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Policies that improve the lives of women, shouldn’t be controversial and shouldn’t be complicated. In my work and in my writing, I talk to women every day who offer their stories and powerful insights on what is needed for reproductive, economic, and social equality. What is good for women, is good for families and is good for our country.
LATEST POSTS
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“They’re Burning All the Witches Even If You’re Not One”
My colleagues and I rode the B Line into downtown Chicago during a work trip in the fall of 2022. The conversation between my friend and I centered on Taylor Swift’s newest album, Midnights which dropped less than a week prior. We jokingly hinted to our department chair, who sat across from us, that other…
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Cleopatra and Mary Magdalene: A Cautionary Tale About Ambitious Women
Summer of 2014, I boarded a plan and traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel for a nine-day tour of the country. A few days after landing in Israel, my tour arrived to Magdala, a village in the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. I browsed through the archeological site when my tour guide explained how…
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Olive Tree
A grove of olive trees gave a twenty-seven-year-old who was seven weeks pregnant in Jerusalem, Israel an umbrella from the hot afternoon sun. I ambled through the Garden of Gethsemane before entering the Church of All Nations, also known as the Church or Basilica of the Agony, a Roman Catholic Church resting on the Mount…
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Kneading Help
Not only am I an advocate for women’s rights, but I’m a writer who likes to experiment with format. This piece is a “braided essay” that focuses on the COVID shutdown, making bread, and my memory of making bread as a young girl.
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Misconceptions
Death is inevitable, and a required phase to living. For many people, death isn’t the ending, but the beginning of a peaceful eternal life. Despite a variety in beliefs, or not believing in life after death, most people experience the stages of grief when they lose a loved one. The oddest form of grief, and…
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I Need to Learn How to Shave
In late July 2022, a few weeks shy of the new school year, my oldest daughter rested her head on my right shoulder. I lifted my arm to make room for her when I noticed a lump. There are a few truths to an individual inching toward middle age. The one truth I’m recognizing is…