To have a nationally syndicated columnist who is our age, articulate as hell, wildly successful, and a diehard feminist? That’s fabulous.
Lesley Stahl, the longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent, has a relatively new and joyful role — grandmother — and she writes about it in her book 'Becoming Grandma.'
The average age of a Jane Austen heroine is 18.8. Enter Lady Susan, a widowed mother of 40 or so. She is refined, attractive, and boasts a far superior intellect than the friends and family she surrounds herself with.
If 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass' has a saving grace, it’s the message that women are as capable as men.
This spring we have been blessed by the publication of two new novels about families. "The Nest," by Cynthia D’Apprix Sweeny, is a debut for this 55-year-old former copywriter. "Miller’s Valley," is the latest entry from veteran writer Anna Qunidlen, and it may be her best yet.
“I write to center myself, to encourage myself, to commune with the ecstasy and render meaning to things that may appear random," says the word-keeper. "It is where I learn from my habits, successes, disappointments, heartaches, and heartbreaks.”
We librarians are expected to check out your books and answer your reference questions. But we’re often called upon to perform other tasks. For example, breaking up fights between moms in our play area.
"Sisters in Law" is an enjoyable, as well as informative, read. Women with little knowledge of the extent of women’s inequality in America until only 40 years ago owe it to themselves to read it. Anyone who already admires Ruth Bader Ginsburg will learn much about her brilliance and her achievements.
