Nell Painter Talks to DAME About What It’s Like to Be ‘Old In Art School’
The best-selling author and Princeton history professor decided to go back to school in her 60s to fulfill a lifelong dream to become an artist. This is her story.
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Nancy Balbirer Finds Wisdom in Having a “Terrible Time”
Discussing her new book, 'A Marriage In Dog Years,' the memoirist recounts the worst year of her life: the loss of her beloved dog and her troubled first marriage. Spoiler alert: This story has a happy ending.
The Things Meg Wolitzer Knew Before We Did
The best-selling author of 'The Female Persuasion' has published the perfect feminist novel about women's friendships for this moment. Only she wrote it before Election 2016.
A Sobering Meeting With ‘The Recovering’ Author Leslie Jamison
The best-selling essayist of the 'Empathy Exams' talks with DAME about her deeply personal new literary memoir—a provocative meditation on addiction and recovery, and its impact on the creative process.
Is the Solidarity of Sisterhood a Myth?
There's a good reason Moira Donegan created a private space like the Shitty Media Men list. So why would another woman seek to violate that trust?
Jaclyn Friedman Wants to ‘Unscrew’ Systemic Sexism
The 'Unscrewed' author talks with DAME about "fauxpowerment" and Hugh Hefner, the fate of Roe v. Wade, and the inevitability of the current brutal backlash.
Talking With Ruby Karp, the Upright Teen Feminist Citizen
Our parenting columnist sits down with the 17-year-old author of 'Earth Hates Me' and learns why some girls recoil at the word "feminist" while still embracing its principles.
Charlottesville’s Race Riot United Bigotry With Misogyny
The man who mowed down anti-racist activist Heather Heyer and injured 35 others used to beat his mother. And he's far from the only white supremacist with a history of domestic violence.
Trump’s Boy Scout Dishonor Is Worse Than You Think
Number 45's speech at the national jamboree, where he dissed Hillary Clinton and President Obama, wasn't just offensive, it was downright dangerous to the future of this nation.
How Do We Let Our Kids Be Kids in an Age of Terror?
The bombing at Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester was an act of terrorism on youth—specifically a deadly assault on girls and girl culture, and we cannot ignore the misogynist message.