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.
Khomeini's mass appeal and the role of sexuality in Ayatollah dissertations
Reading The Female Eunuch and recognizing a childhood gender double standard
Debate over women's status as a key factor in Islamic civilization's decline
Younger women's evolving relationship with feminism and the workplace
Male competitors' potential intimidation by a female driver's success
Significance of her wedding ring and World Series championship ring
Identifying as a feminist and building on women's progress in Jewish learning
Being a woman as an advantage while reporting at the Pentagon
The transformative power of theater in releasing trauma and reclaiming sexuality
Women's economic empowerment as a framework for advancing women's rights globally
Women's capacity to bring lived experience and humanity to peace-building conversations
“Someone told me the story about the child throwing starfish back into the ocean one at a time. 'It makes a difference to this one.' That's kind of how I've looked at it ever since. I can't be Dolores Huerta or Martin Sheen, but I can do what I can do in the rooms I find myself in to look for that starfish.”
Noah Wyle
Father's protective restrictions as motivation to pursue independence
Disney's brand identity of love versus Florida's anti-LGBTQ legislation
Mother's sacrifice of singing career to support father's rise to fame
Tactics used to undermine women's accomplishments in political spaces
Searching for an authentic artistic voice as a Black gay man
Timeline and outcome of the two Newsweek sex discrimination lawsuits
Desire to participate in activities traditionally reserved for boys
Micro-enterprise loans as a strategy to empower Muslim women economically
San Francisco work as a model for national domestic violence legislation
