trailblazers in literature, music, painting, political activism and medicine.  Many communities lost their own notable women last year, whom you might want to include in your personal remembrances. Alice Munro  (1931-2024) An acclaimed Canadian short story writer who won almost every literary award including the Booker [...]

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People I’m Thankful For 

This Thanksgiving I’m giving thanks to people who have acted with courage and compassion.  Some in a big way and others in small everyday actions that warmed my heart. Among those to whom I offer a big thanks is Ursula Slavick, a Portland, Maine resident and member of a women’s peace group to which I belong.  Ursula died at age 87 on [...]

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