What It Feels Like To Be a Woman When I was eleven, dull, burning stomach pains signaled the onset of my first period. My mother made hot tea to soothe my stomach, and explained the difference... Read more >>

When I was eleven, dull, burning stomach pains signaled the onset of my first period. My mother made hot tea to soothe my stomach, and explained the difference between tampons and sanitary napkins.... Read more >>

During the most recent Democratic primary, I found myself wondering how things might have turned out differently if Hillary Clinton had spent less time with the glass ceiling and more time campaigning... Read more >>

I’m fifty-three years old and over the past years I have attempted to live independently, wanting to live completely different than my mother had. In many ways I accomplished this goal but in... Read more >>

In Her Image: Producing Womanhood in America is a collection of media images accompanied by original song which acts as a springboard toward questioning how popular images represent and shape female... Read more >>

Many of us can recall lines from books that will haunt us for the rest of our lives. One line that comes to mind is from the book Carrie in which the protagonist experiences having her very first... Read more >>

“Tell me about yourself. What sort of woman are you?” That sort of question is why I shy away from dating men who work in psychiatric professions. In this case, a first date situation,... Read more >>

Transitioning from girlhood to womanhood sucks. We sprout hair that makes us itch in embarrassing places. We get our period. We get PMS. We start shaving our legs. We wear an uncomfortable band of... Read more >>

When I was on the cusp of womanhood my mother handed me a blue booklet entitled, Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle, What Every Girl Should Know; on the cover was the silhouette of a nude girl with shadows... Read more >>

I spoke with Dawn Valadez, Co-director with Kristy Guevara-Flanagan of the film Going on 13, which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival. Going on 13 explores the lives of four girls over the course... Read more >>