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A Letter to My Daughter on her 5th Birthday
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 1 CommentI can’t believe you are five years old. I can’t believe how much has happened in the past 12 months. Amelia, you are becoming a really sweet and thoughtful little... -
A Letter to My Daughter on her 4th Birthday
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsYou are 4. Four years old. It’s been a long year and we’ve asked a lot of you. We asked you to leave your home and leave behind your best... -
A Letter to My Daughter on Her 3rd Birthday
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 10 CommentsYou were supposed to be born around February 2nd. So January 25th started just like any other day, except that your mom and I slept incredibly well. For the last... -
Heroes for my Daughter: The Catonsville Nine
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsAt the height of the Vietnam War in 1968, seven men and two women walked into a Selective Service office in Catonsville, Maryland. Moving past stunned clerical workers, the activists... -
The Truth About Santa
Posted on December 22, 2010 | 1 CommentAs a parent, I’ve always been a little iffy on the whole Santa Claus bit. I want my daughter to enjoy that part of life which is magical and whimsical,... -
Heroes for My Daughter: The Jane Collective
Posted on September 14, 2010 | 1 CommentFrom 1969 until the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalized abortion, Jane counseled women about abortion and helped gain access to underground abortion providers. Jane initially sought to... -
Heroes for My Daughter: Alice Paul and the National Womens Party
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsToday marks the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. In 1848, a group of people came together in Seneca Falls, NY and wrote the... -
Heroes for My Daughter: The Black Panther Party
Posted on June 8, 2010 | No CommentsFounded in 1966 by Huey Newton, and Texan Bobby Seale, in Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party (BPP) represented an angry voice calling for an end to police brutality in... -
Heroes for My Daughter: Bonnie Tinker
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsWhen I first met Bonnie Tinker she was coming out of jail. I was legal observing for a large anti-war march where she and her son had been arrested. Her... -
Filtering Through The Noise
Posted on January 15, 2010 | No CommentsAs a parent, blogger, and someone who works from home, focusing and overcoming distractions should be second nature to me. Sadly, it isn’t. I noticed today, as I sat down...
