Keeping the Peace at Thanksgiving
As a therapist, every year I’m caught short by how quickly it comes upon us: the season of misery caused by holidays.
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Tag Archives : Women’s Voices for Change
Caitlyn Jenner’s ESPY Speech Provides a Lesson in Acceptance
By Pat Kinney
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The acceptance speech by Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender woman who most of us first came to know as Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner, will be remembered for what she taught us about being different.
Our Almost-Annual Affair: Report from Table 10
At Thursday's luncheon at the Harmonie Club, Women's Voices for Change's board members, editors, writers, donors, and general well-wishers gathered to celebrate WVFC’s expanding readership (2 million page views, and counting) and broadening mission.
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Ten Years Younger and Ten Pounds Lighter
Whether you feel defeated, you have gotten into a bad habit, or you are still rebelling against your parent’s endless admonishments to “Stand up straight!,” it is time you got over it and stood up for yourself.
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Sexy Saturday: Women’s Voices from TED—Mary Roach on Orgasm
In June 20l1, TED released a list of its 20 most-visited Talks to date. On that list was Mary Roach’s stunning and compelling presentation of “The Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Orgasm."
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First Class for the First Time—Yippee!
By Roz Warren
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I’m too frugal to ever pay full price to fly first class. But would I pay a little extra for an upgrade like this again? Just ask me.
A Chef Reviews “The Unofficial ‘Mad Men’ Cookbook”
By Ro Howe
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We wondered how our favorite chef-writer, Ro Howe of Barraud Caterers, would view this new collection of authentic Mad Men–era recipes. Somewhat to our surprise, she found the book “serious fun.”
Ro’s Recipes: A Savory “Mad Men”–Night Meal
By Ro Howe
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Here's how to enact that “Mad Men Moderne” menu, with early/mid sixties–style dishes updated for 21st-century tastes.
Smile—You’re on Surveillance Camera!
By Roz Warren
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Thanks to cameras at every intersection, soon we will all treat each other with respect, speak quietly, and obey the rules of grammar. Or WE'LL be sorry!
Manners Matter
This is the second Q&A column by B. Elliott, a frequent WVFC commentator, on “doing the right thing” in our quickly evolving culture Feel free to contact Ms. Elliott at WFVC for solutions to your troublesome social problems.
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Volunteering: Free Advice for Free Laborers
By Jane Lattes
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A special kind of success comes from volunteering in a place that fulfills your interests and provides stimulation and continual learning, often bringing you lasting connections to a world that interests you.
Reflection: Ladders in Later Life
By Laura Baudo Sillerman
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“I’ll be on a ladder all day. Checking email only intermittently.” So ended a recent message from a dear friend. She’ll be 66 this week.
Women’s History Month: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mother of Us All
By Deborah Harkins
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“The story of my private life as the wife of an earnest reformer, as an enthusiastic housekeeper . . . and as the mother of seven children, may amuse and benefit the reader,” Stanton muses in her memoir.
Ro’s Recipes: Munchables for Oscar Night, Part 2
By Ro Howe
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Here are recipes suggested by Ro Howe—chef-owner of Barraud Caterers, in New York—as munchables that will give you a meal but still keep you in the living room on Oscar Night.
Oscar Night Is a Marathon: A Menu from Ro
By Ro Howe
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All of these items can be served at room temperature or heated quickly and placed before your guests as all of you remain fixed on the stars.