In My Fair Lady, Professor Higgins laments, “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?”  At the moment, there  is no answer to that question but scientists are working on it.  Besides the obvious gender differences, studies reveal men and women differ at the brain’s cellular le

In 1872, Victoria Woodhull,  a former prostitute and spiritualist became the first woman to run for President of the United States. Former slave,  Frederick Douglas ran as her vice president, though Douglas never campaigned with her.  As a woman, she was unable to vote for the high

After the second presidential debate, a male blogger attempted to explain to a male reader why women were upset with Donald Trump, especially his  body language as he hovered in the background while Hillary Clinton talked. Trump’s behavior was intimidating, said the blogger, a gest

I don’t wear much jewelry, costume or otherwise.  When I was in public life, I bought a few nice pieces, mostly turquoise, which I picked up during my visits to Arizona.  At the time I started collecting, the stone was semi-precious.  Now, with dwindling quantities, it’s become

 Women may owe a debt to Donald Trump.  He’s done more to energize our sex in this election than the simple fact that for the first time in our history, we have a woman at the top of a major political party’s ticket.  The last time women were so energized was  after Anita Hill

I noticed a couple of weeks ago that Phyllis Schiafly died, founder of the Stop ERA movement and later the Eagle Forum, an institution dedicated to keeping women in the home.  She was a firebrand who seldom stayed at home, herself, but opened every public forum by thanking her husban

Being swatted no longer conjures the image of a rolled up newspaper and a fly.  It refers to people who open their front doors to find a swat team in full gear.  Swatting is the latest form of cyber bullying after Gamegate (Bog 12/9/14), harassment originally aimed at “uppity” f

Sometime ago, I wrote about a few local, female politicians who picketed an “old boys’ club” in my community —  a place of privilege where political agendas were set without a public process.  To put an end to this exclusivity, the women decided to shine a light on what

In October 1965, Lyndon Johnson, 36th President of the United States, held a press conference on the White House lawn to assure the public he was fully recovered from gall bladder surgery. I was glad to hear it, but watched, stupefied, as he lifted his shirt to show his scar to the me

When I was 29, I realized I had to make a decision. Almost everyone around me was married.  Was I to sail into my 30s an old maid or pick one of the two suitors available, neither of whom interested me?  Despite her failed marriage, my mother wanted me to settle.  She liked the you