feminism
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In the Fifties and Sixties, my mom was hardly a Trad Wife: she had fallen in love and married, yes…and then she constantly worked because we couldn’t get by on my father’s salary as a subway worker. She also hated household maintenance, and had no interest (or competence) in the joys of “making food from
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Not long ago a question came up in my Women and Literature class: Who should pay for the first date? My students eagerly participated in the discussion, even the ones who hadn’t done the reading or never talked in class. ALL my female students said they expected the man to pay, certainly for the first
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The world’s most stupid romantic advice, in my opinion, is…Only fall in love with those who are in love with you. This bit of wisdom dates back to the Victorian era, when the rules of courtship for men and women were divided neatly into the active gender and the passive gender. You’ll have no trouble
Susan Ostrov 