Why Mother Maybelle Carter’s Work Was Never Done By Krista Stevens Highlight “In a few years’ time, however, she became a different kind of working woman: a musician by trade and one of the hardest working women in country music.”
All the Obstacles in a Mother’s Way By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Everyone has something to say about this mother’s body, career, and parental choices.
Where the Men are Scarier than the Minefield on the Mountain By Krista Stevens Highlight “No longer should women feel weak.”
‘Writers tell’: The Devastating Contrasts in Life, Death, and West Virginia By Krista Stevens Highlight “Twelve years later, I birthed my son on my sister’s death day.”
Women Are Really, Really Mad Right Now By Hope Reese Feature Rebecca Traister talks about the revolutionary power of women’s anger.
The Castration Heard Around the World By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Lorena and John Wayne Bobbit’s famous castration story remains relevant twenty-five years after the incident, and just as painful.
The Wheel, the Woman, and the Human Body By Aaron Gilbreath Feature How the newly evolved bicycle helped liberate women and modernize America’s concept of fitness.
Reclaiming Our Rage By Sari Botton Highlight Here’s to more women embracing their anger instead of defaulting to sadness.
Every Woman Her Own Bodyguard By Longreads Feature Before women got the right to vote, they learned jiu-jitsu and boxing to defend themselves on the streets
Assertiveness Training By Susan Sheu Feature Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
Gloria Allred’s Personal Crusade By Sari Botton Highlight First-hand knowledge of the trauma of sexual assault has informed Allred’s fight against it.
