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 182 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
‘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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
'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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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