Category Archives: feminism

Bonnie — a woman who paved her own road

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

My mom’s friend Bonnie  died several years ago. She was only 59,  considerably older than my mom when she died, but still too young. I accidentally discovered that she had died when I posted about Glen Campbell‘s performance at the … Continue reading →

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Working mom 101

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I know that all moms work. But I also know that it feels different to be home all day with the kids while not “working outside the home” and I know this because I have the luxury of taking the … Continue reading →

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How to feed a vampire

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

A fellow blogger and old friend posted a question about the recent fascination with Vampires in pop culture, and especially the glamorization of women as possessions of these Vampire characters.  She’s referring mostly to an HBO show called True Blood … Continue reading →

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Playing dress up

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Monkey Man has found a new love — playing dress up. Gorilla Girl has a box of “princess” dress up clothes that we bought for Christmas, and she has been recently wearing the various princess outfits over her own clothing. … Continue reading →

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A cool drink of water

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I’ve been re-reading Writing A Woman’s Life by Carolyn Heilbrun — it was published in 1988 and re-reading it now makes me realize just how far women have strayed, ambled, run, and yes moved on and from the path of … Continue reading →

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