“When One Woman Cries. . .”
Hi Kimberly, We seem to have come full circle, having begun this blog three and a half years ago with a discussion of Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique, and now we are ending it with another discussion of the same book … Continue reading
More on Friedan: Marketing of Desire and What Language Hides
Hi Letha, Thanks so much for your last post on Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique, in which you helpfully outlined the historical realities that many women were facing during the time of the book’s publishing. You are so right—it is always important to … Continue reading
What Betty Friedan Did and Didn’t Do
Dear Kimberly, You and I are so much on the same wave length and such good friends that I can’t recall our ever disagreeing, even though we’ve discussed innumerable topics by phone, letter, email, in person, and on this blog. … Continue reading
Feminine Mystique–Revisited
Hi Letha, I appreciated so much your discussion of the many forms of violence–especially verbal violence. I know a lot of women (and men) have been in relationships with verbal shaming and abuse, and I think it is incredibly important … Continue reading
Verbal Violence Is No Joke!
Dear Kimberly, I had many thoughts as I read your last letter (December 31) about the fraternity hazing at Yale that required new pledges to march through the section of the campus where first-year women students lived, and then on to … Continue reading
Connections Between Feminism, Religion, and the Greek System
Dear Letha, I hope you are enjoying the festivities of the holidays. I finished up a rather grueling semester (120 pages written just the last month alone!) and now I am spending time resting up with my family in Washington … Continue reading
Stepping over Boundaries and Finding New Metaphors
Dear Kimberly, Since you’re inundated with your Yale studies and deadlines for papers at this busy time of year, I’m happy to help out by writing this month’s post, even though it will mean two posts by “72” in a … Continue reading
