A Penny for your Pinafore
So, here it is Women's History Month and . . . well, you should have expected something from me. We all know I have a fond affection for Gloria Steinem , as I've read her works, listened to her speeches, and one of my first academic publications was a summation of her. As my friend T and I say, a lot of our dress and style invokes her. Though, I've still got a Bohemian streak or two. Seriously, Women's History Month or not . . . Women's Lib and the progression of Women's Rights has always been a central spot of my life, writing, and work. Even in 2014 women are devalued, underpaid, and pared off in ways that men are not. We are treated in ways that men would never be. I, with a PhD and articles and books, am still asked to hold fucking coats. Ions ago, while working as a Girl Friday for a brick company, the president never asked me to get his afternoon soda. Why? He was terrified, after one encounter with me, that I'd shake tha...