feminism

Virginia Woolf: "women minister to men"

“Sir, a woman’s composing is like a dog’s walking on his hind legs. It is not done well, but you are surprised to find it done at all.’”

Virginia Woolf: If Shakespeare had had a sister…

Any woman born with a great gift in the sixteenth century would certainly have gone crazed, shot herself

Is Abortion a Women's Issue?

If one-third of American women have had an abortion, then one-third of American men have had one, too, and it’s time they spoke up.

Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny

Perhaps this is the moment when the Civil War has finally ended, and the South has won, led by a Yankee quisling.

I’ve been writing some short stories and essays, and one of them was published this week in The Raven’s Perch, a classy online literary journal. Find it here These journals amaze me. It must be a great deal of work to review hundreds of submissions, and keep up the website and a mass of relatedContinue reading “A Promise Is A Promise”

Hillary and the melting ice packs

Hillary Clinton is weakened by leaning on the feminist crutch. Vladimir Putin won’t give a damn. The melting ice caps won’t give a damn either.

The abortion dictatorship

The twisting of the truth that is occurring now is easily as pernicious as shouting “Baby killer” at a soldier returning from Vietnam.

Women have only just begun

I wish I could be here 50 years from today, when no generation will remember the Old Days, when we will have transformed our societies to deal more wisely with the energy that was unleashed when we set our women free.

Protective apps for college (and other) women

In yesterday’s post, I suggested that college women be provided with alarm systems which would easily and unobtrusively notify authorities or friends that she was in distress. My husband did some research and found that apps already exist which do this. I haven’t tried any of these, but they seem cleverly designed, and some are free of charge.