Tag Archives : Michelle Obama

Fashion & Beauty

Michelle Obama’s ‘Marigold Love’ at the State of the Union

By Women's Voices For Change
What has been clear for the past seven years is that the First Lady's fashion choices are usually more than just about fashion. This year and this choice are no different. In fact, shunning a typical neutral wintry color palette for marigold in the middle of winter may perhaps symbolize the hope and optimism the First Lady shares for our nation's future.
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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Friday: Dresses by Tadashi Shoji

By Women's Voices For Change
Earlier this week, First Lady Michelle Obama paid tribute to Japanese-born designer Tadashi Shoji at the White House dinner for Japan by wearing a stunning rich purple gown. The first lady's choice is a serendipitous and timely one, for Shoji offers some beautiful options for the mothers in our lives.
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Fashion & Beauty

Fat Chance: What If An Overweight Woman Ran For Office?

By Roz Warren and Janet Golden
By Janet Golden and Roz Warren

Can you imagine what would happen if a woman as heavy as Chris Christie ran for President? Press coverage about her size would be nonstop. Her eating and exercise habits would be critiqued. The media would scream every time she was photographed with a donut in her hand.

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General Medical · Health · News

Health Mix: Stumbling Onto A Female Viagra?; New Mammogram Guidelines Confuse, Enrage; Michelle Obama on Older Women And Health Care Reform

By Women's Voices For Change
Equality with Viagra? We don’t know about you, but WVFC was more than a little startled to learn that there’s an organization called the “European Society for Sexual Medicine.” We’ve also been a little skeptical of all these drug-industry studies calling lack of desire a disorder, though one such study issued in January stated that women reporting less desire were…
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News

Dr. Cecilia Ford on Sunday’s Inaugural Concert

By Womens Voices for Change
Sunday’s concert on the Mall in Washington was about the most joyous public occasion I have ever witnessed. The tone of the entire event was happy and exciting, but in a peaceful, calm, secure way, not unlike Mr. Obama himself. It was clear that the speakers and musicians were honored to be there, and even quite  starstruck. President-elect Obama was…
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