Suffragette – the Film and the History

S. Noël McKay writes about the upcoming film “Suffragette” and how our votes continue to honour our Canadian grandmothers’ struggles.On October 23, a film will appear that I’m excited about seeing – in contrast to the wretched cinema of...

Women and Sports

S. Noël McKay, author of “Stony Point”, writes about the FIFA women’s World Cup of soccer, women in sport, sexism, homophobia, and the role of the media.I congratulate Team USA on their victory in the FIFA women’s World Cup of soccer.  In front of 53,000...
And There Was Morning, And There Was Evening; Another Year

And There Was Morning, And There Was Evening; Another Year

Rhoda Rabinowitz Green, author of “Aspects of Nature” (2016) writes about her connection to T.S. Eliot’s The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock, life, love, aging, and the passage of time.                              Toward...

Midwives: good for women or good for men? -> Meet Nara

In Part Three of her 3-part blog series, Christina Park, author of “The Homes We Build on Ashes”, explores the history and origins of midwifery.Midwifery.  No one really seems to knows the origin of midwifery.  There are plenty of articles,...

My, how times have changed -> Meet Sun-hi

In part two of her three-part blog series, Christina Park, author of “The Homes We Build on Ashes”, explores Korean history, the Joseon era, political changes, the treatment of women, and the rise of women’s rights.The Joseon era (1392 to 1897) could...