Literature has been no more kind to its prostitutes than real life has been. While fallen wives have made memorable heroines — Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina among them —  few novels feature the travails of working girls.  Fannie Hill and Moll Flanders are the exception

As time grows shorter until my move to the retirement center, I become increasingly nervous.  I worry about the ongoing costs over time and how inflation will eat into my savings.  Almost everyone shares some worry about money, given our sluggish economy.  Much of my anxiety stems

In its “Spotlight” column, Vanity Fair featured two actresses of a certain age who seemed to look better over time.  Charlotte Rampling was one of them, a woman whose name has become a verb: To rample — meaning “to render a male helpless with a kind of coldly elusive sens

While the world rejoices in Pope Francis’ vow to return the Church to its mission of mercy for the poor and the weak, writer Mary Gordon points out he continues to keep American nuns in the critical spotlight for doing just that instead of taking a stand against abortion, homosexual

Recently, two-term Congresswoman, Renee Ellmers of North Carolina gave a speech on the topic of how to bring more women into the  Republican Party.  Her comments, however, were directed toward her male counterparts:  Men do tend to talk about things on a much higher level… Many o

I knew the director I was about to meet hadn’t been born when I first sat down to write my play.  Young enough to be my granddaughter, the giddy days of the struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment was a footnote in her history book.  That baby boomers were once flower children mig

Oh, that a reasonable woman can think so wrongly!  Rebecca Traister pens a opinion piece for The New Republic that criticizes prominent women in the Democratic Party for failing to challenge Hillary Clinton’s potential bid for President of the United State. Elizabeth Warren and Kri

On October 26, 1971, Claire Booth Luce — former member of Congress, Ambassador to Italy, advisor to Presidents, author of several books and the successful play, The Women, as well as being a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor  —  found herself on a platform wit

The luxury fashion industry has been slow to warm up to the idea of selling their creations on the internet.  They fear that making their designs available with a click of a mouse will detract from the snob appeal of exclusivity.  And heaven forbid that designer labels should be fou

Moving from a home to a retirement center requires planning, not the least of which is getting rid of items that once seemed necessary.  Though I haven’t been in the public eye for years, I still own evening clothes, not because I think I’ll  ever need them  but because they’