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'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...

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...

The Justified Irreverence of Jennette McCurdy's 'I'm Glad My Mom Died'

Kathleen Felli writes readers' reactions to the bestselling memoir and the cultural dilemma of how to talk about abusive mothers. Over...

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...

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...

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

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.

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.

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