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One Evening | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? Creative Privilege →. October 4, 2014. 8220;This whole thing is actually pretty awkward,” Lena whispered to me. I looked around, at people standing in little groups, gossiping in hushed tones. 8220;I thought it might be,” I answered her. I was relieved she said it. It meant we could speak normally. It meant I knew what to do. 8220;You mean like you’re the hostess? 8220;They m...
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Storytellers | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? We are the storytellers and herstorians. If you have a story to share, leave a comment with your email address. A history with no name. Memoir is essential to reclaim women’s voices. Writing through difficult times. 2 responses ». January 24, 2012 at 7:06 pm. This is a wonderful list of resources, thank you! January 24, 2012 at 8:18 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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One Wednesday, 10:30 am | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? Sounds to Read To. Something I Saw →. One Wednesday, 10:30 am. July 16, 2014. An alarm went off. It was loud, but not ear splitting. A blue light began to flash on the walls. People began standing up from their desks, looking around in confusion. 8220;Get back to work! 8221; a supervisor shouted. She was red faced, rushing through the room to the back corner. 8221; I said, to...
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One Year | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? One Evening →. August 13, 2014. This is what one year gave her. Standing on a street corner in front of a police officer who wasn’t working at all to hide his irritation at being called out on what he called “a small matter.”. She got the advocate pulling her aside afterwards in the hall. “How could you just let her talk like that? 8220;I was waiting for her to finish and the...
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Creative Privilege | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? Michfest Was →. March 22, 2015. They heard me singing and they told me to stop. Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock. These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose. But late at night the feelings swim to the surface. 8211; “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”, Arcade Fire. And burn a giant effigy. That include a lack of commodification (there are no corp...
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westorytellers | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? September 7, 2015. Michfest was many things to many people. This is a goodbye. It was a haven. It was a cocoon. It was a place of healing. It was a place of affirmation. It was a place of validation. It was a place of acknowledgement. It was a place of acceptance. It was a place to lay your burdens down. It was a place to grow in strength. It was, frankly, exhausting. It was ...
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Something I Saw | A Woman's Country
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. A Woman's Country. What Happens When Many Women Tell the Truth About Their Lives? One Wednesday, 10:30 am. One Year →. July 29, 2014. The tchotchke machine at the front of the grocery store. The one that sells treasures for 75 cents. It used to be a quarter? Stickers and “gold” rings,. 8220;Tattoos for Boys! Red and black lettering. Dances above dragons and. Hearts with daggers and. 8220;Are tattoos for girls any different? 8221; I wonder. Boys are boys but.