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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...
Kathleen Felli
Mar 13, 20244 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....
veleze0
Jan 18, 20242 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...
Kathleen Felli
Oct 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
Aug 4, 20233 min read

Moms For Liberty: Round 2
Pamela Fox revisits the group "Mom's for Liberty" and their recent surge in popularity while supporting right-wing, anti-LGBTQ policies....
Pamela Fox
Jul 15, 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
Jun 19, 20233 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...
Kathleen Felli
Mar 19, 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...
veleze0
Feb 1, 20232 min read

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...
Kathleen Felli
Jan 21, 20232 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...
Leila Sebastian
Sep 22, 20223 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...
Kathleen Felli
Sep 14, 20222 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
Aug 3, 20214 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.
Pamela Fox
Jul 8, 20215 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.
veleze0
Jan 21, 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
Pamela Fox
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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