Republicans Adopt Motherly Tone for SOTU Response
Kathleen Felli comments on Senator Britt's speech and its mixed messaging on women's issues. On Thursday, March 7, more than 32 million...
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veleze0
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Hilton Changes the Story - and Diapers!
Elizabeth Velez responds to Monica Hesse's article on the heiress and discusses representations of maternal instinct in modern media....
Kathleen Felli
- Oct 4, 2023
- 3 min
Looking at Black Motherhood in ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’
Kathleen Felli explores narratives of motherhood and self-acceptance in the critically acclaimed album. In August of this year, hip-hop...
veleze0
- Aug 10, 2023
- 4 min
Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants,” A Feminist Text by a Father of Patriarchy
Elizabeth Velez discusses an unlikely story about abortion in Hemingway's body of work. "The hills across the valley of the Ebro were...
Kathleen Felli
- Aug 4, 2023
- 3 min
‘Barbie’ Features Motherhood in a Story About Girlhood
Kathleen Felli shares her thoughts on the recently released Barbie and the themes of motherhood present in the film. Last weekend, my...
Kathleen Felli
- Jun 19, 2023
- 3 min
Questioning Maternal Instinct in 'The Mother'
Kathleen Felli tackles the Netflix hit's representation of the fabled "maternal instinct." Can assassins be mothers? Netflix’s recently...
Kathleen Felli
- Mar 19, 2023
- 2 min
'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and the Love of Immigrant Mothers
Kathleen Felli comments on the Oscar-winning film and the sometimes complicated relationship between immigrant mothers and...
Pamela Fox
- Mar 12, 2023
- 3 min
The Joys and Perils of Black Parenthood
Professor Pamela Fox comments on the Danté Stewart's piece in The Washington Post and the distinct task of Black parents to teach their...
veleze0
- Feb 1, 2023
- 2 min
The Question of Exhaustion in Motherhood
Professor Elizabeth Velez and Kathleen Felli comment on the juxtaposition of two articles printed on the December 31, 2022 issue of The...
Leila Sebastian
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
A Real Life American Horror Story
Leila Sebastian (COL '24) looks at horror classic Rosemary's Baby and relates it to the real-life horror of the Supreme Court's overturn...
Kathleen Felli
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Serena’s Serve: How Motherhood Impacts her Legacy
Kathleen Felli reflects on the retirement of the tennis superstar and where her motherhood fits in the narrative of her career. When I...
Pamela Fox
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
A Commentary on “Adoption is Not the Answer to Abortion” by Rachel Garlinghouse
Pamela Fox responds to an adoptive mother's article on the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the United States Supreme Court. Read...
Pamela Fox
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
Moms for Liberty: Distorting History, ‘Reclaiming’ Parental Rights
"Moms for Liberty" is an organization motivated by opposition to CRT. I look at this organization and whose children's interests they uphold
Pamela Fox
- Jul 8, 2021
- 5 min
Drink Up!? Time to Swap #WineMom for #Co-Parenting
Our society offers alcohol as an antidote for women who suffer from depression, anxiety, and boredom--this presents a serious problem.
veleze0
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
Has Feminism 'Failed' Women?
To blame feminism for the dismal lack of childcare is like blaming the civil rights movement for the fact that systemic racism exists.
Pamela Fox
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Why did the 'Wall of Moms' Become the Center of Portland Protests?
I’m curious about the need to organize as “moms” in order for White, economically comfortable women to serve as allies in contesting racism
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