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What Gloria Steinem Means to Me (opens the original)
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Although I did not know Gloria Steinem personally, I read most, if not all of her books. I had a subscription to MS magazine back in the day. I followed her feminist writings and views and enjoyed knowing about her life in general.She co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus, Women’s Media Center, the Women’s Action Alliance and the Ms Foundation for Women. She did undercover journalism (e.g. going undercover to expose the exploitative working conditions at New York Playboy Club). She wa
Lessons on being small (opens the original)
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Where exactly is the guidebook to being confident? Is it a PDF? Did you send it as an attachment? Because I keep checking my spam folder and I still can’t download the file. Everyone makes it look so easy. Just be confident. Just believe in yourself. Just walk into the room like you belong there, which sounds like excellent advice except for the small logistical problem of how exactly a person does that. So what, you just decide? You wake up one morning and update your own operating system, hit
Midnight Movie (opens the original)
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Sending Love from My Computer (opens the original)
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Hey Substackians…Just got inspired to reach out and say hey. I have been midwifing stories here on Substack for over two years, having published 175 pieces from a rich and varied cadre of writers. Holding this space has made the world a bit smaller and sweeter, and who doesn’t need that?Our published essays are just a taste of what is cooking over here. I facilitate weekly online writing classes, (reach out if you want to learn more), as well as work with writers and storytellers one on one. Add
The Overview Effect (opens the original)
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An old friend of mine is the son of an astronaut. In fact, his father was the first Dutchman - ever - to go to space.As this man was floating around in a sea of darkness, looking at earth, he was struck with such an overwhelming feeling of awe - a tsunami of gratitude for this planet that he was a part of came over him. There’s a name for this phenomenon: The overview effect. He came home a changed man.He passed away before I could meet him, but apparently, he brought back a massive sense of res
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