Author Archives: Linda Ruth
Susan G. Komen versus Planned Parenthood? Really?
My godfather, the Reverend Carl Flemister, was the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood in New York City in the years when I was growing up. His association with the program seemed to me then, and still seems to me, such … READ MORE
Are They Coming for Your Birth Control?
Interesting link to this article in Salon–Rick Santorum wants to make all contraceptives illegal, even for married couples. How did he get so far in the Republican party? and does the GOP want to be taken seriously by women? The … READ MORE
The “New” Domesticity
Has anyone seen the recent article in the Washington Post on the New Domesticity? It raises some interesting questions about balance of home and work, the obsession with perfection, finding safety through controlling the environment, and lots of other issues … READ MORE
Women Are…
I find the various trailers for Miss Representation as fascinating and powerful generators of dialog each in and of themselves. The Women Are… one that was just forwarded to me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-hr6IS9_w) especially interested me because of the comments generated. Several … READ MORE
