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What She Said, September 7: Michelle Obama

By Diane Masiello on September 7, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens. -Michelle Obama

I’ve Worked Everywhere, Man!

By Suzannah Gail Collins on September 10, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

by Suzannah Gilman Ah, Labor Day, a day to pay tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. What have I contributed? A whole […]

Metaphors (a poem)

By Suzannah Gail Collins on September 9, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Metaphors by Sylvia Plath I’m a riddle in nine syllables, An elephant, a ponderous house, A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit, ivory, fine timbers! This loaf’s big with […]

September: Labor Day

By Suzannah Gail Collins on August 30, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Work it, Girl! All through September, the Sirens will be singing songs of labor, whether it be childbirth labor, laboring toward artistic goals, or laboring to be the best selves we can […]