Early Menopause Gave Me a Dating Superpower
Single and in her early 40s, the author discovered newfound confidence in her romantic relationships once she embraced her truth: No biological timetable meant freedom.
First Person
I’m Raising Kids—They’re Baby Goats!
This 30-something-year-old writer always wanted to be a mother, but never expected to find family among a herd of goats on a Vermont cheese farm.
50 Years After Stonewall: How Much Has Changed?
The Stonewall riots in NYC kicked off the LGBTQ-rights movement. Journalist-activist Victoria Brownworth reflects on her journey from the frontlines, the movement's progression—and our nation's regression.
This Is Not My American Dream, a Refugee’s Perspective
A Syrian woman studying in the U.S. describes the terrifying reality of having to flee her homeland, knowing she may never be able to return and see her family.
I Tried to Protect My Daughters From a Stalker
More than three-fourths of female stalking victims are murdered. Why aren’t these crimes taken seriously?
Finding the Strength to Leave My Abuser
For years her partner degraded her, beat her, made her feel unworthy. But when he hit her in public while she was pregnant, the writer found inspiration to flee—and never looked back.
Celebrating Blackness In Beauty Pageants: It’s Complicated
For the first time in history, Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA are all Black women. But can American pageants ever escape their racist, sexist history?
What If I Don’t Want to Grab a Beer With the President?
The people we elect as leaders aren’t supposed to be one of us. They’re supposed to be the smartest, craftiest, most astute person in the room.
I Love Kids. Motherhood on the Other Hand…
The writer spent her life working with children, and longing for her own. So when she finally did become a mother, she was shocked by how uneasy she felt.
Is This How We Would Sleep If We Were in Hiding?
The writer was terrified by her dark fantasies of fleeing from Nazis with her Jewish family. But what disturbed her even more was learning that she wasn’t alone in her paranoia.