Poetry Friday: Phillis Wheatley

February 27, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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The first American and the first woman to publish a book of poems, colonial poet Phillis A. Wheatley had earned the admiration of William Blake and George Washington for her [...]

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Dear Diary, My Passion Is….

February 26, 2009 by Alexsandra Stewart

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by Alexsandra Stewart

I’ve been thinking about passion, meditating on the word and feeling, checking the dictionary, because I so often hear myself say, “oh, I love that!”  And THAT might [...]

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

February 25, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

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by Patricia Yarberry Allen
President Obama,  a Senator for only two years before becoming President of the United States, is a lot like that great cinematic figure Mr. Smith, who [...]

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An Open Letter to President Obama, for Washington’s Birthday: What can I Do Now?

February 24, 2009 by Laura Baudo Sillerman

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  One of our board members who would rather remain anonymous than feel self serving has suggested that the anniversary of George Washington’s birth is a good day for [...]

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After 30 Years, A New “ Technique” for Living

February 23, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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By Rachel Dent
Along my thirty-year career path I created a $100 million dollar business, a great deal of stress for myself, and discovered the Alexander Technique.
My goal was to [...]

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To Meryl Streep, Our Shining Star

February 22, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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By Cecilia Ford, Ph.D.
Few would argue that Meryl Streep is the best actress of our generation. If awards are a measure of anything, she can claim  a record 15 Oscar [...]

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Jacki Lyden: Meeting Amy Adams

February 20, 2009 by Jacki Lyden

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When I watch the Oscars this weekend, or, more accurately, watch them while hosting on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” I’ll be thinking of a lunch I had sometime [...]

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Poetry Friday: Carol Muske-Dukes

February 20, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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Carol Muske-Dukes,  Poet Laureate of California and Renaissance woman,  is a novelist, the author of seven books of
poetry, and as essayist is the arrow that says "You Are Here" to
women of [...]

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Cecilia Ford: Oscar and Me

February 19, 2009 by Dr. Cecilia Ford

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Growing up in a show-business family, Oscar night for my sisters and me was the equivalent of the Harvard- Yale game. While my prep school friends’ parents talked about Princeton [...]

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Meditations on My Mother’s Bed

February 18, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

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by Elizabeth Flock
The bed is already crowded when I crawl into it.  The cats have arranged themselves neatly around my mother and they are not happy when I climb [...]

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