They Called Us Girls Archives

Jul

Summer reading

July 4, 2022They Called Us Girls, Women's History

My reading list is idiosyncratic, a reflection of my personal interests and feelings. How did you decide what to read this summer?

Jun

What we bring to art

June 5, 2022Artists, They Called Us Girls, Women's History

We bring our personal experiences to the art we see, hear and read.

May

In honor of Mother’s Day

May 3, 2022They Called Us Girls, Women's History

With Mother's Day close at hand, I am devoting this newsletter to mothers – mine, yours, all of ours.

Apr

A new writing of women’s history

April 10, 2022They Called Us Girls, Women's History

Current events should lead us to a new way of thinking about women's history.

Feb

Pub date is here!

February 28, 2022They Called Us Girls

Thanks for reading my newsletter these last months, and for reading this one where I share the news that pub date is here.

Feb

Experiments with truth

February 2, 2022Books, Recommended, They Called Us Girls

It's cold in Boston as I write and I'm feeling cooped up. Maybe you are too. I don't have a magic fix but I think books can help.

Jan

Baby quilts, army blankets and more

January 5, 2022Recommended, They Called Us Girls, Women's History

Like quilts and blankets, the history of America is composed of many strands.

Dec

Daughters of Immigrants

December 1, 2021Recommended, They Called Us Girls, Women's History

This month, I'm sharing an article I wrote for MS Magazine. Here it is, as it appeared on November 11.

Nov

A Rube Goldberg perspective

November 3, 2021Recommended, They Called Us Girls, Women's History

Yesterday I voted in Boston's mayoral election where there were two candidates, both women. A little more than a century ago, this could not have happened -- neither me in the voting booth nor women on the ballot. Upstate New York had a lot to do with making it possible.

Jul

Her face could move history

July 2, 2021Recommended, They Called Us Girls, Women's Biography, Women's History

In last month's newsletter, I ruminated on how women can move history. Now I'm back with more on the subject, specifically Phebe Lord Upham, born in Maine in 1804.

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