You always see the pictures of her cuddling up to Clyde. I like this picture because it's about her.
I love her bravado...the cigar in her mouth...the gun on her hip...the wide stance......
This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. Lena Horne was amazing.
“I’m not alone, I’m free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don’t have to be a symbol to anybody; I don’t have to...
Today is my birthday –almost over.
I had an interesting dinner with a couple of treasured girlfriends. There were a few stories swapped, memories resurrected that resonate.
One of my friends...
When I was a girl, I was a math whiz. I loved algebra, calculus, and physics. People would walk up to my parent's fridge and assume my report card was in fact my brothers. I was told god...
Frida Kahlo is just beautiful. When you look into her eyes, you can see her strength...her focus...and her resolve.
I loved Salma Hayek's film about her life. That scene...
I love stumbling upon a piece of feminist history. The women pictured here - Mrs Graham's XI from Stirling in Scotland - are thought to be the first women's football team in Britain. They...
Since my last post about finding our voices as women I’ve seen several articles, blog posts and Facebook comments, along with a couple personal experiences related to this subject. So much so I feel...
I found this pic on a vintage tumblr blog and spent a few hours getting to know Josephine Baker. It was taken in 1928 at the Johan Strauss theater. When I look at it, I can't help but...
Women buy 50% of the movie tickets in this country but only 32% of the speaking characters in film are women.
And they're more likely than men to wear sexy clothing, swimwear, expose skin, and...
The first time I met Betty and Carlin, we talked about the process of finding our voices and learning to speak up. I said I had learned through being a doula and speaking up in large medical...
Noting that you’ve been celebrating Marija Gimbutas reminds me how important she is when I talk to my students about her work in creating the language of the goddess (also the title of one of her...
My friend Anita Hoffer traveled to Malta last September on an exploration of Neolithic societies of Old Europe that honored the goddess. Women had high status in their respective societies. These...
I just sent over the final edit changes for Betty Dodson's Bodysex Workshop. We're releasing it online by November 16th in time for our debut on Norwegian television. Then, we'll have...