Stories - Life Stories
Stories 1255 Interviews 58
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Arguing the first Supreme Court case on sex discrimination
Children narrating their own stories in "Streetwise" rather than using a narrator
Challenging societal comfort with prostitution through a human rights lens
Generational tensions between Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt
Winning the first female bodybuilding competition and reshaping the feminine ideal
Family's support and bonding during the 13-year sexual harassment lawsuit
Responding to claims that the women's movement and Title IX have gone too far
Founding of the Combahee River Collective and critiques of the NBFO
Disclosure of abortion to former fiancé Blair and his compassionate response
First meeting Gloria Steinem and the beginning of their working relationship
Distinguishing quid pro quo from hostile work environment harassment
“After I talked with Dr. King, I understood that I was in the presence of something unusual, something unexpected. There was something about him that made me want to know more. I had not met anybody quite like him.”
Harry Belafonte
Advice on work-life balance and the myth of having it all
Parents mortgaging their home to help fund a daughter's business
Reflecting on the controversy and outcome of being ordained as "rabba"
Defining womanism and its distinction from white feminism
Legal argument redefining sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination
Islamic law's historical provisions for women's property rights
Appointment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the addition of sex discrimination to federal law
Imagining what mother Ruth would say about her life choices
Advice on achieving work-life balance over the long term