"Being a woman is not a spiritual or metaphysical experience. It is not a feeling and it is not a performative utterance. Being a woman is a lived experience with material consequences." —Elizabeth Hungerford Happy International Women's Day! #yesallwomen . . . xx ... Read More
You Don’t Have to Be Pretty
“We never say that all men deserve to feel beautiful. We never say that each man is beautiful in his own way. We don’t have huge campaigns aimed at young boys trying to convince them that they’re attractive, probably because we very rarely correlate a man’s worth with his appearance. The problem is ... Read More
Wiser Words Were Never Spoken
“Even if we’re continually tempted to lower our guard—for love or weariness, for sympathy or kindness—we women shouldn’t do it. We can lose from one moment to the next everything that we’ve achieved.” —Elena Ferrante, as told to NYT . . . Read "Elena Ferrante, Author of Naples Novels, Stays ... Read More