Comments on: Women’s History…Once More with Feeling

By: Aalbers

Aalbers — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:11:58 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, Susan. The lack of a cultural memory is dangerous.

My 13 yrar old niece is interviewing me for a history project. Her questions, “Was there really a generation gap in the 1960s and if so, how did you experience it?

I remember my mom telling me that college wasn’t really important for girls (just my brothers). Now my sister has a Ph.D. and I have a MA and our brothers don’t. It just wasn’t long ago that we didn’t have women in high office and women reporters couldn’t have a by-line. Women working outside the home had only a few jobs: nurse, teacher, “stewardess”, waitress and maid. We may not have equality, but we don’t lack for brave women who blazed trails in all career fields.;

By: Janet Beazlie

Janet Beazlie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:19:24 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, Susan. The lack of a cultural memory is dangerous.

My 13 year old niece is interviewing me for a history project. Her questions, “Was there really a generation gap in the 1960s and if so, how did you experience it?

By: Kate Thompson

Kate Thompson — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:35:01 +0000

Thanks to New Harbinger Publications publicist for leading me to you on Twitter! Thanks to you for speaking to me, another Juicy Tomato. And now I’m going to refer others to you on my blog and on Twitter. Great stuff.

By: Judy Gardner

Judy Gardner — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:57:09 +0000

I think the coolest thing would be for women’s history to be taught as the integral part of history that it is. Not separate – but, an equal part.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:10:05 +0000

thanks, Susan! yes, we still need a spotlight on women’s history and on the distortions pushed on us by the mainstream media. I look forward to seeing Seneca Falls.
Here’s an interesting small study of teens today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/21/after-feminism-girls-supposed

By: Michelle Pereira

Michelle Pereira — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:06:09 +0000

Certainly merits major attention. Even just the little things require our remembering. I remember in the late 70′s and the early 80′s loving the “Boyclub”. We went almost everyday, but upon checking in we would protest and question why they called it the BOYS club. We’ll they eventually changed it (Boys and Girls Club of America). I bet you there were thousands of girls like us all over America protesting decidedly. This would most likely be, from at least my point of view, because the parents we had that told us we could be anything we wanted and to go out and get it.

By: Jacquelyn

Jacquelyn — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:24:55 +0000

Thanks, Susan,
I didn’t know about the Sonoma County Women’s History Project.

By: Chester Aaron

Chester Aaron — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:04:49 +0000

Every damn man needs every damn reminder by every damn woman every damn day.

Susan Swartz does it in every text with every wit sharp.

I want 30 Susan Swartzes out there and I want to marry each of them off to each of my sons and daughters.

Chester Aaron