My Aunt Florence—A Young Woman in Wartime
Earlier this week I posted a tribute to our veterans and told the story of our family’s soldier, Daniel Leffel, …
Category Archives: Role of Women
The Lesson Learned is not Always the Lesson Taught
Herb is the one who usually writes about poetry, but I have something to say about a poem. Miss Mary …
“When I Was Your Age. . .” A Generation Gap Like No Other
Meet my grandmother, Lizzie Landis, familial name “Two Mamas.” She was born in 1883 during the Victorian Era. When she came …
The Way it Was for Women in the 1950s
When I commented on the women’s march in a previous post, I promised to write about the way it was …
Fearless Girl—She’s Got to Go!
Fearless Girl gets to stay in the path of Charging Bull at least until February of 2018. State Street Global …
Lest We Forget—You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!
As I worked on my book on 19th century domestic life in New York City, I was constantly reminded how …
My Aunt Florence—A Young Woman in Wartime
Recently I was looking through my Aunt Florence’s photo album. My mother’s much younger sister, Florence, was like a big …
